The verb ELABORATE has 4 senses: 1. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing. 2. produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product. 3. make more complex, intricate, or richer.
The US Army Special Forces are a Tier One spec ops force known worldwide as the Green Berets. SOFREP covers Special Forces with topics written by real Special Forces Operators.
Historically, the term referred to special military units controlled by the military intelligence service GRU (Spetsnaz GRU). It also describes special purpose units, or task forces of other ministries (such as the Ministry of Emergency Situations' special rescue unit) in post-Soviet countries.