1st Special Forces Command (Airborne)
The 1st Special Forces Command is a division-level special operation forces command within the US Army Special Operations Command. The command was established on 30 September 2014, grouping together the Army Special Forces, Psychological Operations, Civil Affairs, and support troops into a single organization operating out of its new headquarters building at Fort Bragg, NC.Role
The main task of the 1st Special Forces Command is to assemble a force specifically tailored for dealing with any unconventional issue that's required within a designated area of responsibility, utilizing a mix of traditional combat and unconventional warfare units. The mission of 1SFC is to organize, equip, train, and validate forces to conduct full-spectrum special operations in support of United States Special Operations Command, Geographic Combatant Commanders, American ambassadors, and other governmental agencies. The new command includes an organic military intelligence battalion, all seven Special Forces groups, two Psychological Operations groups, a civil affairs brigade, and a sustainment brigade. The Command has the ability to rapidly deploy a high-level headquarters to run sustained, unconventional campaigns in foreign theaters.Composition
History
On December 21, 2016, Stars and Stripes reported that the 1st Special Forces Command was taking part in Operation Inherent Resolve as the Special Operations Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve.
