![Since everyone is posting pics of special forces. Somali alpha group (also called dhanab which apparently means lightning). : r/Military Since everyone is posting pics of special forces. Somali alpha group (also called dhanab which apparently means lightning). : r/Military](https://external-preview.redd.it/gnjAg0JWn77prZ6gMw62m_doVapZlNsE0q6ezyRkr8U.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=3e9f769afe96cc524cb7ba9087cc44951c334b9b)
Since everyone is posting pics of special forces. Somali alpha group (also called dhanab which apparently means lightning). : r/Military
The Alpha of Special Forces, a sharp knife sharpened in actual combat, is also a representative of “Russian Anti-terrorism“ | DayDayNews
![A U.S. Army Special Operator with Operational Detachment Alpha, 7th Special Forces Group, fires a 60 mm mortar during a training evolution in conjunction with Integrated Training Exercise 2-16 aboard Marine Corps A U.S. Army Special Operator with Operational Detachment Alpha, 7th Special Forces Group, fires a 60 mm mortar during a training evolution in conjunction with Integrated Training Exercise 2-16 aboard Marine Corps](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/HF3R40/a-us-army-special-operator-with-operational-detachment-alpha-7th-special-HF3R40.jpg)
A U.S. Army Special Operator with Operational Detachment Alpha, 7th Special Forces Group, fires a 60 mm mortar during a training evolution in conjunction with Integrated Training Exercise 2-16 aboard Marine Corps
![File:An Afghan National Army commando, left, with the 3rd Tolai, 3rd Special Operations Kandak and a U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier with Operational Detachment-Alpha walk together during a clearing operation 140114-A-LW390-272.jpg - File:An Afghan National Army commando, left, with the 3rd Tolai, 3rd Special Operations Kandak and a U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier with Operational Detachment-Alpha walk together during a clearing operation 140114-A-LW390-272.jpg -](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/An_Afghan_National_Army_commando%2C_left%2C_with_the_3rd_Tolai%2C_3rd_Special_Operations_Kandak_and_a_U.S._Army_Special_Forces_Soldier_with_Operational_Detachment-Alpha_walk_together_during_a_clearing_operation_140114-A-LW390-272.jpg/800px-thumbnail.jpg)
File:An Afghan National Army commando, left, with the 3rd Tolai, 3rd Special Operations Kandak and a U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier with Operational Detachment-Alpha walk together during a clearing operation 140114-A-LW390-272.jpg -
What is a Russian Alpha Team? I've heard that to “graduate” from training they have to kill someone. - Quora
![US Army Operational Detachment Alpha from 7th Special Forces Group waits onboard a C-130 to conduct a high altitude low opening parachute jump with members of the Canadian Special Operations Regiment and US Army Operational Detachment Alpha from 7th Special Forces Group waits onboard a C-130 to conduct a high altitude low opening parachute jump with members of the Canadian Special Operations Regiment and](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/D9B3KY/us-army-operational-detachment-alpha-from-7th-special-forces-group-D9B3KY.jpg)
US Army Operational Detachment Alpha from 7th Special Forces Group waits onboard a C-130 to conduct a high altitude low opening parachute jump with members of the Canadian Special Operations Regiment and
![A Special Forces Operation Detachment-Alpha SFODA Soldier scans the area as Afghan National Army ANA Commandos, 2nd Company, 3rd Special Operations Kandak SOK conduct clearance of Mandozai village, Maiwand district, Kandahar province, A Special Forces Operation Detachment-Alpha SFODA Soldier scans the area as Afghan National Army ANA Commandos, 2nd Company, 3rd Special Operations Kandak SOK conduct clearance of Mandozai village, Maiwand district, Kandahar province,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/EJP6BD/a-special-forces-operation-detachment-alpha-sfoda-soldier-scans-the-EJP6BD.jpg)
A Special Forces Operation Detachment-Alpha SFODA Soldier scans the area as Afghan National Army ANA Commandos, 2nd Company, 3rd Special Operations Kandak SOK conduct clearance of Mandozai village, Maiwand district, Kandahar province,
![A U.S. Army Green Beret from Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) renders aid to 1st Lt. Patrick Pearce, 25th Fighter Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot, during a personnel A U.S. Army Green Beret from Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) renders aid to 1st Lt. Patrick Pearce, 25th Fighter Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot, during a personnel](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2GKR9K3/a-us-army-green-beret-from-alpha-company-3rd-battalion-20th-special-forces-group-airborne-renders-aid-to-1st-lt-patrick-pearce-25th-fighter-squadron-a-10-thunderbolt-ii-pilot-during-a-personnel-recovery-operation-june-18-2021-at-fort-greely-alaska-during-red-flag-alaska-21-2-red-flag-alaska-is-the-premier-pacific-air-forces-exercise-which-serves-as-an-ideal-platform-for-international-engagement-and-has-a-long-history-of-integrating-allies-ultimately-enabling-global-partners-to-exchange-tactics-techniques-and-procedures-while-improving-interoperability-2GKR9K3.jpg)