1st Special Forces Command (Airborne)

Division-sized component of US Army Special Operations Command September 2026 June 2025 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) United States Army Special Forces CSIB.png 165px 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.Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: U.S. ARMY SPECIAL FORCES GROUP (AIRBORNE) https://tioh.army.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=4353&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services U.S. Army Institute of Heraldry 27 October 2016 30 December 2020 28 February 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240228163353/https://tioh.army.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=4353&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services dead Sacquety Troy J. THE SPECIAL FORCES PATCH, History and Origins https://arsof-history.org/articles/v3n3_sf_patches_page_1.html The ARSOF Story: U.S. Army Special Operations History Office of the Command Historian 27 March 2021 Reprinted from Veritas, Vol. 3, No. 3, 2007. 1989–present US United States 20px United States Special Operations Command United States Army Special Operations 22,971 personnel authorized (FY2014):Report to Congressional Committees: Special Operations Forces: Opportunities Exist to Improve Transparency of Funding and Assess Potential to Lessen Some Deployments https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-15-571.pdf United States Government Accountability Office July 2015 GAO-15-571 30 June 2022 22,845 military personnel 126 civilian personnel 20px US Army Special Operations Command Fort Bragg, North Carolina War on terror Operation Inherent ResolveBrooks Drew 21 December 2016 'We're a significant presence:' General updates Fort Bragg troops on Islamic State fight http://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/we-re-a-significant-presence-general-updates-fort-bragg-troops-on-islamic-state-fight-1.445511 https://web.archive.org/web/20161222151424/http://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/we-re-a-significant-presence-general-updates-fort-bragg-troops-on-islamic-state-fight-1.445511 22 December 2016 dead Stars and Stripes The Fayetteville Observer, N.C.; Tribune News Service 30 June 2022 Brigadier General Joseph W. Wortham II Commanding General Vacant Deputy Commander CSM David R. Waldo Command Sergeant Major 125px|center Beret flash of the command 110px|center Distinctive unit insignia and regimental insignia of the special forces 50px no US Army 1st Special Forces Command overview video.ogv 1st Special Forces Command overview The 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) is a division-level special operations forces command within the United States Army Special Operations Command.Trevithick Joseph 26 November 2014 The U.S. Army Has Quietly Created a New Commando Division https://medium.com/war-is-boring/the-u-s-army-has-quietly-created-a-new-commando-division-2b90961b4821 Medium.com 25 February 2015 The command was first established in 1989 and reorganized in 2014 grouping together the Army Special Forces (a.k.a. "the Green Berets"),Venhuizen Harm 14 July 2020 How the Green Berets Got Their Name https://www.armytimes.com/off-duty/2020/07/14/how-the-green-berets-got-their-name/ Army Times 30 June 2022Goldberg Maren Green Berets: United States military https://www.britannica.com/topic/Green-Berets Encyclopædia Britannica n.d. en 30 June 2022USASOC Headquarters Fact Sheet http://www.soc.mil/USASOCHQ/USASOCHQFactSheet.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131014195807/http://www.soc.mil/USASOCHQ/USASOCHQFactSheet.html 14 October 2013 dead United States Army Special Operations Command 30 June 2022 psychological operations, civil affairs, and support troops into a single organization operating out of its headquarters at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.Brooks Drew 28 July 2017 1st Special Forces Command gets new leader https://www.fayobserver.com/news/20170728/1st-special-forces-command-gets-new-leader The Fayetteville Observer Fayetteville, N.C. 30 June 2022 Mission 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), one psychological operations group, 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.Rogers Darsie 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) http://www.benning.army.mil/mcoe/maneuverconference/presentation/pdf/BGRogers.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20141104061300/http://www.benning.army.mil/mcoe/maneuverconference/presentation/pdf/BGRogers.pdf dead 4 November 2014 Benning Army 25 February 2015 11Scott Tyson Ann NEW ELITE DIVISION-LEVEL UNIT CREATED BY ARMY http://warrior.scout.com/story/1493232-new-elite-division-level-unit-created-by-army 25 February 2015 17 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150215230956/http://warrior.scout.com/story/1493232-new-elite-division-level-unit-created-by-army 15 February 2015 dead 25px 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne)Army Special Operations Forces Fact Book 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20161019193907/http://www.soc.mil/USASOCHQ/USASOCHQFactSheet.html 19 October 2016 , USASOC official website, dated 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2019Name Headquarters Structure and purpose25px Special Forces GroupsVariousEach 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: 17px 20px 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) (USINDOPACOM) 17px 20px 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) (USAFRICOM) 17px 20px 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (USCENTCOM) 17px 20px 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (USSOUTHCOM) 17px 20px 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (USEUCOM) 17px 20px 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (ARNG) (USINDOPACOM and USCENTCOM) 17px 20px 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (ARNG) (USSOUTHCOM)25px 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne)Ft. Bragg, North CarolinaTasked 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. 17px 18px 1st Psychological Operations Battalion (Airborne) (USSOUTHCOM) 17px 18px 3rd Psychological Operations Battalion (Airborne) (Dissemination) Note: Subordination suspected after deactivation of 8th POG(A)"Phantom Knights Case Colors: 8th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne) Inactivates After 15 Years of Historic Service", U.S. Army, by Capt. Rachel Deppen, dated 29 September 2026, last accessed 15 October 2026"The 8th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne) cased its colors this week during an inactivation ceremony, marking the culmination of 15 years of distinguished service. ...", 1st Special Forces Command Facebook post, dated 1 October 2026, last accessed 15 October 2026 17px 18px 5th Psychological Operations Battalion (Airborne) (USINDOPACOM) 17px 18px 6th Psychological Operations Battalion (Airborne) (USEUCOM) 17px 18px 7th Psychological Operations Battalion (Airborne) (USAFRICOM) 17px 18px 8th Psychological Operations Battalion (Airborne) (USCENTCOM) frameless|20x20px 18px 9th Psychological Operations Battalion (Airborne) (Tactical) Note: Subordination suspected after deactivation of 8th POG(A)25px 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Special Operations) (Airborne)Ft. Bragg, North CarolinaThe 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: 17px 18px 91st Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne) (USAFRICOM) 17px 18px 92nd Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne) (USEUCOM) 17px 18px 96th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne) (USCENTCOM) 17px 18px 97th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne) (USINDOPACOM) 17px 18px 98th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne) (USSOUTHCOM)528th Sustainment Brigade (Special Operations) (Airborne)Ft. Bragg, North CarolinaThe 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: 17px 18px 112th Special Operations Signal Battalion (Airborne) 17px 18px 389th Military Intelligence Battalion (Special Operations) (Airborne)—assigned to 1st SFC(A) G2FROM 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. Retrieved 27 November 2020 17px 17px 18px Special Troops Battalion 17px 18px Support Operations 1st Special Forces Regiment thumb|100px|1st Special Forces Regiment Coat of Arms thumb|100px|1st Special Forces Distinctive Unit and Regimental Insignia 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. https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/sf/defaultSF.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20210109040425/https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/sf/defaultSF.htm dead 9 January 2021 Lineage and Honors Information Special Forces United States Army See also United 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 Forces References External links USASFC Archived Category:United States Army Special Operations Command Category:Military units and formations established in 2014 Category:2014 establishments in the United States