U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne) has evolved through a spirited heritage - spanning three centuries and threading itself through numerous organizations.
     Its Soldiers trace their lineage to the 1st Special Service Force (Devil’s Brigade) and derive their heritage from elements of the Office of Strategic Services (Jedburghs, Operational Groups and Detachment 101).
     Special Forces Command grew out of the establishment of the Special Operations Division of the Psychological Warfare Center activated at Fort Bragg, NC in May 1952. In June of 1952, the 10th Special Forces Group was established under Col. Aaron Bank. Concurrently with this was the establishment of the Psychological Warfare School, which ultimately became today’s John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School. The 10th Special Forces Group deployed to Bad Tolz, Germany in September 1953. The remaining cadre at Fort Bragg formed the 77th Special Forces Group, which in May 1960 became today’s 7th Special Forces Group. The intervening years saw the number of Special Forces Groups rise and fall.
     On November 27, 1990, the U.S. Army 1st Special Operations Command was re-designated the U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne). Its mission: to train, validate, and prepare Special Forces units to deploy and execute operational requirements for the war-fighting geographic combatant commanders.
     Special Forces Soldiers have earned the title of "Quiet Professional." They have been involved in peacetime operations and armed conflicts around the world over the past five decades.
     After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Special Forces teams launched to remove the Taliban regime and destroy the Al Qaeda infrastructure within Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). Special Forces validated their capacity as the Army’s premier Unconventional Warfare combat force during this time, organizing and fighting alongside a variety of Afghan resistance movements to defeat Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants in the harsh mountainous environment of Afghanistan.
     Special Forces Soldiers continue to serve at home and abroad providing unconventional warfare expertise, humanitarian assistance and assisting with foreign internal defense in friendly foreign nations. Recent humanitarian assistance missions include Hurricane Katrina and Rita relief. Combat missions are ongoing in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Special Forces continues to willingly undertake difficult missions in order to help those who are less fortunate. They are quiet professionals, living by their motto "De Oppresso Liber" - To Free the Oppressed.