The Legion
E675990
The Legion is the nickname of the U.S. Army’s 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), an elite Special Operations unit renowned for its unconventional warfare and counterterrorism missions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Legion canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nickname
ⓘ
special forces unit ⓘ |
| abbreviation | 5th SFG(A) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| branchOf | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capability |
advising and assisting partner forces
ⓘ
airborne insertion ⓘ counterterrorism raids ⓘ covert operations ⓘ |
| color | rifle green beret ⓘ |
| commandStructure | 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| component | United States Army Special Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Gulf War
ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| doctrine | Special Forces doctrine ⓘ |
| garrison | Fort Campbell, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| insignia | arrowhead with dagger and three lightning bolts ⓘ |
| motto | De Oppresso Liber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | The Legion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
counterterrorism missions
ⓘ
operations with indigenous forces ⓘ unconventional warfare missions ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Army Special Operations Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAreaOfOperations |
Central Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
Special Operations
ⓘ
counterterrorism operations ⓘ training foreign military forces ⓘ |
| size | group ⓘ |
| specialization |
counterinsurgency
ⓘ
counterterrorism ⓘ direct action ⓘ foreign internal defense NERFINISHED ⓘ special reconnaissance ⓘ unconventional warfare ⓘ |
| translationOfMotto | To Free the Oppressed ⓘ |
| type | Airborne ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.