{"product_id":"10th-special-forces-group-patch-xlabstest","title":"10th Special Forces Group Patch - xlabstest","description":"\u003cp\u003e10th Special Forces Group Patch - xlabstest - 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces Regiment, U.S. Army Special Forces Insignia Patch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDe Oppresso Liber — the motto, the mission, and the identity of the Green Berets who carry the 10th Group legacy forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) was activated on 1 June 1952 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, under Colonel Aaron Bank, making it one of the earliest Special Forces units in the U.S. Army. Its founding mission was to conduct partisan warfare and unconventional operations behind Soviet lines in the event of a European invasion, drawing recruits from OSS veterans, Rangers, and Airborne troopers who had served in World War II. In 1953 the Group deployed to Bad Tölz, West Germany, where it developed the iconic Trojan Horse beret badge and helped establish the green beret as a symbol of Special Forces identity. The Group later moved to Fort Devens, Massachusetts, before relocating to its current home at Fort Carson, Colorado. Today the 10th SFG (A) trains for and conducts unconventional warfare, special reconnaissance, foreign internal defense, and direct action missions primarily within the U.S. European Command area of responsibility. The shoulder sleeve insignia carries its own layered meaning: the teal arrowhead, the dagger, and three lightning flashes together represent fieldcraft, unconventional warfare, and the ability to strike by air, land, or water. A patch tied to this unit carries more than seventy years of Green Beret heritage in a compact, displayable form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for 10th SFG veterans and active-duty Green Berets, Fort Carson and Bad Tölz alumni, U.S. Army Special Forces collectors, USASOC and EUCOM supporters, shadow box builders, deployment keepsake displays, challenge coin and patch boards, reunion gifts, and family members honoring a soldier's service in one of the Army's most storied special operations units.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeventy years of Green Beret lineage, stitched into one enduring piece of unit history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MarinePatches.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45545842671725,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/marinepatches.com\/products\/10th-special-forces-group-patch-xlabstest","provider":"MarinePatches.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}