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Special Forces (United States Army)
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U.S. Army Special Forces
1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) combat service identification badge
Active
19 June 1952 – present
Country
United States of America
Branch
United States Army
Type
Special operations force
Role
Primary missions:
Unconventional warfare
Foreign internal defense
Special reconnaissance
Direct action
Counter-terrorism
Other roles:
Counter-proliferation
Counter-insurgency
Hostage rescue
Information operations
Humanitarian missions
Counter-narcotics
Security forces assistance
Part of
1st Special Forces Command
Headquarters
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Nickname(s)
Green Berets, Quiet Professionals,[1] Soldier-Diplomats, Snake Eaters, Bearded Bastards[2]
Motto(s)
De Oppresso Liber
Color of Beret
Rifle-green
Engagements
World War II
Korean War
Cold War
Laotian Civil War
Dominican Civil War
Vietnam War
Salvadoran Civil War
Operation Urgent Fury
Operation Just Cause
Gulf War
Somali Civil War
• Operation Restore Hope
Operation Uphold Democracy
Bosnian War
Kosovo War
War On Terror
• Operation Enduring Freedom
• Iraq War
• War in North-West Pakistan
• Operation Inherent Resolve
• Operation Freedom’s Sentinel
Lord's Resistance Army insurgency[3]
Operation Atlantic Resolve[4]
Website
www.army.mil/usasoc/
The United States Army Special Forces, colloquially known as the Green Berets due to their distinctive service headgear, are a special operations force tasked with five primary missions: unconventional warfare (the original and most important mission of Special Forces), foreign internal defense, special reconnaissance, direct action, and counter-terrorism. The first two emphasize language, cultural, and training skills in working with foreign troops. Other duties include combat search and rescue (CSAR), counter-narcotics, counter-proliferation, hostage rescue, humanitarian assistance, humanitarian demining, information operations, peacekeeping, psychological operations, security assistance, and manhunts; other components of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) or other U.S. government activities may also specialize in these secondary areas.[5] Many of their operational techniques are classified, but some nonfiction works[6] and doctrinal manuals are available.[7][8][9]
As special operations units, Special Forces are not necessarily under the command authority of the ground commanders in those countries. Instead, while in theater, SF units may report directly to a geographic combatant command, USSOCOM, or other command authorities. The Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) highly secretive Special Activities Division (SAD) and more specifically its Special Operations Group (SOG) recruits from the Army's Special Forces.[10] Joint CIA–Army Special Forces operations go back to the MACV-SOG branch during the Vietnam War.[11] The cooperation still exists today and is seen in the War in Afghanistan.[12][13]
Contents
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1 Mission
2 History
3 Organizational structure
3.1 Special Forces groups
3.2 Battalion HQ Element – SF Operational Detachment-C (SFODC) composition
3.3 Company HQ Element – SF Operational Detachment-B (SFODB) composition
3.4 Basic Element – SF Operational Detachment-A (SFODA) composition
4 Qualifications
5 Selection and training
6 Special Forces MOS descriptions
7 Uniforms and insignia
7.1 The Green Beret
7.2 Distinctive Unit Insignia
7.3 Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
7.4 The Tab
8 Use of the term "Special Forces"
9 In popular culture
10 See also
11 References
12 External links
Mission[edit]
U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers from the 3rd Special Forces Group patrol a field in the Gulistan district of Farah, Afghanistan
The primary mission of the Army Special Forces is to train and lead unconventional warfare (UW) forces, or a clandestine guerrilla force in an occupied nation.[citation needed] The 10th Special Forces Group was the first deployed SF unit, intended to train and lead UW forces behind enemy lines in the event of a Warsaw Pact invasion of Western Europe.[citation needed] As the U.S. became involved in Southeast Asia, it was realized that specialists trained to lead guerrillas could also help defend against hostile guerrillas, so SF acquired the additional mission of Foreign Internal Defense (FID), working with Host Nation (HN) forces in a spectrum of counter-guerrilla activities from indirect support to combat command.[citation needed]
Special Forces personnel qualify both in advanced military skills and the regional languages and cultures of defined parts of the world. While they are best known for their unconventional warfare capabilities, they also undertake other missions that include direct action raids, peace operations, counter-proliferation, counter-drug advisory roles, and other strategic missions.[14] As strategic resources, they report either to USSOCOM or to a regional Unified Combatant Command.[citation needed][clarification needed] To enhance their DA capability, specific Commanders In-Extremis Force (CIF) teams were created with a focus on the direct action side of special operations.[15]
SF team members work closely together and rely on one another under isolated circumstances for long periods of time, both during extended deployments and in garrison. Because of this, they develop clannish relationships and long-standing personal ties.[citation needed] SF non-commissioned officers (NCO) often spend their entire careers in Special Forces, rotating among assignments to detachments, higher staff billets, liaison positions, and instructor duties at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School (USAJFKSWCS). They are then required to move to staff positions or to higher command echelons. With the creation of USSOCOM, SF commanders have risen to the highest ranks of U.S. Army command, including command of USSOCOM, the Army's Chief of Staff, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.[16]
History[edit]
Main article: History of the United States Army Special Forces
ODA 525 team picture taken shortly before infiltration in Iraq, February 1991
Special Forces traces its roots as the Army’s premier proponent of unconventional warfare from purpose-formed special operations units like the Alamo Scouts, Philippine guerrillas, First Special Service Force, and the Operational Groups (OGs) of the Office of Strategic Services. Although the OSS was not an Army organization, many Army personnel were assigned to the OSS and later used their experiences to influence the forming of Special Forces.
