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| 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) | |
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| Active | Dec 5 1963 - Dec 1, 1969 and 1990 - Present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | Special Forces |
| Size | 3 Battalions |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Bragg |
| Engagements | Persian Gulf War War in Afghanistan Iraq War |
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The 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) — abbreviated 3rd SFG(A) and often known simply as "3rd Group" — is a U.S. Army Special Forces (SF) unit active in the Vietnam Era (1963-69) and reactivated in 1990. Its area of operations (AO) is now Africa (excluding the Horn) and the Caribbean basin.
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History
Vietnam era
3rd Group was first activated on 5 December 1963 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The four colors of the quadrants of 3rd Group's distinctive unit flash derive from the flashes of the pre-existing SF units from which members were initially drawn. These colors are (clockwise from upper left): yellow (1st SFG(A)), red (7th SFG(A)), black (5th SFG(A)), and white (?SGF(A)).
With the "vietnamization" of the conflict in Southeast Asia, 3rd Group was deactivated in 1969 and members transferred back to various other SF groups.
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Post-Cold War era
3rd Group was reactivated in 1990 and up until the mid 90s, was given responsibility of the Caribbean as well as the western part of Africa. In 1994, they took part in the restoration of democracy in Haiti. Currently, the group is responsible for operations in sub-Saharan Africa excepting the Eastern Horn of Africa. 3rd Group has been one of the most heavily deployed SF groups in the War on Terrorism. It has been deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan, although it, along with the 7th Special Forces Group, is primarily responsible for conducting operations in Afghanistan.
Two of 3rd Group's battalions spend roughly six months out of every twelve deployed to Afghanistan as Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Afghanistan.
Notable 3rd Group soldiers
- Master Sergeant Stan Goff, former SF Ops Sergeant and political activist
- Captain Daniel W. Eggers, namesake of Camp Eggers, Afghanistan
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