| 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:1sfg.svg) 1st Special Forces Group beret flash | |
| Active | 24 June 1957 – 28 June 1974 4 September 1984 – present |
| Country |  United States of America |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| Type | Special Operations Forces |
| Role | Primary tasks:
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| Size | 4 Battalions: One at Torii Station, Okinawa, Japan, three in Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington |
| Part of | &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:SpecialForces_Badge.svg){kind=icon} 1st Special Forces Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Joint Base Lewis-McChord |
| Motto(s) | First in Asia[1] |
| Engagements | Vietnam War War on Terror |
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| Former 1st SFG(A) recognition bar, worn by non-Special Forces qualified soldiers—in lieu of a beret flash—from the 1960s to 1984[3] | &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:US_Army_1st_SFG_Recognition_Bar.svg) |
| 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) shoulder sleeve insignia, worn by all 1st SFC(A) units | &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:United_States_Army_Special_Forces_SSI_(1958-2015).png) |
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The 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) (1st SFG) (A) is a unit of the U.S. Army Special Forces operating under the United States Pacific Command. It is designed to deploy and execute nine doctrinal missions throughout the Indo-Pacific Command area of operations: unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, direct action, counter-insurgency, special reconnaissance, counter-terrorism, information operations, counterproliferation of weapon of mass destruction, and security force assistance.[4][5][6]
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- ^ "ARSOF Fact Book 2018". United States Army Special Operations Command. 2018. Archived from the original on 18 March 2021.
- ^ "1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne)". GlobalSecurity.org. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Interview U.S. Army General Tommy Franks". Campaign Against Terror. PBS. Frontline. 8 September 2002. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022.