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Chief Warrant Officer 5 Eli A. Gumm, receives his official orders from Colonel Kenrick D. Forrester, Commander of 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) during the formal Change of Responsibility ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 17, 2026. Special operations warrant officers serve as elite, career subject matter experts, bridging the gap between enlisted operators and commissioned commanders. They specialize in unconventional warfare, intelligence fusion, and operational planning.
1st SFG(A) conducts special operations throughout the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command areas of responsibility, in order to support command objectives and U.S. national interests. The group maintains and employs units of action to execute the full spectrum of special operations at a moment's notice with allies, partners, and the joint force. Committed to excellence and pursuit of tactical mastery, the group aims to uphold the legacy as the Indo-Pacific’s preferred, and most lethal special operations entity.(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Melvin E. Gonzales)
| Date Taken: | 06.17.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.25.2026 00:47 |
| Photo ID: | 9758288 |
| VIRIN: | 260617-A-KG106-1074 |
| Resolution: | 5472x3648 |
| Size: | 2.89 MB |
| Location: | JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WASHINGTON, US |
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