Training questions

[Mike]

What was the name of the current The 1st Battalion Training Group between 1975 to 1985? Was Morris and Sutherland the training directors during what year periods? Anyone remembered how many officers became SF annually between 1975 to 1985?
Thanks a lot.

[Tracy]

John F. Kennedy Center for Military Assistance

and:

US Army Special Warfare Center and School.
AKA: SWCS ('swick')

One Commanding General, two hats.

[whisky8]

Tracy,
Wasn't Nick Rowe the training group commander back then?.

W8

[E19]

Mike,

During the period of 1972 to 1985 SF Training Group was designated as follows:

1972 Miltary Assistance Student Battalion

1981 Special Forces School Battalion

1983 Special Forces Training Battalion

1985 1st Special Warfare Training Battallion


The Center was named as follows:

1969 US Army Institute for Military Assitance

1983 US Army John F Kennedy Special Warfare Center

1986 US Army John F Kennedy Special Warfare
Center & School

[Tracy]

Originally posted by whisky8:
Tracy,
Wasn't Nick Rowe the training group commander back then?.
W8

Nope. Major Rowe started the Anti-Terrorism Training Branch (ATTB) in 1981 under the Organization and Development Department, Directorate of Special Forces Schools, USAIMA. SF Ops and Intel Course (SFO&I) and the SF Officer's Course (SFOC) were the other two branches under O&D.

I was the Operations Sergeant for the SFOC and seconded to ATTB to teach terrorism subjects. Butch Gallagher was the Ops Sergeant for ATTB. ATTB initially had two missions: Run a multi-level SERE program (A, B, C) and run classes on terrorism awarenes and anti-terrorist measures.

BTW, back in the 70s-80s, 1st Special Warfare Tng Bn had an HHC for cadre, Company A for SF Phase Students, Company B for Psyop/Civil Affairs, Company C for advanced SF Courses, and Company D for the foreign students.

[Mark]

COL Rowe (then LTC) commanded the 1st SWTB when I went through the SFQC, SEP 85 through APR 86 (18E).

Mark