United States Army Special Forces

The United States Army Special Forces, colloquially known as the "Green Berets" due to their distinctive service headgear, is a branch of the United States Army Special Operations Command.... Wikipedia

  • Active:  19 June 1952 (10th Group first established), 9 April 1987 (Special Forces Branch official birthday)
  • Type:  Special operations force
  • Role:  Unconventional Warfare, Foreign Internal Defense, Direct Action, Counter terrorism, Special Reconnaissance
  • Size:  7 Special Forces groups
  • Part of:  1st Special Forces Command, United States Army Special Operations Command, United States Special Operations Command
  • Headquarters:  Fort Bragg, North Carolina
  • Nickname(s):  Green Berets, Quiet Professionals, Commandos, Soldier-Diplomats, Snake Eaters, Bearded Bastards
  • Motto(s):  De Oppresso Liber
  • March:  "The Ballad of the Green Berets"
  • Engagements:  Korean War, Cold War, Laotian Civil War, Dominican Civil War, Vietnam War, Salvadoran Civil War, Operation Eagle Claw, Operation Urgent Fury, Operation Just Cause, Gulf War, War on drugs
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo