6th Special Forces Group, 1st Battalion, Alpha Company.

The United States Army Special Forces, known as the Green Berets because of their distinctive service headgear, are a special operations force tasked with five primary missions: unconventional warfare (the original and most important mission of Special Forces), foreign internal defense, special reconnaissance, direct action, and counter-terrorism. The first two emphasize language, cultural, and training skills in working with foreign troops. Other duties include combat search and rescue (CSAR), counter-narcotics, counter-proliferation, hostage rescue, humanitarian assistance, humanitarian demining, information operations, peacekeeping, psychological operations, security assistance, and manhunts; other components of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) or other U.S. government activities may also specialize in these secondary areas.

6th SFG Primary Mission Focus:
-Special Reconnaissance
-Airborne Proficiency/Operation

Area of Responsibility:
-Pacific Theater
-Middle East

Special Forces MOS descriptions

18A – Special Forces Officer
180A – Special Forces Warrant Officer
18B – Special Forces Weapons Sergeant
18C – Special Forces Engineer Sergeant
18D – Special Forces Medical Sergeant
18E – Special Forces Communications Sergeant
18F – Special Forces Intelligence Sergeant
18X – Special Forces Candidate (Active Duty Enlistment Option)
18Z – Special Forces Operations Sergeant