Special Forces Branch

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United States Army branch special operations force

The Special Forces Branch is the United States Army’s elite component responsible for unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, special reconnaissance, and other specialized missions often conducted with small, highly trained teams.

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All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
United States Army Special Forces 5
Special Forces Branch canonical 3
U.S. Army Special Forces 3

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army branch ⓘ
special operations force ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Special Forces Branch ⓘ
surface form: Green Berets

Special Forces Branch ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Army Special Forces Branch
authorizedHeadgear green beret ⓘ
branchColor jungle green ⓘ
commandStructure United States Army ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
emphasis cultural expertise ⓘ
language proficiency ⓘ
regional specialization ⓘ
working with and through indigenous forces ⓘ
engagementLevel strategic and operational ⓘ
established 1952 ⓘ
focus force multiplication ⓘ
training and advising partner forces ⓘ
foundingLocation Fort Liberty, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form: Fort Bragg
garrison Fort Liberty, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form: Fort Liberty
motto Mens et Manus ⓘ
surface form: De Oppresso Liber
operatesUnder U.S. Army Special Operations Command ⓘ
surface form: United States Army Special Operations Command
partOf United States Army ⓘ
primaryHeadquarters Fort Liberty, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form: Fort Liberty
primaryMissionEnvironment politically sensitive environments ⓘ
role counterinsurgency ⓘ
counterterrorism ⓘ
direct action ⓘ
foreign internal defense ⓘ
hostage rescue support ⓘ
information operations support ⓘ
security force assistance ⓘ
special reconnaissance ⓘ
unconventional warfare ⓘ
selectionProcess highly selective ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Army ⓘ
specialization unconventional warfare and foreign internal defense ⓘ
state North Carolina ⓘ
training advanced small-unit tactics ⓘ
combat diving ⓘ
foreign internal defense techniques ⓘ
military free-fall parachuting ⓘ
special reconnaissance skills ⓘ
survival evasion resistance and escape ⓘ
unconventional warfare doctrine ⓘ
translationOfMotto To Free the Oppressed ⓘ
type special operations branch ⓘ
typicalTeamDesignation Special Forces Branch self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Operational Detachment Alpha
typicalTeamSize 12 soldiers ⓘ
typicalUnitSize small teams ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Army → hasBranch → Special Forces Branch ⓘ
United States Army → hasSpecialUnit → Special Forces Branch ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army Special Forces
Special Forces Branch → alsoKnownAs → Special Forces Branch ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Army Special Forces Branch
Special Forces Branch → alsoKnownAs → Special Forces Branch ⓘ
this entity surface form: Green Berets
Special Forces Branch → typicalTeamDesignation → Special Forces Branch self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Operational Detachment Alpha
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment → supports → Special Forces Branch ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army Special Forces
Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command → sharesMissionTypeWith → Special Forces Branch ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army Special Forces
Special Operations Branch → successor → Special Forces Branch ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army Special Forces
Combat Infantryman Badge → eligibility → Special Forces Branch ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers
Operational Groups → successor → Special Forces Branch ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Army Special Forces (in doctrinal lineage)
Special Forces Tab → associatedWith → Special Forces Branch ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army Special Forces
Special Forces Tab → associatedWith → Special Forces Branch ⓘ
this entity surface form: Green Berets
Special Forces Tab → wearerDesignation → Special Forces Branch ⓘ
this entity surface form: Green Beret
Special Forces Tab → inscription → Special Forces Branch ⓘ
this entity surface form: SPECIAL FORCES
Night Stalkers → supportsUnitType → Special Forces Branch ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Army Special Forces
160th SOAR → supports → Special Forces Branch ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Army Special Forces
U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command → primaryCustomers → Special Forces Branch ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Army Special Forces
USASOC → nickname → Special Forces Branch ⓘ
this entity surface form: Army Special Operations
USPP → hasUnit → Special Forces Branch ⓘ
subject surface form: United States Park Police
CIB → branch → Special Forces Branch ⓘ
subject surface form: Combat Infantryman Badge
this entity surface form: United States Army Special Forces Branch
United States Army personnel branches → includes → Special Forces Branch ⓘ