20th Special Forces Group History

20th SPECIAL FORCES GROUP (AIRBORNE) HISTORY
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GLOSSARY Table of Contents PURPOSE Sharing Memoirs by Al Isbell 20th SPECIAL FORCES (AIRBORNE) Go to 1950 Go to 1960 Go to 1965 Go to 1970 Go to 1975 Go to 1980 Go to 1985 Go to 1990 Go to 1995 Go to 2000 Go to 2005 Go to 2010 Go to 2015 Go to 2020 Go to Undated 20SFG Distinctive Shoulder Sleeve Insignia (SSI) 1950 1952-06-19 Special Forces Founding 1950's Home of the N. Alabama Special Forces by Collins Wynn 1958 TAPS - COL Henry H. Cobb, First Commander, 20SFG by Larry Norred 1959 120 Operational Detachment @ Ft Bragg NC 1959 History by Collins Wynn 1959 HQ Charter Members by Collins Wynn 1959 HQ Charter Members by Collins Wynn 1959 Pioneers by Collins Wynn 1960 1960 Seaborn S. Swafford — early 1960's somewhere in Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia 1960-03-31 Jump at McClellan Pre-20th SFG by Larry Norred Jr - This is a downloadable PowerPoint show. 1960 Wanted Parachutists by Larry Norred Jr 1960 116 SFOD (FD) Jump Roster by Larry Norred Jr 1960 Jumpmaster School by SSG Joe Tierce 1960 The Early Days by Joe Tierce 1960 1st Night Skydive in Alabama by Joe Tierce 1961 25 Sep 1961 - Green Beret Designated 1961 Earning My Green Beret by Ted Encinas 1961 1st Official Jump by Larry Norred Jr 1961 1st Official Jump by Larry Norred Jr 2 1961 1st Official Jump by Larry Norred Jr 3 1961 1st Official Jump by Larry Norred Jr 4 1961 Last Jump Pre-20SFG Activation Newspaper 1961 HALO School by Joe Tierce 1962 Green Beret Meets Cowboy by Max Milton 1963 Lasting Impressions by Gerald Johnson 1963 Joe Stone's Jungle Experts 1963 - D-20SFG C-119 Night Jump by Edward T Post 1963 D-20SFG Jumpers Inspected by Edward T Post 1963 UA and 1965 Selma by Phillip Turner 1964-1984 SF Association 20th Anniversary Commemorative Journal 1964-06 National Guardsman Magazine on Special Forces shared by Joe Stone 1964 Marvin Osburn Resume 1965 1965 Why Earn the Green Beret? by Darry D Eggleston 1965 D-20SFG Edward T. Post Jumpmaster 1965 D-20SFG Hollywood Jump by Edward T. Post 1965 D-20SFG Jumpers by Edward T. Post 1967 Jump at Danville by Ralph Sutton 1967 Jumps Galore by Bruce Flynn 1967 My First Jump by Darry D Eggleston 1967 Signal Company by Jerry Hyche 1967-05-02 20SFG Flash Request 1969 Oozing Dynamite by SFC David Hall 1969 Make It Look Natural by Darry D Eggleston 1969 20SFG Staff NAMED 1969 20SFG Staff No Names 1969 CSM Nix talking with MSG Bobby York CSM Nix Talking to MSG Bobby York NO NAMES 1969 Det B-1, Co A, 20SFG - All the members 1970 1970-07 A Pleasant Stroll in the Jungle with William R. (Grit) Pomeroy, Jr. 1970 A-1-20SFG C-141 Jump by Jack Hartsfield 1970 C-1-20SFG Leadville, CO, by Robert Vaughn 1970s Color Guard by Harold Mitchell 1970 C-141 Jump by Jack Hartsfield 1970 C-141 Jump Page 3 1970 C-141 Starlifter Jump by Jerry L. Quick Jr 1970 Memories of Old Co C by Stephen Curlee 1970 My Cherry Jump by Robert Vaughn 1970 Reorganization by Collins Wynn 1970s Idaho by Collins Winn 1970s Rappelling in Northern Alabama by Bernard Stine 1971 1-20SFG AT @ Puerto Rico by Darry D Eggleston 1971 Flash Approval Request submitted by Larry Norred 1971 Night