US Army Special Forces aka ‘Green Berets’: Need to conduct irregular warfare? Direct action? Counterterrorism? How about a host of other sensitive missions? Then an SF unit, or Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) is likely high on your rolodex….yes I still have a rolodex. These units/ODAs are made up of 12 elite operators with a myriad of specialties that work congruently to get the job done. Oh and no…not all special operations units are ‘special forces’ as the media often calls them. Only Special Forces are ‘special forces’….please stop making that mistake. The generic term for SpecOps units is special operations forces or SOF.
