The difference between Special Forces and special operations (and why words matter)

The difference between Special Forces and special operations (and why words matter)

The phrase shows up everywhere, whether in headlines, video games, or posts written by people who couldn’t name a single unit behind it. U.S. Special Forces has become the cultural shortcut, a lazy stand-in for any shadowy American commando matching night-vision goggles with immaculate gear. It is also fundamentally incorrect. Related: How US troops quietly crushed Russian mercenaries in SyriaInside the U.S. military, one space and one capital l…