During the Korean War, individuals such as former Philippine guerrilla commanders Col. Wendell Fertig and Lt. Col. Russell W. Volckmann used their wartime experience to formulate the doctrine of unconventional warfare that became the cornerstone of the Special Forces.[17][18]
In 1951, Major General Robert A. McClure chose former OSS member Colonel Aaron Bank as Operations Branch Chief of the Special Operations Division of the Psychological Warfare Staff (OCPW) in the Pentagon.[19]
In June 1952, the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) was formed under Col. Aaron Bank, soon after the establishment of the Psychological Warfare School, which ultimately became today’s John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School. The 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) was split, with the cadre that kept the designation 10th SFG deployed to Bad Tölz, Germany, in September 1953. The remaining cadre at Fort Bragg formed the 77th Special Forces Group, which in May 1960 was reorganized and designated as today’s 7th Special Forces Group.[20]
Since their establishment in 1952, Special Forces soldiers have operated in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, North Vietnam, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Colombia, Panama, Haiti, Somalia, Bosnia, Kosovo, 1st Gulf War, Afghanistan, Iraq, the Philippines, Syria, Niger and, in an FID role, East Africa.
Organizational structure[edit]
1st Special Forces Command (Airborne)
Special Forces groups[edit]
Soldiers from each of the Army’s seven Special Forces groups (note seven different colors of beret patches) at the gravesite of President John F. Kennedy in November 2011.
Soldiers from the 7th Special Forces Group
In 1957 the two original special forces groups (10th and 77th) were joined by the 1st, stationed in the Far East. Additional groups were formed in 1961 and 1962 after President John F. Kennedy visited the Special Forces at Fort Bragg in 1961. Nine groups were organized for the reserve components in 1961. (Tsouras, 1994, 91). Among them were the 16th and 17th Special Forces Groups. However, 17th Special Forces Group, a National Guard formation with elements in Washington, was disestablished on 31 January 1966.
In the early twenty-first century, Special Forces are divided into five active duty (AD) and two Army National Guard (ARNG) Special Forces groups. Each Special Forces Group (SFG) has a specific regional focus. The Special Forces soldiers assigned to these groups receive intensive language and cultural training for countries within their regional area of responsibility (AOR).[21] Due to the increased need for Special Forces soldiers in the War on Terror, all Groups—including those of the National Guard (19th and 20th SFGs)—have been deployed outside of their areas of operation (AOs), particularly to Iraq and Afghanistan. A recently released report showed Special Forces as perhaps the most deployed SOF under USSOCOM, with many soldiers, regardless of Group, serving up to 75% of their careers overseas, almost all of which had been to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Until recently an SF group has consisted of three battalions, but since the Department of Defense has authorized the 1st Special Forces Command to increase its authorized strength by one third, a fourth battalion was activated in each active component group by 2012.[citation needed]
Current structure of the 1st SFG(A)
Current structure of the 3rd SFG(A)
Current structure of the 5th SFG(A)
Current structure of the 7th SFG(A)
Current structure of the 10th SFG(A)
Current structure of the 20th NG SFG(A)
A Special Forces group is historically assigned to a Unified Combatant Command or a theater of operations. The Special Forces Operational Detachment C or C-detachment (SFODC) is responsible for a theater or a major subcomponent, which can provide command and control of up to 18 SFODAs, three SFODB, or a mixture of the two. Subordinate to it are the Special Forces Operational Detachment Bs or B-detachments (SFODB), which can provide command and control for six SFODAs. Further subordinate, the SFODAs typically raise company- to battalion-sized units when on unconventional warfare missions. They can form 6-man "split A" detachments that are often used for special reconnaissance.
Insignia
Group
1st Special Forces Group – Headquartered at Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington along with its 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Battalions, its 1st Battalion is forward deployed at Torii Station, Okinawa. The 1SFGA is oriented towards the Pacific region, and is often tasked by PACOM. Currently, 1SFGA and two of its battalions spend roughly six months out of every twelve deployed on a rotational basis to either Iraq as Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – Arabian Peninsula, to Afghanistan as Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – Afghanistan, or to the Philippines as Joint Special Operations Task Force – Philippines.
3rd Special Forces Group – Headquartered at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The 3SFGA is theoretically oriented towards all of Sub-Saharan Africa with the exception of the Eastern Horn of Africa, i.e. AFRICOM. In practice, 3SFGA and two of its battalions spend roughly six months out of every twelve deployed to Afghanistan as Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – Afghanistan.
