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DVIDS - Images - National Guard Bureau Region B Officer Candidates Conduct Phase II Training [Image 7 of 26]
Green Beret Foundation - On this day in 1987, the U.S. Army Special Forces Branch was established. While the first Special Forces unit was formed on June 11, 1952, the official branch
![Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, addresses senior Guard leaders from across the country during the director of the Army National Guard's Green Tab Commanders Conference at the National Guard Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, addresses senior Guard leaders from across the country during the director of the Army National Guard's Green Tab Commanders Conference at the National Guard](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NYNCW8/army-gen-daniel-hokanson-chief-national-guard-bureau-addresses-senior-guard-leaders-from-across-the-country-during-the-director-of-the-army-national-guards-green-tab-commanders-conference-at-the-national-guard-professional-education-center-camp-robinson-arkansas-jan-11-2023-hokanson-emphasized-that-the-guard-is-an-integral-part-of-the-defense-departments-national-defense-strategy-2NYNCW8.jpg)