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Parent topics

• Tactics [r]: Military concepts and techniques used to fight a battle once battle is joined. ^[e]
• Special operations [r]: Military or paramilitary operations that differ from conventional operations in degree of physical and political risk, operational techniques, mode of employment, independence from friendly support, and dependence on detailed operational intelligence and indigenous assets; they are often controlled at a national or strategic level of command ^[e]
• United States Army [r]: Branch of the United States Armed Forces with the principal responsibility of conducting large-scale ground combat ^[e]
• United States Special Operations Command [r]: A U.S. Unified Combatant Command with both functional and operational responsibilities, both to prepare special operations forces for the geographic commands, and to execute strategic special operations, typically under national orders and high security classification ^[e]
  • 75th Ranger Regiment [r]: Assigned to the Army Special Operations Command of the United States Special Operations Command, a highly skilled, parachute-qualified light infantry unit that conducts raids in uniform (e.g., seizing airfields or destroying strategic targets), and provides perimeter security during direct action by other special operators ^[e]

Other related topics

• Training and Doctrine Command [r]: A major command of the U.S. Army, responsible both for all training as well as the development of doctrine of how the Army fights, currently headed by General Martin Dempsey ^[e]
• United States Army Special Forces [r]: United States Army organization originally created to train and lead guerrillas, highly qualified to work with other cultures; acquired additional missions including foreign internal defense, direct action (military), special reconnaissance, counterterrorism, etc. ^[e]
• United States Navy SEAL [r]: [under]sea-air-land special operations organization of the United States Navy, specializing in direct action, special reconnaissance, combat search and rescue and counterterrorism ^[e]
  • Hell Week [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Delta Force [r]: A generally covert U.S. Army unit in Joint Special Operations Command, specializing in hostage rescue and combat search and rescue, direct action, special reconnaissance, and counterterrorism. ^[e]
• Robert Rogers [r]: British Army major in the French and Indian War, born in Massachusetts whose unit, Rogers' Rangers, is still considered the prototype for special operations forces conducting direct action and special reconnaissance behind enemy lines ^[e]
• Special Air Service [r]: Special operations regular and Territorial Army regiments of the British Army, part of U.K. Special Forces ^[e]
  • Special Air Service selection [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Stress [r]: Please do not use this term in your topic list, because there is no single article for it. Please substitute a more precise term. See Stress (disambiguation) for a list of available, more precise, topics. Please add a new usage if needed.