10th Special Forces Group (United States)
The 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (10th SFG (A), or 10th Group) is an active duty United States Army Special Forces (SF) Group. 10th Group is designed to deploy and execute nine doctrinal missions: unconventional warfare (UW), foreign internal defense (FID), direct action (DA), counterinsurgency, special reconnaissance, counterterrorism, information operations, counter-proliferation of weapon of mass destruction, and security force assistance. 10th Group is responsible for operations within the EUCOM area of responsibility, as part of Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR).
| 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) | |
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10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Beret Flash | |
| Active | 19 June 1952 – present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Type | Special Forces |
| Part of | 1st Special Forces Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Carson, Colorado |
| Motto(s) | "De oppresso liber" (to free the oppressed) |
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| Former 10th SFG(A) recognition bar, worn by non–special operations qualified soldiers in lieu of a beret flash from c. 1960s–1984 | |
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| 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, worn by all 1st SFC(A) units | |
| Former 10th Special Forces Group Beret Badge, worn from 1955–1962 | |
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In 2009, as part of a new SOCOM directive, the group is now also responsible for operations within the AFRICOM area of responsibility. 10th SFG(A) was deployed to Saudi Arabia in 1991 during the First Persian Gulf War, and has been heavily involved in the War on Terrorism, deploying to Georgia, North Africa, Afghanistan, and consistently to Iraq.