Cargo Drop from C-7A 1971 B-1-20SFG @ Mobile, AL, Almost the Last Jump by Tom Boggs 1971 COL Cobb @ Awards Ceremony in Puerto Rico 1971 Family Day at Anniston Army Depot, AL 1971 MG Rollo & COL Hora visit Puerto Rico 1971-05 MG Rollo, TAG, AL, Awards Ceremony in Puerto Rico 1971 Cards in Puerto Rico by Ralph Sutton 1971 Inside Puerto Rico by Jerry L. Quick Jr 1971 Jim Ryan's VW by SFC David Hall 1971 My Jump School by Robert Vaughan - this is a downloaded PowerPoint show. 1971 Night Jump Near Salinas by Jerry L. Quick Jr 1971 Parachute Called Tu by Bruce Flynn 1971-07-13 20SFG Flash Approval Request 1971 - Statue of Excellence by John Pearman 1972 1972 1-20SFG AT @ Camp Blanding, FL, by Darry D Eggleston 1972 1-20SFG @ Camp Blanding by Robert Vaughan 1972 Eating C's 1972 4th Support Battalion by Marvin Osburn 1972 C-1-20SFG Salinas, Puerto Rico, by Robert Vaughn 1972 Signal Company Reorganization by Stanley Kight 1972 Signal Company Reorganization by Stephen Curlee 1973 1973 It's CLASSIFIED: Lessons Learned Vietnam by Darry D Eggleston 1973 1-20SFG Leaders by Darry D Eggleston 1973 A Sergeant Named Wingo by Darry D Eggleston 1973 Flash Status submitted by Larry Norred 1973 20SFG FLASH DESCRIPTION 1973 20SFG Full-time Force by Darry D Eggleston 1973 A Sergeant Named Gray by Darry D Eggleston 1973 CPT Darry D & CPT McManon 1973 SFODA Boarding C-7A Aircraft 1973 20SFG Scuba Gear 1973 Parachute Check 1973 A-1-20SFG Parachute Landing Fall practice 1973 Annual Training in Germany by Robert Vaughan 1973 C-1-20SFG Germany Night Jump by Robert Vaughan 1973 HQ Full Time OTS by Darry D Eggleston 1973 Old Signal Company by Stephen Curlee 1973 Orders for Germany AT by Robert Vaughan 1973 SFODA A-11 by John Pearman 1973 SGM Fred O. Goff by Darry D Eggleston 1973 Tony '2 Dogs' Wingo by Darry D Eggleston 1973 MAJ Bucy & COL Bishop 1973 Jumpers on C-7A Prepared to Jump 1973 Governor George C. Wallace 1974 1974 1-20SFG Cascade, Idaho, by Bill Courtney 1974 AT Miracle by Darry D Eggleston 1974 CPT Darry D Sharing Concepts 1974 FM 31-20 and FM 31-21 by Darry D Eggleston 1974 Of Lava & Horseradish by Robert Vaughan 1974 The One & Only Mike Belcher by Ronnie Honeycutt 1974 Paris is Safety: REFORGER by Darry D Eggleston
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Return to 20SFS Homepage 1975 1975 You Can't Fight If You Can't Sing by Darry D Eggleston 1975 SFOB SOP by Darry D Eggleston 1975 CPT Harold Deason, Sig Co CO, & Nancy 1975 COL William A. Jackson & CPT Jerry L. Quick Jr's ARCOM 1975 COL William A Jackson awards ARCOM to SSG Benson 1975 SSG Hunter Awarded ARCOM 1975 COL William A. Jackson Awards ARCOM 1975 Making a MACO by Darry D Eggleston 1975 Who is the DZSO by Darry D Eggleston 1975 FTX Cameo Award MAJ Donald R. Watts 1975 SFODA Operation Briefing 1975 Parachute Malfunction by Robert Vaughn 1976 1976 20SFG Reorganization by Darry D Eggleston 1976 20SFG HQ Organization 1976 20SFG SFODA Organization 1976 20SFG SFODB Organization 1976 20SFG SFODC Organization 1976 20SFG SFODs Organization 1976 20SFG Service Company Organization 1976 20SFG Signal Company Organization 1976 20SFG Circular 350-2 1976 HQ AT @ Ft McClellan by Darry D Eggleston 1976 BG Smith, TAG, AL, & COL Jackson Receive Briefing 