U.S. COMMANDOS SPAN THE GLOBE.

The article discusses the deployment of U.S. special-operations forces such as U.S. Navy SEALs and U.S. Army Green Berets across the world. According to the article, U.S. special-forces units have landed in 81 countries beginning in 2014, most in order to train local commandos in fighting techniques against terror organizations such as al Qaeda, Boko Haram, and al-Shabaab, and diplomacy, part of U.S. president Barack Obama's plan to reduce U.S. reliance on traditional warfare.