The movie 12 Strong depicts one of the most successful Unconventional Warfare events in recent history. A team from 5th Special Forces Group was inserted into the mountains of Afghanistan in response to 9/11. Upon discovering no other way to get around, the team utilized horses as their primary mode of transportation. The insertion alone took three attempts, but within five days of initial planning, they and the Northern Alliance took Mazar-i-Sharif and toppled Taliban Rule. Video courtesy U.S.

On this day in 1961, the 5th Special Forces Group is activated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. | We Are The Mighty

Today we honor and remember SFC Liam J. Nevins September 11, 1981 – September 21, 2013 Sergeant First Class Liam J. Nevins died 21 September 2013, of wounds sustained from enemy small arms fire while his unit was conducting combat operations in Paktia Province, Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. SFC Nevins was assigned as a Special Forces Communications Sergeant to 5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, Fort Carson, Colorado, where he served until his death. We raise our gl

Today we honor and remember SSG Gary Harper Jr. April 23, 1976 – October 6, 2012 SSG Gary Harper Jr. died Jr. died 9 October 2005, of wounds sustained when his unit was ambushed near Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. SSG Harper graduated from the Special Forces Qualification Course in 2004 and was assigned as a Medical Sergeant to 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, where he served until his death. We raise our glasses to honor our fallen brother, as he

Today we honor and remember SSG Kevin J. McEnroe July 8, 1986 – November 4, 2016 SSG Kevin J. McEnroe was killed in Jordan on 4 November 2016 by small arms fire while supporting Operation INHERENT RESOLVE. He was then assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, deploying multiple times to the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. SSG McEnroe was conducting a Special Forces training mission in Jordan at the time of his death. We raise our glasses to honor