10th Group History

Question 1

5 doctoral SF core missions

Answer 1

Unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, direct action, special reconnaissance, and combating terrorism

Question 2

When and where was 10th group established

Answer 2

June 19, 1952 at Fort Bragg, NC

Question 3

Who was the first commander of 10th sfg

Answer 3

Col Aaron bank

Question 4

Who are the namesakes for Robinson and Barclay clinic

Answer 4

Ssg Ricky Robinson and ssgPaul barclay of a co 2/10 killed by fratricide in northern Iraq after their uh 60 was downed

Question 5

MSG Gary Gordon

Answer 5

1st special forces operational detachment delta sniper who was killed while protecting the pilot of a downed uh 60. He received the moh posthumously for his actions and started at 10th group

Question 6

Larry Thorne

Answer 6

Fought the soviets in the Finnish army, received training from the waffen as and continued fighting the soviets for the Germans in world war 2. Then became a part of 10th and 5th sfgs. He was killed in Vietnam in a helicopter crash with macv sog

Question 7

10th group locations

Answer 7

1952: ft Bragg
1953: flint kaserne bad toelz Germany
1968: ft devens massachusetts 1/10 in Germany
1992: 1/10 move to panzer kaserne Stuttgart
1994: ft carson

Question 8

Lodge philbin act

Answer 8

Law passed in 1950 allowing for foreign nats to join the military guaranteeing citizenship after 5 years of successful service with honorable discharge