"Without Equal"...or equals, your forefathers fought in swaps during the French and Indian Wars. Climbed the cliffs of Normandy and prowled the jungle trails of Burma. They mastered the hills of Korea and Vietnam. They found warmth in the obsecure cold political climates of the 1970s and emerged stronger than ever in the hot spots of the 1980s until now via noble enterprises at Desert One, Grenada, Panama, and now the Deserts of the Middle East.

The mission of you in the U.S. Army Special Operations Command is to organize, train, educate, man, equip, fund, administer, mobilize, deploy and sustain Army special operations forces to successfully conduct worldwide special operations, across the range of military operations, in support of regional combatant commanders, American ambassadors and other agencies as directed.

Our USASOC 'Sine pari Crest' Black Beret donned Death Head, Crossed M-4 carbines Commando Dagger and Airborne wings proudly distinguish the soul and integrity behind all soldiers who are either fabled or obscure -- and are the mainstay of Unconventional, low intensity conflicts as conventional warfare slowly fades from view..be they Ranger Special Forces, Delta, 160th SO Aviation( Airborne), PSYOPS or Civil Affairs. A bold way to remind your peers of this elite fraternity who know you are Sine Pari -- "without eqauls".