"Sgt. 1st Class Ard's loss is felt across our 1st Special Forces Group Family," said Col. Owen G. Ray, commander of 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne).

After his time in ROTC, Jakovenko served as sergeant major for 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group. In 1985, Jakovenko was assigned to the special projects support activity at Fort Bragg.

The Indian Armed Forces unit was joined by the U.S. Army's 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) and the Idaho Air National Guard's 124th Air Support Operations Squadron to conduct Exercise Vajra ...

Army Maj. Gen. Gil Ferguson, commander of the 1st Special Forces Command at Fort Liberty, N.C., hands a new Special Forces soldier his Green Beret at a graduation ceremony Jan. 23, 2025, for those ...

A U.S. Army Green Beret with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), tracks his target during a field exercise hosted by the Marine Low Altitude Air Defense Unit on Sept. 9, 2021 at Okinawa, Japan.

Black, 35, was a medical sergeant assigned to the Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group when he was killed Oct. 4, 2017, during an enemy attack in Niger, West Africa that also ...

“The patch is an unofficial patch not approved by the command in any kind of way from Third Special Forces Group,” said Maj. Russell Gordon, spokesperson for 1st Special Forces Command.

“Thanks for your service to this Group, the 1st Special Forces Command and this Nation.” Deedrick then praised Wortham’s character and welcomed him and his family to 5th SFG (A).

A flawed system: How Army Special Forces mental health care is failing elite soldiers Retired Special Forces Sgt. 1st Class Greg Walker details how a flawed mental health care system has yielded ...