1st Special Forces Command Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: The arrowhead alludes to the American Indian's basic skills in which Special Forces personnel are trained to a high degree. The dagger represents the unconventional nature of Special Forces operations, and the three lightning flashes, their ability to strike rapidly by air, water or land.[1][2]
The mission of 1SFC (A) is to organize, equip, train, and validate forces to conduct full-spectrum special operations in support of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), Geographic Combatant Commanders, American ambassadors, and other governmental agencies. The new command includes all seven Special Forces groups (including the five active duty and two Army National Guard groups), two Psychological Operations groups, a civil affairs brigade, and a sustainment brigade. The Command has the ability to rapidly deploy a high-level headquarters to run sustained, unconventional campaigns in foreign theaters.[12][13]
Tasked to work with foreign nations to induce or reinforce behavior favorable to U.S. objectives via two operational groups that provide scalable, regionally oriented, and culturally astute special operations psychological operations forces to combatant commanders, U.S. ambassadors, and other agencies. Their mission is to advise, plan, develop, synchronize, deliver and assess military information support operations and other information related capabilities across the range of military operations.[14]
The 95th enables military commanders and U.S. ambassadors to achieve national objectives by countering adversary control and improving a partner’s control over populations. The 95th accomplishes this as a member of the ARSOF team and through its relationships with the U.S. Department of State, government and non-governmental organizations, and local populations via five geographically focused battalions:[14]
The 528th provides enduring logistics, signal support, and medical care to Army Special Operations Forces (RSOF) and joint elements worldwide and is task organized with a various elements based at each Theater Special Operations Command (TSOC) and Army Service Component Command (ASCC) via the following units:[14]
1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) structure 2020
1st Special Forces Regimentedit
All seven Special Forces Groups were redesignated as part of the 1st Special Forces Regiment, and as such, were made part of its historical lineage, with all the campaign credits and battle honors that go with it. The Regiment is ceremonial, not operational.[16]
^"Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: U.S. ARMY SPECIAL FORCES GROUP (AIRBORNE)". U.S. Army Institute of Heraldry. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ abcSacquety, Troy J. "THE SPECIAL FORCES PATCH, History and Origins". The ARSOF Story: U.S. Army Special Operations History. Office of the Command Historian. Retrieved 27 March 2021. Reprinted from Veritas, Vol. 3, No. 3, 2007.
^Report to Congressional Committees: Special Operations Forces: Opportunities Exist to Improve Transparency of Funding and Assess Potential to Lessen Some Deployments (PDF) (Report). United States Government Accountability Office. July 2015. GAO-15-571. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
^"Brigadier General Lawrence G. Ferguson (USA) Commanding General 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne)". gomo.army.mil. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
^"1st Special Forces Command changes leaders at Fort Liberty". fayobserver.com. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.(subscription required)
^Trevithick, Joseph (26 November 2014). "The U.S. Army Has Quietly Created a New Commando Division". Medium.com. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
^Venhuizen, Harm (14 July 2020). "How the Green Berets Got Their Name". Army Times. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
^Goldberg, Maren (n.d.). "Green Berets: United States military". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
^Brooks, Drew (28 July 2017). "1st Special Forces Command gets new leader". The Fayetteville Observer. Fayetteville, N.C. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
^Rogers, Darsie. (PDF). Benning Army. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
^Scott Tyson, Ann (17 December 2014). . Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
^ abcdeArmy Special Operations Forces Fact Book 2018 2016-10-19 at the Wayback Machine, USASOC official website, dated 2018, last accessed 28 July 2019
^FROM LEYTE TO THE LEVANT, A Brief History of the 389th Military Intelligence Battalion (Airborne), OFFICE OF THE COMMAND HISTORIAN (USASOC), by Christopher E. Howard, dated 2019, last accessed 27 November 2020
^"Lineage and Honors Information Special Forces". history.army.mil.
