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    the Special Forces Tab (2:28) Official U.S. Army video about the Special Forces Tab The Special Forces Tab is a service school qualification tab of the...
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    The United States Army Special Forces (SF), colloquially known as the "Green Berets" due to their distinctive service headgear, is a branch of the United...
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  • Sapper tab, this required a soldier to earn both a Special Forces tab and Ranger tab as well as serve in a unit with an Airborne tab or Mountain tab as part...
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    Special forces or special operations forces (SOF) are military units trained to conduct special operations. NATO has defined special operations as "military...
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    the President's Hundred tab, the Special Forces tab, the Ranger tab, and the Sapper tab. Only three may be worn at one time. Tabs of the United States Army...
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    Hundred tab, the Special Forces tab, the Ranger tab, and the Sapper tab. Only three may be worn at one time. Marksmanship badges (United States) Tabs of the...
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    Via Vittorio Veneto. When the Special Forces Tab was created in 1983 for wear by members of the U.S. Army Special Forces, it was also retroactively awarded...
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  • Beaudette, the commander of U.S. Army Special Operations Command, denied a request by Golsteyn to have his Special Forces Tab reinstated. The service then convened...
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    The Para (Special Forces), informally referred to as Para SF, is a group of special forces battalions of the Parachute Regiment in the Indian Army. These...
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    The Special Forces Regiment (Airborne) is a Special Operations Forces unit of the Philippine Army. The unit is based on and continually trains with its...
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    Special Operations Forces Command and Special Operations Command Europe since 4 October 2024. He served as the commanding general of the 1st Special Forces...
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    Diver Badges Special Operations Diver Badges Special Forces Tab Ranger Tab Sapper Tab Driver and Mechanic Badges President's Hundred Tab Distinguished...
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    soldiers wearing the arrowhead patch and the Special Forces Tab. Questions rose as to why Special Forces soldiers were needed. On June 4, National Guard...
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    Michael Weimer (category Members of the United States Army Special Forces)
    served as a Special Forces weapons sergeant. He has served with the 7th Special Forces Group. During his 19 years under United States Army Special Operations...
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    rounds vs. direct small arms fire) will vary by unit. As of 3 June 2005, Special Forces medics are no longer eligible for award, but may receive the Combat...
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    and Special Skill Badges and Tabs" (25 May 2017). Army Regulation 600-8-22 Military Awards PDF (24 June 2013). Table 8-1, U.S. Army Badges and Tabs: Orders...
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    Commander of Special Operations Command Central, Deputy Commanding General, Special Operations Command Europe, Chief of Staff, United States Army Special Operations...
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    tabs approved by TIOH include the President's Hundred tab, the Special Forces tab, and the Sapper tab. Only three may be worn at one time. Military badges...
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    the United States Special Operations Command since 30 August 2022. He most recently served as the 16th commander of the Joint Special Operations Command...
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  • infantry or Special Forces military occupational specialties with the exception of soldiers with the occupational specialty of Special Forces Medical Sergeant...
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    Gary L. Harrell (category Members of the United States Army Special Forces)
    leader. In 1977, after completing the Special Forces Qualification Course, he was assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group. In 1980 Harrell served as a company...
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    Matthew O. Williams (category Members of the United States Army Special Forces)
    he had joined the army, Williams became a Special Forces Weapons Sergeant (18B) with the 3rd Special Forces Group. Williams' first deployment was to Afghanistan...
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    Charles Alvin Beckwith (category Members of the United States Army Special Forces)
    Beckwith (22 January 1929 – 13 June 1994) was a career United States Army Special Forces officer best remembered for creating Delta Force, the premier counterterrorism...
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    represents infiltration techniques. The arched tab represents tabs worn by special operations forces. The parachute is a seven-celled MT1-X, the first...
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    Jason Everman (category Members of the United States Army Special Forces)
    with the Army's 2nd Ranger Battalion, Delta Company and later with the Special Forces, serving tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. After completing his service...
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    William G. Boykin (category Members of the United States Army Special Forces)
    completed a specialized selection course for assignment to the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment – Delta, or Delta Force. He would hold numerous...
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    2008. Retrieved 15 November 2008. Special Forces History, The Special Forces Patch, History and Origins; U.S. Army Special Operations Command, History Office;...
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    Randy Shughart (category Members of the United States Army Special Forces)
    1983, Shughart returned to active duty and the following year attended Special Forces training. Shughart was assigned to Delta Force and was transferred to...
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    Gary Gordon (category Members of the United States Army Special Forces)
    as a combat engineer, Gordon became a Special Forces Engineer with the 2nd Battalion of the 10th Special Forces Group. In December 1986, he volunteered...
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    Richard J. Meadows (category Members of the United States Army Special Forces)
    retirement for the Korean War Service Medal from South Korea and the Special Forces Tab. Just before his death, in July, 1995, Meadows was told he was to...
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