Here are my Special Operations members of my Armed Forces.

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U.S. Army Special Forces

Special Forces has five primary missions: Foreign Internal Defense, Unconventional Warfare, Special Reconnaissance, Direct Action and Counter-Terrorism. Because of these missions Special Forces is employed during peacetime, conflict, and war.

US Special Forces Sniper - Afghanistan

US Special Forces Sniper -Balikatan Exercise 02-1

The Balikatan series is an annual event aimed at improving RP-US combined planning, combat readiness, and interoperability while enhancing security relations and demonstrating US resolve to support the Republic of the Philippines against external aggression.

The government of the Philippines is using the term Balikatan 02-1 to describe the counter-terrorism training effort in the southern Philippines.

02-1 was conducted in three (3) phases:

Phase 1 was the Preparation Phase when a series of conferences and exploratory talks were held to determine priority areas of concern to train the two forces.

Phase 2 was the Training and Field Exercise Phase covering about a 4-month period.

Phase 3 was the Redeployment Phase wherein participating US and RP personnel were returned to their respective units.

US Special Forces - Afghanistan

US Special Forces - Iraq