Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Special_Forces_Operational_Detachment_Alpha_(ODA)
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:A-Team
gptkbp:callsign gptkb:ODA-###_(numbered_designation)
gptkbp:commanded Captain (Detachment Commander)
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:deployment worldwide
gptkbp:emblem gptkb:Special_Forces_patch_(arrowhead_and_dagger)
gptkbp:established 1952
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA)
gptkbp:includes Communications Sergeants
Engineer Sergeants
Medical Sergeants
Operations Sergeant
Weapons Sergeants
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:A-Team
gptkbp:notableFor language proficiency
cross-training in specialties
small unit autonomy
gptkbp:operates gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Special_Forces_Company
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Special_Forces
gptkbp:primaryMission counter-terrorism
direct action
special reconnaissance
unconventional warfare
counterinsurgency
foreign internal defense
gptkbp:qualificationCourse gptkb:Special_Forces_Qualification_Course_(SFQC)
gptkbp:secondInCommand Warrant Officer (Assistant Detachment Commander)
gptkbp:selectionProcess gptkb:Special_Forces_Assessment_and_Selection_(SFAS)
gptkbp:size 12 soldiers
gptkbp:trainer gptkb:Fort_Bragg,_North_Carolina
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U.S._Army_Special_Forces_(Green_Berets)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7