Description

The Army’s special operations forces consist of Special Forces, Ranger, Psychological Operations, Civil Affairs, Special Operations Aviation units, and Special Mission Units. These units may be employed during peacetime as one element of a national response to a National Command Authority (NCA) tasking or, during wartime, in strategic, operational, and tactical roles. Most special operations forces were regionally oriented, capable of rapid deployment, and equipped for all-weather, all-terrain, worldwide deployment.