Green Berets assigned to 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct simulated day and night ambush attacks at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, April 21-22, 2026. 1st SFG(A) conducted an ambush attack scenario forcing Green Berets to adapt to difficult terrain, bounding procedures, and maintain communication readiness.
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...
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to United States Army Special Operations Command conduct multinational airborne operations with allied partners from the United Kingdom and Germany at Camp Mackall, North Carolina, April 30, 2026. The U.S. Army has maintained airborne forces since 1940, when the first experimental parachute infantry unit was established at Fort Benning, Georgia, laying the foundation for today's special operations forces. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Landon Carter)