1976 Airborne Operation's Phases by Darry D Eggleston 1976 CPT Quick in Boise, Idaho 1976-07-04 Youth Survival 1976 Water Jump Preparation 1976 SFOD Water Crossing 1976 SSG Hunter @ Guerrilla Demo 17 June 1976 - James & Robert Folly Jump Together Newspaper Article 1977 1977 20SFG Campaign Streamers Request for 1977 20SFG Staff Veteran's Day Parade 1977 Colorful Talented People by Sam Carter 1977 SFODA 2018 by Edgar Cancel 1977 20SFG Staff Veteran's Day Parade 1977 20SFG Veteran's Day Parade 1977 Operation in Tulsa, Oklahoma 1978 1978 Veteran's Day Parade by Darry D Eggleston 1978 Circular 350-2 Annual Training by Darry D Egglesston Rex A. Crawford in UH-1D Reconing Boise National Forest, Idaho 1978-04-14 Boise, Idaho Newspaper 1978 Captain Don Baker, aka Mark Blaine, by Darry D Eggleston 1978 SFODA 2018 by Harold Mitchell 1978 Bridge at Star Ranch by John Scales 1978 AT in Germany by Paul Haughton 1978 CPT & SGT with Map 1978 Senior Advisor Visit 1978-12-16 20SFG Christmas Party 1979 1979 CPT Eggleston Briefing Visitors 1979 HQ Idaho Recon by Collins Wynn 1979 MAJ Darry D Eggleston 17 May 1979 - 3-20SFG Jumps into WV News Article 1979-08-17 3-20SFG Visits 19SFG for AT by Voice of 1st US Army 1979 David Terrell Pittman, Fort Bragg, NC 1980 1980 20SFG Parachute Demo Team 1980 1-20SFG Mount St Helens by John Scales 1980 Death of Ed Crawford by Edward Vaughn Crawford 1980 Rigger Section @ Home AT by Collins Wynn 1980s Camp Darby by Collins Wynn 1980s Renahan, Drozd, Jeyschune, Calise 1980s HQ @ Camp Darby, Italy, by Collins Wynn 1980s Rigger Section by Collins Wynn 1980 Rex A. Crawford as Jumpmaster 1980 - SOCEUR by Mike Cress 1981 1981-07 SFODA 20-07 Alaska AT by Paul Haughton 1981 MG Henry H Cobb, TAG, AL by Larry Norred 1981 LTC Robert M. McKee, CO of 20SFG by Larry Norred 1981 Co A (-) 1-20SFG by Larry Norred 1981 Co B 1/20SFG by Larry Norred 1981 Det 1, Co A, 1/20SFG by Larry Norred 1982 1982 Guerrilla Hospital by Mark Hendrix 1982 A-1-20SFG Pistol Team by Jerry L. Quick Jr 1983 1983 - Fort Ord, California, Annual Training. Support for exfiltration from Panama by Rex Crawford 1984 1984 Graham DZ Drop by Mike Cress Sr 1984 1-20SFG Helena, MT, by Bill Courtney 1984 Awards Ceremony by Collins Wynn 1984 HQ @ Flint Kaserne, Germany by Collins Wynn 1984 Rappelling in Helena 1984 Arm Wrestling by Bill Courtney 1984 1-20SFG Winter Training in WV by Rex Crawford 1984 Fulton Extraction Spain by Rex Crawford 1985 1985 Refreshments by Michael Cress 1985 SFC Pipper, SFC Bean, SFC Linsey, & 2LT Payne in Spain 1985 10K Run by Collins Wynn 1985 SFC David Lyle Taking Break in Boise National Forest in Idaho. 1985 A-1-20SFG JTX Flintlock Briefing by Rex Crawford 1985 HQ Moron Air Base, Spain by Collins Wynn 1985 JTX Flintlock by Rex Crawford 1985 Signal Company by Jerryl Hyche 1985 1-20SFG Water Training St Croix VI by Rex Crawford 1985 - 3-20SFG 1LT Johns & Jack Regar in N Africa August 1985 - SGM Allen 1986 1986 Commando FTASE HQ LandSouth 01 1986 Commando FTASE HQ LandSouth 02 1986 Commando FTASE HQ LandSouth 03 1986 Commando FTASE HQ LandSouth 04 1986 Commando FTASE HQ LandSouth 05 1986 Commando FTASE HQ LandSouth 06 1986 Commando FTASE HQ LandSouth 07 1986 Commando FTASE HQ LandSouth 08 1986 