It might sound surprising, but the Green Berets have six separate stated doctrinal missions that make up their role. According to the U.S. Army website, the six missions are counterinsurgency, unconventional warfare, direct action, foreign internal defense, special reconnaissance, and security force assistance. Through these missions, the Special Forces achieve a variety of important goals, and they are on the front lines against terrorism abroad. Their missions are geared to "seize, capture, recover, or destroy enemy material or recover personnel with quick strikes."

In addition, one of the proudest legacies of the Green Berets is their history training the militaries and armed forces of friendly allied nations. They still continue to do so, and three of their six missions explicitly deal with this role. The Green Berets have long specialized in guerilla warfare, and that continues to be a part of their missions today. According to the website, Special Forces soldiers take on extremely sensitive and highly technical missions, including infiltrating enemy lines and sabotaging enemy channels of communication and supplies. They focus on "small-team operations" and use the most current and cutting edge technology, weapons, and gear.

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