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Original Linage WW II 1st SSF "The Devil's Brigade"
10 April 1952 Activated US Army Psychological Warfare Division and School Fort Bragg, NC
10 December 1956 Renamed US Army Special Warfare School Fort Bragg, NC First Commander Lt. Gen. William P. Yarborough 1964 Renamed US Army Center for Special Warfare Commonly Known As US Army John F. Kennedy Center for Special Warfare Fort Bragg, NC
10 January 1969 Renamed US Army John F. Kennedy Institute for Military Assistance and/also US Army Center for Military Assistance Fort Bragg, NC
1 October 1982 Provisionally Activated 1st Special Operations Command (Airborne) Fort Bragg, NC
1983 Activated US Army 1st Special Operations Command (Airborne) Fort Bragg, NC
9 April 1987 Official U.S. Army Branch Special Forces (SF) Authorized by the Secretary of the Army on 9 April 1987 and made official by General Order 35 on 19 June 1987. The decision to make SF a branch was based on an analysis of the current and future threat, the integration of SF into the Army’s Warfighting Doctrine and Force Structure, and various SF missions. Creation of the branch also solved a number of long-standing personnel management and professional development inadequacies.
November 27, 1990 Renamed US Army Special Forces Command (Airborne) Fort Bragg, NC
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