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The 1st Special Forces Command Airborne is a division level special operations forces command within the United States Army Special Operations Command 7 The command was first established in 1989 and reorganized in 2014 grouping together the Army Special Forces a k a the Green Berets 8 9 10 psychological operations civil affairs and support troops into a single organization operating out of its headquarters at Fort Liberty North Carolina 2 11 1st Special Forces Command Airborne 1st Special Forces Command Shoulder Sleeve Insignia The arrowhead alludes to the American Indian s basic skills in which Special Forces personnel are trained to a high degree The dagger represents the unconventional nature of Special Forces operations and the three lightning flashes their ability to strike rapidly by air water or land 1 2 Active1989 present 2 Country United States of AmericaBranch United States ArmyTypeSpecial OperationsSize22 971 personnel authorized FY2014 3 22 845 military personnel 126 civilian personnelPart ofUS Army Special Operations Command United States Special Operations CommandGarrison HQFort Liberty North CarolinaEngagementsWar on Terror Operation Inherent Resolve 4 CommandersCommanding GeneralMG Lawrence G Ferguson 5 6 Deputy CommanderVacantCommand Sergeant MajorCSM Ted C MunterInsigniaBeret flash of the commandDistinctive unit insignia and regimental insignia of the special forces 1st Special Forces Command overview 4 06 source source source source source source Contents 1 Mission 2 1st Special Forces Regiment 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksMission editThe mission of 1SFC A is to organize equip train and validate forces to conduct full spectrum special operations in support of United States Special Operations Command USSOCOM Geographic Combatant Commanders American ambassadors and other governmental agencies The new command includes all seven Special Forces groups including the five active duty and two Army National Guard groups two Psychological Operations groups a civil affairs brigade and a sustainment brigade The Command has the ability to rapidly deploy a high level headquarters to run sustained unconventional campaigns in foreign theaters 12 13 nbsp 1st Special Forces Command Airborne 14 Name Headquarters Structure and purpose Special Forces Groups Various Each special forces group is designed to deploy and execute nine doctrinal missions unconventional warfare foreign internal defense direct action counter insurgency special reconnaissance counter terrorism information operations counterproliferation of weapon of mass destruction and security force assistance via seven geographically focused groups 14 nbsp nbsp 1st Special Forces Group Airborne USINDOPACOM nbsp nbsp 3rd Special Forces Group Airborne USAFRICOM nbsp nbsp 5th Special Forces Group Airborne USCENTCOM nbsp nbsp 7th Special Forces Group Airborne USSOUTHCOM nbsp nbsp 10th Special Forces Group Airborne USEUCOM nbsp nbsp 19th Special Forces Group Airborne ARNG USINDOPACOM and USCENTCOM nbsp nbsp 20th Special Forces Group Airborne ARNG USSOUTHCOM Psychological Operations Groups Ft Liberty North Carolina Tasked to work with foreign nations to induce or reinforce behavior favorable to U S objectives via two operational groups that provide scalable regionally oriented and culturally astute special operations psychological operations forces to combatant commanders U S ambassadors and other agencies Their mission is to advise plan develop synchronize deliver and assess military information support operations and other information related capabilities across the range of military operations 14 nbsp nbsp 4th Psychological Operations Group Airborne nbsp nbsp 1st Psychological Operations Battalion Airborne USSOUTHCOM nbsp nbsp 5th Psychological Operations Battalion Airborne USINDOPACOM nbsp nbsp 6th Psychological Operations Battalion Airborne USEUCOM nbsp nbsp 7th Psychological Operations Battalion Airborne USAFRICOM nbsp nbsp 8th Psychological Operations Battalion Airborne USCENTCOM nbsp nbsp 8th Psychological Operations Group Airborne nbsp nbsp 3rd Psychological Operations Battalion Airborne Dissemination nbsp nbsp 9th Psychological Operations Battalion Airborne Tactical nbsp nbsp 95th Civil Affairs Brigade Special Operations Airborne Ft Liberty North Carolina The 95th enables military commanders and U S ambassadors to achieve national objectives by countering adversary control and improving a partner s control over populations The 