A Green Beret assigned to 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), discusses what makes 1st SFG(A) unique from other Special Operation units, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Jan. 30, 2026.
1st SFG (A) conducts special operations throughout the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility to support command objectives and U.S. national interests. The group maintains and employs units capable of executing the full spectrum of special operations at a moment’s notice with allies, partners, and the joint force. Committed to excellence and the pursuit of tactical mastery, the group aims to uphold its legacy as the Indo-Pacific’s preferred and most lethal special operations entity. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. John Bae)
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1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) personnel hold and participate in the inaugural Improvised Antenna Competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Dec. 7, 2023. A U.S. Army sergeant first class with Group Support Battalion, 1st SFG (A), who organized and executed the competition, speaks on its purpose. Three participants also comment on some of their challenges and decisions during the competition.
Exercise Dragon Spear is a U.S. Special Operations Command Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Research, Development, and Experiment (RDAX) exercise. Service members from across the joint force, interagency partners, and industry communities came together to ensure unity of effort, shared understanding, and assess new technologies in realistic, threat-informed, scenarios.
