Special forces Special forces and special operations forces (SOF) are military units trained to conduct special operations. NATO has defined special operations as "military activities conducted by specially designated, organized, selected, trained and equi ...

are elite military units trained for unconventional missions. Special Force or Special Forces can also refer to:

Military

United States Army Special Forces The United States Army Special Forces (SF), colloquially known as the "Green Berets" due to their distinctive service headgear, are a special operations force of the United States Army. The Green Berets are geared towards nine doctrinal mi ...

(also known as the "Green Berets"), the largest unit within US Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) * Young Men (Lebanon), an armed group of the Lebanese Civil War also known as Special Force * Kikosi Maalum, a Ugandan militant group whose name is translated as "Special Force"

Arts, entertainment, and media

Comics

* ''Special Forces'' (comics), a comic book by Kyle Baker

Films

* ''Special Forces'' (2003 film), an American film * ''Special Forces'' (2011 film) or ''Forces spéciales'', a French film

Games

* '' Mortal Kombat: Special Forces'', an adventure game, spin-off from the ''Mortal Kombat'' series * '' Battlefield 2: Special Forces'', an expansion for the video game ''Battlefield 2'' * ''Special Force'' (2003 video game), a first-person shooter military video game, published by the group Hezbollah * ''Special Force'' (2004 video game), an online free-to-play first-person shooter developed by the South Korean game developer Dragonfly * ''Special Forces'' (video game), the 1991 sequel to ''Airborne Ranger'' by MicroProse

Music