The 3rd Special Forces Group – abbreviated 3rd SFG and often simply called 3rd Group – is an active duty United States Army Special Forces group which was active in the Vietnam Era, deactivated, and t
Current structure of the 3rd SFG (A)
Members of ODA 3336 in Afghanistan's Shok Valley
Medals awarded to 3rd SFG (A) operators.
One of the 3rd SFG (A) operators used an Upper Receiver Group-Improved (URG-I) variant M4A1 carbine with a black Magpul STANAG magazine during training at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California in 2019.
The 5th Special Forces Group is one of the most decorated active duty United States Army Special Forces groups. The 5th SFG saw extensive action in the Vietnam War and played a pivotal role in the ear
5th Special Forces Company D Hurricane Aircat airboats on the Mekong near the Cambodian border in 1966
Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha teams 555 and 595 were inserted into Afghanistan at night in zero-visibility conditions aboard two MH-47 Chinook helicopters.
Members of ODA 595, part of Task Force Dagger, and Afghan forces ride into northern Afghanistan in October 2001 on horseback.
Major Mark E. Mitchell is decorated for his combat actions during the battle by General Bryan D. Brown, chief of the U.S. Special Operations Command