What is 3rd SFG?

What is 3rd SFG?

3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) Special Forces units perform seven doctrinal missions: Unconventional Warfare, Foreign Internal Defense, Special Reconnaissance, Direct Action, Combating Terrorism, Counter-proliferation, and Information Operations.

What Special Forces Group is at Fort Hood?

The 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (10th SFG (A), or 10th Group) is an active duty United States Army Special Forces (SF) Group.

Where is the 3rd SFG(A) currently deployed?

Since 9/11, the 3rd SFG (A) has been heavily involved in Afghanistan and Central Asia. Two of 3rd Group’s battalions spend roughly six months out of every twelve deployed to Afghanistan as part of Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – Afghanistan.

Who is the commander of the 3rd SFG(A)?

The ceremony was presided by Major-General Charles Cleveland, the commander of USASOC, and the award presented by CEFCOM Commander, Lieutenant-General Stuart Beare, on behalf of the Governor General of Canada. The 1st Battalion, 3rd SFG (A) is the first non-Canadian unit, and seventh overall, to receive this honour.

What is the 7th Special Forces Group at Fort Bragg?

The 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) was split, with the cadre that kept the designation 10th SFG deployed to Bad Tölz, Germany, in September 1953. The remaining cadre at Fort Bragg formed the 77th Special Forces Group, which in May 1960 was reorganized and designated as today’s 7th Special Forces Group.

What did the 3rd SFG do in Iraq in 2003?

Members of the 3rd SFG were involved in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, 26 Green berets from the group were given the task of securing a key crossroads near Debecka in Northern Iraq between the cities of Irbil and Kirkuk.

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