Commando FTASE HQ LandSouth 09 1986 Commando FTASE HQ LandSouth 10 1986 Commando FTASE HQ LandSouth 11 1986 Commando FTASE HQ LandSouth 12 1986 Commando FTASE HQ LandSouth 13 1986 Commando FTASE HQ LandSouth 14 1986 Commando FTASE HQ LandSouth 15 1986 Commando FTASE HQ LandSouth 16 1986 Commando FTASE HQ LandSouth 17 1986 Commando FTASE HQ LandSouth 18 1986 1-20SFG MTT Training by Collins Wynn 1986 A-1-20SFG Near Disaster by Rex Crawford 1986 Commando FTASE HQ LANDSOUTH 1986 Deployment Dinner by Collins Wynn 1986 Jumpmaster Course by Collins Wynn 1986 Military Free Fall by Collins Wynn 1986 SF Brothers Meal by Collins Wynn 1986 Water Jump by Collins Wynn Apr 1986 - SFOD in Belgium during Chernobyl accident 1986-10-09 20SFG Jump Wing Background Request 1986 LT Pinkley, 1LT Timothy Payne, GEN Galvin, CINC, EUR, 10SFG 1987 1987 FLINTLOCK by John Scales 1987 - SFODA 206 Members 1987 End of Exercise by Collins Wynn 1987 Aviation Platoon by Tommy Sprague 1987 HQ Command Dining Out by Collins Wynn 1987 HQ CPT Roy Trucks by Collins Wynn 1987 HQ Dining Out by Collins Wynn 1987 HQ Marina Di Pisa, Italy by Collins Wynn 1987 HQ Perdido Bay by Collins Wynn 1987 Med Team by Collins Wynn 1987 Two SF Brothers in Italy by Collins Wynn 1978 20SFG Airborne Training Area 1986 Commando FTASE HQ LandSouth 1987 1988 1988 20SFG Lineage & Honors 1988 Earning My Green Beret by Jay Phillips 14 May 1988 - After Exercise in Italy 1988-09-23 Jumpmaster Graduates by Bill Tyler 1988 A-1-20SFG SFODB AT by John Scales 1988 C-1-20SFG Montana AT by Rex Crawford 1988 Flintlock Garmish, GE by Collins Wynn 1988 FLINTLOCK Planning Conference by Collins Wynn 1988 COL Boggs Jumpmaster Inspection by Harold Mitchell 1988 HQ Brenner Pass by Collins Wynn 1988 HQ Camp Darby by William Courtney 1988 HQ Stuttgart by Collins Wynn 1988 HQ Two SF Brothers by Collins Wynn 1988 Orders Italy-Germany SFODA 207 (002) 1988 Jay Phillips @ SFQC 1988 SFODA 207 DA Mission by Gerald Steeley 1989 1989 1-20SFG Awards Ceremony by Sidney Leak 1989 SF Equipment Pool by Collins Wynn 1989 3-20SFG Water Landing @ Camp Blanding, FL Jumpmaster into Tornadoes by Edgar Cancel
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1990 20SFG History 1990-2011 by Timothy Payne 20SFG Annual Training at Cullman 1990 Look for What's Right by SFC David Hall 1990 SFOD 2014 HALO - The A Team 1990 Awards @ McClellan by Collins Wynn 1990 HQ JD as a Jumpmaster by Collins Wynn 1990 Sims & Riley by Collins Wynn 1990 Three Riggers by Collins Wynn 1990 Wynn & Taylor by Collins Wynn 1990s Chinook Jump by John Clark 1990s Chinook Jump Video by John Clark 1990s Waiting to Jump Roger Monroe 1990s DZ Unknown by Collins Wynn 1990s Panama Night Jump by John Clark 1990-10 Airborne Graduation by Roger Monroe 1990s Riggers by Collins Wynn 1990s Spanish Immersion Class by John Clark 1990s Unknown Location by Collins Wynn 1991-01 Invasion of Kuwait View from Italy by Alan Drinkard 1991 Danny Smith in Iraq (1st 20SFG Combat Patrol) by Paul Haughton 1991 20SFG Muster by Collins Wynn 1991 HQ 20SFG Logistic Section by Collins Wynn 1991 HQ Desert Storm & Desert Shield by Collins Wynn 1991 HQ Desert Storm 1991 Log Section of Desert Storm by Collins Wynn 1992 Water Jump @ Redstone Arsenal by Roger