1st Special Forces Group (United States)
1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) | |
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War on Terror
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Former 1st SFG(A) recognition bar, worn by non-Special Forces qualified soldiers—in lieu of a beret flash—from the 1960s to 1984[2] | |
1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) shoulder sleeve insignia, worn by all 1st SFC(A) units |
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The 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) (1st SFG) (A) is a unit of the
Unit history
The 1st Special Forces Group is responsible for operations in the
1st Special Forces Group's history began at
The 1st Special Forces Group on Okinawa was one of two Special Action Forces/Security Assistance Forces (SAF) built around Special Forces Groups. The other was built around the 8th Special Forces Group in Panama. SAF Asia[11] was flexible and 1st Group could task organize a detachment for any time of mission in the Pacific rim. During the Vietnam War, it sent teams to Vietnam for six-month temporary duty. It also ran Camp Hardy Combat Training Center in the Northern Training Area of Okinawa to train SF, Navy SEALs, and US Marines deploying to Vietnam. It also earned the Meritorious Unit Commendation for its work during the year 1973.[12]
Following the war in
Brought back to life as part of overall growth in the support to U.S. strategic efforts in Asia, the unit focused on the
Following the
Over the next three years, 1st SFG (A) members built an admirable record in the Philippines training six
Today, 1st SFG (A) supported the
Lineage
Constituted 5 July 1942 in the
Activated 9 July 1942 at Fort William Henry Harrison, Montana.[18]
Disbanded 5 December 1945 in Menton, France
Reconstituted 15 April 1960 in the
Consolidated 30 September 1960 with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Special Forces Group (constituted 14 June 1957 in the Regular Army and activated 24 June 1957 in Japan), and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces (organic units concurrently constituted and activated 4 October 1960)
Group inactivated 28 June 1974 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Activated 4 September 1984 at Fort Lewis, Washington
(Former Company B, 1st Ranger Infantry Battalion, withdrawn 3 February 1986, consolidated with Company N, 75th Infantry, and consolidated unit re-designated as Company N, 75th Ranger Regiment – hereafter separate lineage)
Organization
Campaign participation credit
* signifies Earned Credit
World War II: Aleutian Islands*, Naples-Foggia*, Anzio*, Rome-Arno*, Southern France (with arrowhead)*, Rhineland*
Decorations
- Meritorious Unit Commendation(Army) for PACIFIC AREA 1972–1973*
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for ASIA 2002*
- Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for JULY-AUGUST 1972 *
References
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- ^ "1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne)". GlobalSecurity.org. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Interview U.S. Army General Tommy Franks". Campaign Against Terror. PBS. Frontline. 8 September 2002. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022.
- ^ a b Hocker, Kayla (9 December 2020). "1st SFG (A) celebrates the legacy of elite forces during Menton Week". Army.mil. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022.
- ^ "1st Special Forces Group (Airborne)". United States Army Special Operations Command. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022.
- ^ Gibbons-Neff, Thomas (17 April 2016). "After 13 years, CIA honors Green Beret killed on secret Afghanistan mission". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 9 March 2020.
- ISSN 1553-9830. Archived from the originalon 17 December 2021.
- ISSN 1553-9830. Archived from the originalon 17 July 2021.
- ISSN 1553-9830. Archived from the originalon 11 May 2022.
- ^ Bowery Jr., Charles H. (7 January 2019). "Lineage and Honors 1st Special Forces Group 1st Special Forces Regiment". US Army Center of Military History. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021.
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- ^ Loveluck, Louisa (7 April 2021). "U.S. and Iraq conclude talks on troop presence". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
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This article incorporates public domain material from Lineage and Honors 1st Special Force Group. United States Army Center of Military History.