The 5th Special Forces Group

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 2
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:award
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:U._S._Special_Operations_Command
gptkbp:color Green and Gold
gptkbp:commander gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:War_on_Terror
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:founded gptkb:1963
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fort_Campbell
gptkbp:historical_significance First Special Forces Group established
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The 5th Special Forces Group
gptkbp:insignia Distinctive Unit Insignia
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:mission Counter-terrorism operations
Counterinsurgency
Direct action missions
Training foreign military forces
Conducting special reconnaissance missions
gptkbp:motto gptkb:De_Oppresso_Liber
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Legion
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:Sergeant_Major_Basil_Plumley
gptkb:Colonel_Charles_Beckwith
gptkb:Colonel_Aaron_Bank
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_W._Mc_Gowan
Major General William P. Yarborough
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Middle_East
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:role gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:size gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Green_Beret
gptkbp:training Direct action
Counter-terrorism
Special reconnaissance
Unconventional warfare
Foreign internal defense
gptkbp:unit_history Established in 1963
Conducted training exercises with allied forces
Participated in Global War on Terror
Engaged in humanitarian missions
Involved in Operation Desert Storm
Involved in counter-narcotics operations
Engaged in peacekeeping missions
Participated in joint operations with other branches of the military
Deployed to Afghanistan
Deployed to Iraq
Active in Vietnam War
gptkbp:website www.soc.mil/5thgroup