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A Special Forces group is historically assigned to a Unified Combatant Command or a theater of operations. The Special Forces Operational Detachment C or C-detachment (SFODC) is responsible for a theater or a major subcomponent, which can provide command and control of up to 18 SFODAs, three SFODB, or a mixture of the two.
The 281st became the first organized special operations helicopter unit in the U.S. Army. Army historians consider the 281st to be the legacy unit for today's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), abbreviated as 160th SOAR(A). The unit earned decorations for Valor and Meritorious Service from the Army, Navy, and Republic of ...
One Special Forces officer in the opening chapter is "Captain Steve (Sven) Kornie", who was based on the Finnish expatriate Larry Thorne. [2] The chapter depicted a fierce battle in real life when Special Forces Detachment A-734, stationed in the Tịnh Biên District , was attacked; all members of the detachment were later awarded the Purple ...
The unit later also acquired nine Cessna and Beechcraft King Air fixed-wing aircraft. [7] In line with typical CIA practices, these helicopters and aircraft were not included in the official register of U.S. Army aircraft and were instead registered as belonging to a company called Aviation Tech Services. [5]
United States special operations forces (SOF) are the active and reserve component forces of the United States Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force within the US military, as designated by the Secretary of Defense and specifically organized, trained, and equipped to conduct and support special operations.
The 734th Bombardment Squadron was activated at Wendover Field, Utah as one of the four squadrons of the 453d Bombardment Group.It moved to Pocatello Army Air Field, Idaho, where it was brought up to strength and trained with Consolidated B-24 Liberators, completing its training at March Field, California in December and departing for the European Theater of Operations, with the ground echelon ...
The 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment–Delta (1st SFOD-D), also known as Delta Force, Combat Applications Group (CAG), or within Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) as Task Force Green, [2] is a special operations force of the United States Army under the operational control of JSOC.
Company C "Bluewolves" Company D "Timberwolves" Company E; Extraction of a Special Forces detachment by a 2d Battalion, 82d Aviation Regiment UH-60M Black Hawk in Afghanistan, 2010. 2d Battalion (Assault), 82d Aviation Regiment "Corsair" (UH-60M) [5] HHC "Checkmates" Company A "Redhawks; Company B "Cavemen" Company C "Vipers" Company D "Dog Pound"