1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) (Provisional)
| 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) | |
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US Army Special Forces shoulder sleeve insignia
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| Active | 30 September 2014 - present |
| Country |
 United States of America
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| Branch |
 United States Army
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| Type | Special Operations |
| Role | Organize, train, educate, man, equip, fund, administer, mobilize, deploy and sustain Army special operations forces to successfully conduct worldwide special operations |
| Size |
22,971 personnel authorized:
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| Part of |
 US Army Special Operations Command
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| Garrison/HQ | Fort Bragg, North Carolina |
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| Commanders | |
| Commanding General | MG E. John Deedrick Jr. |
| Deputy Commander | BG Richard E. Angle |
| Command Sergeant Major | CSM Tomas G. Sandoval |
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22,971 personnel authorized:
The 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) is a division-level special operation forces command within the US Army Special Operations Command. The command was established on 30 September 2014, grouping together the Army Special Forces (a.k.a. the Green Berets), Psychological Operations (or PSYOPs), Civil Affairs, and support troops into a single organization operating out of its new headquarters building at Fort Bragg, NC.
The main task of the 1st Special Forces Command is to assemble a force specifically tailored for dealing with any unconventional issue that's required within a designed area of responsibility, utilizing a mix of traditional combat and unconventional warfare units. 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 an organic military intelligence battalion, all seven Special Forces groups (including the five active duty and two Army National Guard groups, two psychological operations support 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 theatres.
On December 21, 2016, Stars and Stripes reported that the 1st Special Forces Command were taking part in Operation Inherent Resolve as the Special Operations Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve.
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