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12th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
12th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Beret Flash
Active
15 April 1960 – 15 September 1995
Country
United States of America
Branch
U.S. Army 1960–1969 U.S. Army Reserve 1969–1995
Type
Special forces
Role
Primary tasks:
Unconventional warfare
Foreign internal defense
Special reconnaissance
Direct action
Hostage rescue
Counter-terrorism
Other roles:
Counterproliferation
Information operations
Humanitarian missions
Part of
1st Special Forces Command (Airborne)
Nickname(s)
Green Berets, Quiet Professionals,[1] Soldier-Diplomats, Snake Eaters
Motto(s)
De oppresso liber (U.S. Army's translation: "To Liberate the Oppressed")
Engagements
Vietnam War Operation Urgent Fury Operation Just Cause Gulf War
Insignia
Former 12th Special Forces Group recognition bar, worn by non-special operations qualified soldiers—in lieu of a beret flash—from the 1960s to 1984[2]
1st Special Forces Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, worn by all special forces units of the era
Military unit
U.S. Special Forces Groups
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The 12th Special Forces Group (Airborne) [12th SFG(A)] traces its lineage from the 6th Company, 2nd Battalion, First Regiment, 1st Special Service Force, a joint Canadian-American special operations unit from World War II. The 12th Special Forces Group was reconstituted, but not activated, as a Regular Army special operations unit under the 1st Special Forces in 1960 and was subsequently allotted to the Army Reserve in 1969 where it remained until deactivation in 1995.
^Stanton, Doug (24 June 2009). "The Quiet Professionals: The Untold Story of U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 5 July 2009.
^Rottman, Gordon L. (2012). US Army Special Forces, 1952-84. London: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1782004462. OCLC 813846700. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
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United States of America
U.S. Army 1960–1969
U.S. Army Reserve 1969–1995
1st Special Forces Command (Airborne)