Monroe 1993 Honduras Conference by Bill Courtney 1993 MFF Jumpmaster Training by Collins Wynn 1994 CPX in Mobile, AL, by Collins Wynn 1994 My Command Time by John Scales 1995 1995 SFODA 2016 at Christmas by Gary Ivey 1996 SFODA 2016 in Ecuador 1997 Door Position by Rodger Moore 1999 National Awards Banquet 2000 2000-06 1/20SFG & SOCSOUTH 2000-06 Honduras and 15th Special Operations Squadron 2000 Deployment Lago Agrio by Daniel Evans 2000 - 1/20SFG at Camp Pickett in Honduras 2000 - Ambassador in Honduras 2001-09-11 Major Wallace Cole Hogan Killed 2001 COL Sidney Leaks Becomes State Chaplain 2003 Jim Ryan, the Legend by Al Isbell 2005 2005 1st Special Service Force Monument by Gary “Bubba” Ivey 2005 Killed in Action by Jerry Quick 2005 Staff Meeting 2008 1-20SFG in Helena, MT 2008-10 SFODA 2023 by Gerald Steeley 2008 Chaplain Pomeroy Passes 2009 Oporto Avenue Armory by Darry D Eggleston 2010 2011 Fallen While Mobilized 2011 - Afghanistan by Stephen Muskett 2011 Reception @ AMA by Collins Wynn 2015 2016 1-20 Monument by Lawrence Jackson 2016-02-17 1-20SFG Monument Dedication 2016-02-17 SF Monument by Marvin Osburn 2016-09-16 20SFG Monument Re-dedication by Jerry L. Quick Jr 2016 D-20SFG SSG Post & Generals 2017-01-21 20SFG from LANDSOUTH by Jim Horak 2017 CSM Hooper by Marvin Osburn 2017 D-20SFG Post & Vaughn 2017 D-20SFG Vaughn & SF Association 2018 History of the 20th SFG 2018-2 Arrowhead Newsletter 1 2018 Pioneers Reunion by Phil Turner 2018-09-14 SF Rededicate Monument by Al Isbell 2019 Birmingham Chapter Supper 2019 Awards Ceremony by Phil Turner 2019 5th Reunion of Pioneers by Phil Turner 2019 1SG Tierce Recognized by Larry Norred 2019-10 Arrowhead Newsletter 2019 Alabama's 200 Birthday 2020 2021-03 Rex A Crawford Biography How Green Berets Got Their Name by Army Times 2020 "Operation 20SFG History" by Darry D Eggleston 2020 We Made a Difference by Darry D Eggleston 2020 Special Forces Mayors by Edgar Cancel 2020 Current Commitments by CW3 Phillip Hall 2020 Motivating the Masses by Darry D Eggleston 2020 Flash Evolution by Larry Norred 2020 COL Robert McKee - More than a Commander by Al Isbell 2020 Steve Harris Resume 2020 Riggers Making Masks by Stephen Curlee 2020-6-17 Warrior Woman Earns Green Beret 2020-07-24 CPT Chip Ramsey: Fallen Hero by Al Isbell 2021-01-11 SGT Roy A. Woods was KIA in Afghanistan on 11 Jan 2002 2021-06-01 AN/GRC-9 Radio Set 22 Oct 2022 - New 20SFG Historian Undated Annual Training Sites - HQ 20SFG Annual Training Sites - 1/20SFG Annual Training Sites - Service Company Annual Training Sites - Signal Company Awards Ceremony by Collins Wynn Bearly Scared by Mike Cress Jr C-130 Landing on Ice Chaplain Pomeroy Christmas Tree Upside Down CPT Kiser by Collins Wynn Guntersville Water Jump by Collins Wynn HALO Jump Preparation Joe Landers at Camp Blanding by Roger Monroe Jack Regar and Rusty Gaeta, 3/20SFG Jump Article 2 Just Great Memories by Bill Estes Map Reading Class Ola L. Mize, Medal of Honor B 3/20SFG Old Guard in Tampa SFC Belcher by Collins Wynn SFODA 2016 by Gary Ivey SFODA 2016 Four Warriors by Gary “Bubba” Ivey Shamoo the Caribou by Collins Wynn B-3-20SFG Team Photo Michael J Renahan Skip Kingsley
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