by findingDulcinea Staff. On Aug. 14, 1935, President Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act, creating one of the most significant government programs in American history.
Army creates Security Force Assistance Brigade and Military Advisor Training Academy at Fort Benning. The Department of the Army announced today the creation of a new type of organization designed to focus on security force assistance, as well as an academy that will train soldiers assigned to these specialized units.
The Army has five active duty Special Forces Groups, and two National Guard Special Forces Groups. Each Group is responsible for a certain part of the World. The five groups and their areas of responsibility are: 1st Special Forces Group (SFG) at Ft. Lewis, WA, responsible for the Pacific and Eastern Asia.