20th Special Forces Group (United States)

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unit_name= 20th Special Forces Group


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dates= ?? - Present
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identification_symbol_2_label=The 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) or 20th SFG (ABN) is one of two Army National Guard groups for the United States Army Special Forces. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama (and is thus part of the Alabama Army National Guard) and as part of the United States Southern Command has an area of responsibility covering 32 countries, including Latin America south of Mexico, the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. The area is shared with the Fort Bragg, North Carolina-based 7th Special Forces Group, which is the active Special Forces group responsible for the same region.

The 20th Special Forces Group has battalions from Alabama (1st Battalion), Mississippi (2nd Battalion), and Florida (3rd Battalion), with detachments in North Carolina, Chicago, Illinois, Louisville, Kentucky and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. There is also a company located in Massachusetts.

External links

* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/20sfg.htm 20th Special Forces Group] from GlobalSecurity.org