"You're tight with their special-operations people, right?".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Bear and the Dragon]

He credits Rumsfeld with expanding special-operations forces.    From Wordnik.com.  [Letters to the Editor] Reference

Shawn Marcotte of the 478th special-operations/civil-affairs unit.    From Wordnik.com.  [On The Ground At Ground Zero] Reference

But there will be no celebrations for the special-operations forces.    From Wordnik.com.  [Secret Warriors] Reference

The special-operations units of the SS were obviously out of control.    From Wordnik.com.  [Human Smoke] Reference

Indeed, Rumsfeld was an avid supporter of special-operations forces (SOF).    From Wordnik.com.  [What Rumsfeld Got Right] Reference

The infantrymen were cycled through Fort MacDill's special-operations center.    From Wordnik.com.  [Clear and Present Danger]

Many of its workers are former SEALs or veterans of other special-operations units.    From Wordnik.com.  [Trigger-Happy Journalists] Reference

"No, Washington has asked us to go in with a special-operations team," Kirillin said.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Bear and the Dragon]

Another critical part of the littoral navy will be the Mark V special-operations craft.    From Wordnik.com.  [How We Would Fight China] Reference

One drunk-driving charge and an Air Force special-operations pilot is tossed out of his unit.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mind Of A Commando] Reference

I suppose I ought to ask myself if it was our fault, sending the special-operations people in.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Bear and the Dragon]

The part played by special-operations forces in the gulf war is virtually unknown to the public.    From Wordnik.com.  [Secret Warriors] Reference

We will be establishing regional special-operations and counterterror forces throughout the country.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Bear and the Dragon]

The U.S. is backing the Sana'a government in its fight, with training and special-operations forces.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yemen Says Offensive Has Cornered Militants] Reference

Like many Regular Army men, the field commander of Operation Desert Storm was skeptical of special-operations forces.    From Wordnik.com.  [Secret Warriors] Reference

No less noteworthy is the choice of Gen. McKiernan's successor, former Iraq special-operations commander Stanley McChrystal.    From Wordnik.com.  [A General for Afghanistan] Reference

Also, American special-operations commandos have had a more difficult time setting up E&E nets in Iran than in friendly Kuwait.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bringing Them Back Alive] Reference

The submarines will be capable of sea warfare, strategic strikes, intelligence collection and support for special-operations forces.    From Wordnik.com.  [Australia to Bolster Defense] Reference

Lt.Gen. Stanley McChrystal, a veteran of the military's secretive special-operations community, will assume overall command in Kabul.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gates Says Taliban Have Momentum in Afghanistan] Reference

The special-operations troops were set in what were-for military aircraft-comfortable seats, held in place with four-point safety belts.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Bear and the Dragon]

In another case, special-operations troops on a steep hillside were only able to retrieve 10% of the supplies dropped to their location.    From Wordnik.com.  [U.S. Ramps Up Airdrops to Forces in Afghanistan] Reference

The White House may shift Yemen special-operations units to CIA control, allowing the U.S. to strike suspected terror targets unilaterally.    From Wordnik.com.  [What's News: World-Wide] Reference

A Lockheed subsidiary in June won a multiyear contract to provide logistics and administrative support to the US military's special-operations units.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lockheed Martin Looks to Business Overseas] Reference

"Over time, there's been a sorting out," said Kalev Sepp, a retired Green Beret who until January helped oversee special-operations forces at the Pentagon.    From Wordnik.com.  [Commander Maps New Course in Afghan War] Reference

Task Force 88, a very secret American special-operations unit.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ten Percent] Reference

The video shows special-operations unit team members escorting Lani Kitching out from behind the couch after Moreau is apprehended.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vail Daily - Top Stories] Reference

Foundation, a Tampa, Fla., - based group that gives scholarship grants to the children of special-operations soldiers killed in battle.    From Wordnik.com.  [WSJ.com: What's News US] Reference

The station, to be built at Marion Drive and Bannister Road, would accommodate the special-operations division and the South Patrol units.    From Wordnik.com.  [KansasCity.com: Front Page] Reference