| 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) | |
|---|---|
 20th SFG(A) beret flash | |
| Active | 1 May 1961 – present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army Army National Guard |
| Type | Special Forces |
| Role | Primary tasks:
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| Part of | United States Special Operations Command United States Army Special Forces Command 1st Special Forces Command Alabama Army National Guard |
| Garrison/HQ | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Engagements | Vietnam War, Gulf War, War on Terrorism, War on ISIS |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Ronald Guernsey |
| Insignia | |
| Former 20th SFG(A) recognition bar, worn by non-special operations qualified soldiers—in lieu of a beret flash—from the 1960s to 1984[1] |  |
| 20th SFG(A) background trimming | _Flash.png) |
| 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) distinctive unit insignia, worn by all SFG(A)s and the 1st SFC(A) |  |
| 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) shoulder sleeve insignia, worn by all 1st SFC(A) units | .png) |
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The 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (20th SFG) (A) is one of two Army National Guard groups for the United States Army Special Forces. 20th Group—as it is sometimes called—is designed to deploy and execute nine doctrinal missions: 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.[2]
It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama (and is thus part of the Alabama Army National Guard) and as part of the United States Southern Command has an area of responsibility covering 32 countries, including Latin America south of Mexico, the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. The area is shared with the Eglin Air Force Base–based 7th Special Forces Group, which is the active Regular Army Special Forces group responsible for the same region.
Following the start of the Global War on Terror the 20th has been actively deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan and other places around the world.
- ^ Rottman, Gordon L. (2012). US Army Special Forces, 1952-84. London: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1782004462. OCLC 813846700. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Army Special Operations Forces Fact Book 2018". SOC.mil. 2017. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016.