95th accomplishes this as a member of the ARSOF team and through its relationships with the U S Department of State government and non governmental organizations and local populations via five geographically focused battalions 14 nbsp nbsp 91st Civil Affairs Battalion Airborne USAFRICOM nbsp nbsp 92nd Civil Affairs Battalion Airborne USEUCOM nbsp nbsp 96th Civil Affairs Battalion Airborne USCENTCOM nbsp nbsp 97th Civil Affairs Battalion Airborne USINDOPACOM nbsp nbsp 98th Civil Affairs Battalion Airborne USSOUTHCOM nbsp nbsp 528th Sustainment Brigade Special Operations Airborne Ft Liberty North Carolina The 528th provides enduring logistics signal support and medical care to Army Special Operations Forces RSOF and joint elements worldwide and is task organized with a various elements based at each Theater Special Operations Command TSOC and Army Service Component Command ASCC via the following units 14 nbsp nbsp 112th Special Operations Signal Battalion Airborne nbsp nbsp 389th Military Intelligence Battalion Special Operations Airborne assigned to 1st SFC A G2 15 nbsp nbsp nbsp Special Troops Battalion nbsp nbsp Support Operations nbsp 1st Special Forces Command Airborne structure 20201st Special Forces Regiment editAll seven Special Forces Groups were redesignated as part of the 1st Special Forces Regiment and as such were made part of its historical lineage with all the campaign credits and battle honors that go with it The Regiment is ceremonial not operational 16 See also editUnited States Special Operations Command Joint Special Operations Command United States Army Special Operations Command United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command United States Naval Special Warfare Command Air Force Special Operations Command Army Special Operations Brigade the equivalent to the command within the British Armed ForcesReferences edit Shoulder Sleeve Insignia U S ARMY SPECIAL FORCES GROUP AIRBORNE U S Army Institute of Heraldry 27 October 2016 Retrieved 30 December 2020 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain a b c Sacquety Troy J THE SPECIAL FORCES PATCH History and Origins The ARSOF Story U S Army Special Operations History Office of the Command Historian Retrieved 27 March 2021 Reprinted from Veritas Vol 3 No 3 2007 Report to Congressional Committees Special Operations Forces Opportunities Exist to Improve Transparency of Funding and Assess Potential to Lessen Some Deployments PDF Report United States Government Accountability Office July 2015 GAO 15 571 Retrieved 30 June 2022 Brooks Drew 21 December 2016 We re a significant presence General updates Fort Bragg troops on Islamic State fight Stars and Stripes The Fayetteville Observer N C Tribune News Service Archived from the original on 22 December 2016 Retrieved 30 June 2022 Brigadier General Lawrence G Ferguson USA Commanding General 1st Special Forces Command Airborne gomo army mil 23 June 2023 Retrieved 12 October 2023 1st Special Forces Command changes leaders at Fort Liberty fayobserver com 23 June 2023 Retrieved 12 October 2023 subscription required Trevithick Joseph 26 November 2014 The U S Army Has Quietly Created a New Commando Division Medium com Retrieved 25 February 2015 Venhuizen Harm 14 July 2020 How the Green Berets Got Their Name Army Times Retrieved 30 June 2022 Goldberg Maren n d Green Berets United States military Encyclopaedia Britannica Retrieved 30 June 2022 USASOC Headquarters Fact Sheet United States Army Special Operations Command Archived from the original on 14 October 2013 Retrieved 30 June 2022 Brooks Drew 28 July 2017 1st Special Forces Command gets new leader The Fayetteville Observer Fayetteville N C Retrieved 30 June 2022 Rogers Darsie 1st Special Forces Command Airborne PDF Benning Army p 11 Archived from the original PDF on 4 November 2014 Retrieved 25 February 2015 Scott Tyson Ann 17 December 2014 NEW ELITE DIVISION LEVEL UNIT CREATED BY ARMY Archived from the original on 15 February 2015 Retrieved 25 February 2015 a b c d e Army Special Operations Forces Fact Book 2018 Archived 2016 10 19 at the Wayback Machine USASOC official website dated 2018 last accessed 28 July 2019 FROM LEYTE TO THE LEVANT A Brief History of the 389th Military Intelligence Battalion Airborne OFFICE OF THE COMMAND HISTORIAN USASOC by Christopher E Howard dated 2019 last accessed 27 November 2020 Lineage and Honors Information Special Forces history army mil External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons 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