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The Wrong Question: Why the Special Forces Debate Never Ends
The Wrong Question: Why the Special Forces Debate Never Ends
Authored by:
Maurice "Duc" DuClos
Published: 6/16/2026
Reforge the Beret: Special Forces and Education Cognitive Warfare Demands
Reforge the Beret: Special Forces and Education Cognitive Warfare Demands
Authored by:
William F. Lyons Jr.
Published: 6/12/2026
Why Green Berets Can't Stop Asking Who They Are
Why Green Berets Can't Stop Asking Who They Are
Authored by:
Jeremiah Lumpy Lumbaca
Published: 6/8/2026
Visible vs. Valuable: Why Restructuring U.S. Special Forces Won't Fix a Failure of Perception
Visible vs. Valuable: Why Restructuring U.S. Special Forces Won't Fix a Failure of Perception
Authored by:
Maurice Duc DuClos
Published: 6/1/2026
Taking Off the Blinders Regarding Special Forces Strategic Utility
Taking Off the Blinders Regarding Special Forces Strategic Utility
Authored by:
Hy Rothstein
Published: 6/1/2026
Operationally Detached: Why Decentralization, Not Consolidation, Is the Future of U.S. Army Special Forces
Operationally Detached: Why Decentralization, Not Consolidation, Is the Future of U.S. Army Special Forces
Authored by:
Maurice Duc DuClos
Published: 5/28/2026
Special Forces at the Crossroads: Reform Without Self-Destruction
Special Forces at the Crossroads: Reform Without Self-Destruction
Authored by:
David S. Maxwell
Published: 5/27/2026
A New Vision for Special Forces
A New Vision for Special Forces
Authored by:
Ned Marsh
Published: 5/20/2026
The Last A-Team: Special Forces Aren't Special Anymore
The Last A-Team: Special Forces Aren't Special Anymore
Authored by:
Ned Marsh
Published: 5/18/2026
The Special Forces Identity Crisis and Rethinking All of Special Operations
The Special Forces Identity Crisis and Rethinking All of Special Operations
Authored by:
Retired Lt. Col. Greg Banner
Published: 2/9/2026
Special Forces Identity Crisis; Deja vu all Over Again
Special Forces Identity Crisis; Deja vu all Over Again
Authored by:
Mark Grdovic
Published: 11/24/2025
Who We Are, What We Do: Framing the Special Forces Identity Debate
Who We Are, What We Do: Framing the Special Forces Identity Debate
Authored by:
Lt. Col. Gordon Richmond
Published: 9/25/2025
Who Are the Green Berets Supposed to Be? Revisiting the Special Forces Identity Crisis
Who Are the Green Berets Supposed to Be? Revisiting the Special Forces Identity Crisis
Authored by:
Greg E. Metzgar
Published: 8/5/2025
Mission or Meaning? Rethinking the Identity Crisis in U.S. Army Special Forces
Mission or Meaning? Rethinking the Identity Crisis in U.S. Army Special Forces
Authored by:
Siamak T. Naficy, PhD, and W5 Maurice "Duc" DuClos
Published: 7/1/2025
Special Forces Does Not Have an Identity Crisis, SOF Has a Special Forces Identity Problem: A Response to Colonel Croot
Special Forces Does Not Have an Identity Crisis, SOF Has a Special Forces Identity Problem: A Response to Colonel Croot
Authored by:
David Shell
Published: 5/16/2025
There is an Identity Crisis in Special Forces: Who are the Green Berets Supposed to Be?
There is an Identity Crisis in Special Forces: Who are the Green Berets Supposed to Be?
Authored by:
Col. Edward C. Croot
Published: 12/11/2024