Special Operations Instant

: Special Tactics teams, including Pararescue (PJs) and Combat Controllers. Marine Corps : Marine Raiders (MARSOC) and Force Recon. Primary Mission Types

: Operators undergo rigorous selection and months—or even years—of mission-specific training. SPECIAL OPERATIONS

: Special Forces (Green Berets) , Rangers, Night Stalkers (160th SOAR), and Psychological Operations. : Special Tactics teams, including Pararescue (PJs) and

: Training allied foreign forces to defend against subversion or terrorism. : Special Tactics teams

: SEALs and Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC).

According to the Naval Postgraduate School , successful missions typically maximize these six principles to achieve "relative superiority":

The U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) oversees elite units across all military branches: