KABUL, Afghanistan – U.S. Special Operations Forces have had countless close shaves this month – not just with the enemy, but with razors and foamy cream. After almost a decade of growi… ...

Embedding with U.S. special forces is not like embedding with regular troops. David Axe found that out the moment he stepped into the secret base-within-the-base in eastern Afghanistan.

They also fear bearded Western special operations forces. The wearing of beards by U.S. and allied special operations forces dates back to the invasion in 2001, when small teams of troops worked ...

American special forces soldiers have been ordered to shave their beards and adopt a more conventional, military style of dress. The troops say that is a mistake. The casual dress code, soldiers ...

A U.S. Special Operations Forces team leader meets with a local Afghan Local Police checkpoint commander in Arghandab district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, May 23, 2013. The SOF team conducted ...

They can grow beards In this photo, a Marine Special Operations team member provides overwatch for Afghan National Army Special Forces to help Afghan Local Police build a checkpoint in Helmand ...

Founded in 1952 as part of the U.S. Army Psychological Warfare Division, the 10th Special Forces Group was the first of its kind, according to Army archives.. It was named the tenth group to make ...

The bearded operators, they said, were the raucous, ... But when we see the Special Forces assassin travel deep into that jungle, he is clean-shaven. Even on a river boat, ...

The special operations forces community sees its contribution to the great power competition fight of tomorrow much differently than the past two decades of counterterrorism operations.. But ...