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The 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (5th SFG (A), 5th Group) is one of the most decorated active duty United States Army Special Forces groups. The 5th SFG (A) saw extensive action in the Vietnam War and played a pivotal role in the early months of Operation Enduring Freedom.
The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM or SOCOM) is the unified combatant command charged with overseeing the various special operations component commands of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force of the United States Armed Forces.
Uniforms for the War of 1812 were made in Philadelphia.. The design of early army uniforms was influenced by both British and French traditions. One of the first Army-wide regulations, adopted in 1789, prescribed blue coats with colored facings to identify a unit's region of origin: New England units wore white facings, southern units wore blue facings, and units from Mid-Atlantic states wore ...
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.
2012 Gallery of USAF Weapons includes numbers and types of USAF aircraft; United States Navy Fact File page includes links to Fact File pages for USN manned and unmanned aircraft. United States Army 2010 Weapons System Handbook (PDF file, 41.6 mb) includes pages describing USA manned and unmanned aircraft.
Superior Unit Award (Army) US Army Garrison, Ft Bragg 11 September 2001 – 15 April 2006 Cited in DAGO 2009–29; French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II for Sainte-Mère-Église. French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II for Cotentin. French Croix de Guerre, World War II, Fourragère; Belgian Fourragere 1940
Shoulder sleeve insignia (SSI) are cloth emblems worn on the shoulders of US Army uniforms to identify the primary headquarters to which a soldier is assigned. The SSI of some army divisions have become known in popular culture. [1] [2] [3]
United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) LTG Scott A. Spellmon [20] Washington, D.C. United States Army Criminal Investigation Division (USACID) SES Gregory D. Ford, Director [21] [22] Quantico, Virginia: United States Army Human Resources Command (HRC) MG Thomas R. Drew [23] Fort Knox, Kentucky: United States Army Intelligence and ...