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The History of 10th Special Forces Group

by Jack Murphy · July 18, 2012 · Posted In: USASOC
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ArcticWarrior
ArcticWarrior 5pts

Took me forever but I found 10th Group in there Winter Cammi's from the 90s, knew I wasnt imagining seeing them in them up in Alaska

 

http://www.strikehold.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/sfsnowcamo2.jpg

 

rozhbash
rozhbash 5pts like.author.displayName 1 Like

 @ArcticWarrior Looks like mid-90s (M4 & old school PLGR)

ArcticWarrior
ArcticWarrior 5pts

 @rozhbash  10-4. I ran into an element up at Hatcher Pass back in 96 or 97 ???? wearing them. Was a "quiet" gore tex, a lot better then the over whites we had.

 

Ravage
Ravage 5pts

My YT page - wohoo :)

rozhbash
rozhbash 5pts

In all my years in the Army, I count my time at 1/10SF my favorite.  My only regret is that I arrived literally days after they moved to Panzer - no Bad Toelz for me.

Ravage
Ravage 5pts

 @rozhbash 1/10thm guys train with our guys on a regular basis. My friends praise working with them.

JackMurphyRGR
JackMurphyRGR moderator 5pts

 @rozhbash BTW, could you shoot me a e-mail at reflexivefire@yahoo.com?  I'd like to network you with someone if you are interested.

JackMurphyRGR
JackMurphyRGR moderator 5pts

 @rozhbash That must have been an awesome assignment!

TobinFrost
TobinFrost 5pts

@JackMurphyRGR can you suggest any modern reading material regarding Army SF? Dozens of SEAL books mentioned on the site but only less than a handful regarding SF mentioned.

AFSOCJH
AFSOCJH 5pts

 @TobinFrost  @JackMurphyRGR Horse Soldiers is another good read. 

AFSOCJH
AFSOCJH 5pts

 @TobinFrost  @JackMurphyRGR Horse Soldiers is another great read.

stx
stx 5pts

Dick Couch's Chosen Solider and Linda Robinson's Masters of Chaos are both good reads

JackMurphyRGR
JackMurphyRGR moderator 5pts

 @stx Aside from Scott Zastrow's fictional account of Afghanistan I can't think of one off the top of my head.  I'm sure there are some good ones, I just haven't read them.  Perhaps the above recommendations are a good place to start.

stx
stx 5pts

 @TobinFrost  @JackMurphyRGR Dick Couch's Chosen Soldier and Linda Robinson's Masters of Chaos are both good books

TobinFrost
TobinFrost 5pts

 @stx  @JackMurphyRGR Ah the 2 I currently own. I just picked up Lions of Kandahar! At least I'm on the right track. Thank you gentlemen.

LRSFirefighter
LRSFirefighter 5pts like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 3 Like

I spent 1983-1986 at Signal Co, 10th SFG(A), Ft. Devens, MA.  Good times, Great People.  Great job on the History.

ArcticWarrior
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Awesome, saw them a few times up North. At 7:05 I think that is there home grown snow camo, kind of like a Woodland BDU pattern with white,grey and a puke green/piss yellow. Everyone else had overwhites, not them, even cool toys in the snow. Looks like now Africa is there playground now.

LaRoux
LaRoux 5pts

 @ArcticWarrior With the 10th taking Africa where is the 3rd assigned now?

Connor31
Connor31 5pts like.author.displayName 1 Like

 @LaRoux  I'm pretty sure the 3rd Group's AOR is Central Asia.

dm8471
dm8471 5pts

 @JackMurphyRGR I'm under the impression that 3rd Group has stomped a lot of skulls in Afghanistan.

Connor31
Connor31 5pts

 @LaRoux I believe the plan is to prepare for the worst case scenario in the Central Asian States so the 3rd will most likely stay.

LaRoux
LaRoux 5pts

 @JackMurphyRGR  @Connor31  When the war in Afghanistan dies down(if it ever does) will 3rd  go back to Africa or is it a permanent move to Central Asia?

Connor31
Connor31 5pts

 @LaRoux Yea

JackMurphyRGR
JackMurphyRGR moderator 5pts like.author.displayName 1 Like

 @LaRoux  @Connor31 3rd Group is busy in Afghanistan so 10th is supposed to be covering down on Africa.

LaRoux
LaRoux 5pts

 @Connor31 After the region realignment?

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