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GreatFalls USCCA Instructor Certification Course | Montana Gun Gal | 7/11/26, 8:00 AM GreatFalls USCCA Instructor Certification Course taught by Montana Gun Gal at 4400 10th Ave S Great Falls, MT on Sat, Jul. 11, 2026, 8:00 AM

We will be offering the Stop The Bleed course. The first one is June 23 from 5:30 - 6:30 pm. There is an on-line portion and a Skills Only portion. This is a "Skills Only Course" and is free.

Go to "Stop The Bleed" website,
select "Get Trained",
scroll down to "On Line Course" and complete the on-line portion of the course first.

It will probably take less than an hour of your time to complete the on-line portion. You will then need to register for the Skills Only portion. Registration a minimum of 48 hours prior is required. Student size is limited to 10 students.

If you have a problem registering for the Skills Only portion after completing the on-line portion email me at [email protected]

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The Difference Between “Special Operations” and “Special Forces”

By Marty Skovlund, Jr. The Havok Journal.

Possibly one of the most pervasive yet irritating missteps that the media and public, in general, make about the military is the use of the terms ‘Special Operations Forces (SOF) and Special Forces (SF) interchangeably. In a day and age where special operations units have a growing presence in the media due to the increase of their importance in the asymmetric, non-conventional combat environment that our country has found itself in, the mistake has become all too common in headlines on news channels as well as newspapers and magazines. Consider this article a primer for anyone in the media that even remotely cares about their journalistic accuracy, as well as the curious citizen.

Special Operations, or sometimes referred more accurately to Special Operations Forces (SOF), including any unit that falls under the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM). Naval Special Warfare, Air Force Special Operations Command, Army Special Operations Command, and Marine Special Operations Command are all included under this umbrella. I won’t go further down the ladder and list every unit under those commands, but they cover everything from the 528th Sustainment Brigade and Civil Affairs to the SEAL Teams and Ranger Regiment.

The shadowy Joint Special Operations Command also falls under SOCOM as a sub-unified command but often reports directly to higher authorities due to their unique and often sensitive missions. Who is not covered by the term Special Operations? Anyone who does not fall under the SOCOM umbrella. For example, although Force Recon companies in the Marine Corps are highly trained and undergo a selection process similar to many SOF units, they are not considered Special Operations as they belong to the Marine Corps, not SOCOM.

Now, what about the term “Special Forces”? Special Forces is not a generic term in the U.S. military and refers to a very specific unit. The 1st Special Forces Regiment falls under the Army Special Operations Command (mentioned above) and includes the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 10th, 19th, and 20th Special Forces Groups.

They are most often referred to by their distinctive headgear, the Green Beret, or simply as “SF.” The Army’s Special Forces are capable of a wide variety of missions but were designed to be the premier experts on unconventional warfare and foreign internal defense.

As an example of a classic unconventional warfare mission that happened in recent history, after the terror attacks of 9/11, small elements of the 5th Special Forces Group embedded with indigenous fighters from Afghanistan’s Northern Alliance and lead them into battle. Within a matter of weeks, they had effectively neutralized the Taliban threat – accomplished not with brigades and divisions of soldiers, but with only a couple dozen Special Forces soldiers. This is the capability that the 1st Special Forces Regiment brings to the table and makes them very unique in the larger SOCOM picture.

To summarize, Special Operations Forces (SOF) is a generic term that you can use to refer to any and all special operations units. Special Forces is the title of a very specific unit and is not a generic term for other units. If you don’t know what unit did something, refer to them as SOF or Special Operations. If you know for a fact that it was a unit from one of the seven Special Forces Groups, then refer to them as Special Forces. Simple enough… Right?

---Mud

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