A UK Ministry of Defence spokesperson told BI: "It is the longstanding policy of successive governments not to comment on UK Special Forces."
  • A US commander appeared to suggest UK special forces were operating in Ukraine.
  • Gen. Bryan Fenton told The AP that the US was “taking a lot of lessons” from UK special forces in Ukraine.
  • The UK Ministry of Defence declined to comment on the report.

A US commander has appeared to suggest that UK special forces were operating in Ukraine.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Gen. Bryan Fenton, the Commander of US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), spoke about plans to restructure Green Beret teams based on lessons from British special forces in Ukraine.

“A 12-person detachment might be up-gunned,” Fenton said, explaining that as warfare becomes more high-tech, there may be a need for teams to have a cyber expert, an Air Force pilot, or a cryptologist, for example.

  • Carrolade@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    6 months ago

    This should not really be surprising to anyone, given that training others is a part of their mission set. Does anyone doubt MI6 is active there, pursuing the missions they’ve been trained for?

    That said, I’m surprised a Green Beret team doesn’t already come with a cyber guy. I mean, yeah, that’s probably a good idea to have someone that can monitor and work in the information space when you’re doing a long-term deployment overseas. Probably want a drone/EW guy too.

    • RubberDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      6 months ago

      Yeah the Airforce pilot reference probably means drone pilot. Can imagine the Airforce training the pilots and detaching them into other units.