5th Special Forces Group – Headquartered at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The 5SFGA is oriented towards the Middle East, Persian Gulf, Central Asia and the Horn of Africa (HOA), and is frequently tasked by CENTCOM. Currently, 5SFGA and two of its battalions spend roughly six months out of every twelve deployed to Iraq as Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – Arabian Peninsula.
7th Special Forces Group – Headquartered at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The 7SFG(A) is oriented towards the western hemisphere: South America, Central America, and the Caribbean (i.e. the USSOUTHCOM AOR). Although not aligned, the 7SFG(A) has also supported USNORTHCOM activities in its AOR. In practice, 7SFG(A) and two of its battalions spend roughly six months out of every twelve deployed to Afghanistan as Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – Afghanistan. In 2011, 7SFG(A) relocated from Fort Bragg, North Carolina to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida as part of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round.
10th Special Forces Group – Headquartered at Fort Carson, Colorado along with its 2nd, 3rd and newly added 4th Battalions, its 1st Battalion is forward deployed in the Panzer Kaserne (Panzer Barracks) in Böblingen near Stuttgart, Germany. The 10SFGA is theoretically oriented towards Europe, mainly Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, Turkey, Israel, Lebanon and Northern Africa, i.e. EUCOM. In practice, 10SFGA and two of its battalions spend roughly six months out of every twelve deployed to Iraq as Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – Arabian Peninsula.
19th Special Forces Group – One of two National Guard Special Forces Groups. Headquartered in Draper, Utah, with companies in Washington, West Virginia, Ohio, Rhode Island, Colorado, California, and Texas, the 19SFGA is oriented towards Southwest Asia (shared with 5SFGA), Europe (shared with 10SFGA), as well as Southeast Asia (shared with 1SFGA).
20th Special Forces Group – One of two National Guard Special Forces Groups. Headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, with battalions in Alabama (1st Battalion), Mississippi (2nd Battalion), and Florida (3rd Battalion), with assigned Companies and Detachments in North Carolina ; Chicago; Louisville, Kentucky; Western Massachusetts; and Baltimore. The 20SFGA has an area of responsibility (AOR) covering 32 countries, including Latin America south of Mexico, the waters, territories, and nations in the Caribbean sea, the Gulf of Mexico, and the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. Orientation towards the region is shared with 7SFGA.
Inactive Groups
6th Special Forces Group – Active from 1963 to 1971. Based at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. Assigned to Southwest Asia (Iraq, Iran, etc.) and Southeast Asia. Many of the 103 original Son tay raider volunteers were from 6SFGA.
8th Special Forces Group – Active from 1963 to 1972. Responsible for training armies of Latin America in counter-insurgency tactics.
11th Special Forces Group – Active from 1961 to 1994.
12th Special Forces Group – Active from 1961 to 1994.
Battalion HQ Element – SF Operational Detachment-C (SFODC) composition[edit]
The SFODC, or "C-Team", is the headquarters element of a Special Forces battalion. As such, it is a command and control unit with operations, training, signals and logistic support responsibilities to its three subordinate line companies. A lieutenant colonel commands the battalion as well as the C-Team, and the battalion Command Sergeant Major is the senior NCO of the battalion and the C-Team. There are an additional 20–30 SF personnel who fill key positions in operations, logistics, intelligence, communications and medical. A Special Forces battalion usually consists of four companies: "A", "B", "C", and Headquarters/Support.[citation needed]
Company HQ Element – SF Operational Detachment-B (SFODB) composition[edit]
A Special Forces company commander meets with village elders and members of the 209th ANA Corps in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, 2007.
The ODB, or "B-Team", is the headquarters element of a Special Forces company, and it is usually composed of 11–13 soldiers. While the A-team typically conducts direct operations, the purpose of the B-Team is to support the company's A-Teams both in garrison and in the field. When deployed, in line with their support role, B-Teams are usually found in more secure rear areas. However, under some circumstances a B-Team will deploy into a hostile area, usually to coordinate the activities of multiple A-Teams.[citation needed]
The ODB is led by an 18A, usually a major, who is the company commander (CO). The CO is assisted by his company executive officer (XO), another 18A, usually a captain. The XO is himself assisted by a company technician, a 180A, generally a chief warrant officer three, who assists in the direction of the organization, training, intelligence, counter-intelligence, and operations for the company and its detachments. The company commander is assisted by the company sergeant major, an 18Z, usually a Sergeant Major. A second 18Z acts as the operations sergeant, usually a Master Sergeant, who assists the XO and technician in their operational duties. He has an 18F assistant operations sergeant, who is usually a Sergeant First Class. The company's support comes from an 18D medical sergeant, usually a Sergeant First Class, and two 18E communications sergeants, usually a Sergeant First Class and a Staff Sergeant.[citation needed]
The following jobs are outside of the Special Forces 18-series career management field (CMF), but hold positions on a Special Forces B-Team. Soldiers in these positions are not "Special Forces qualified", as they have not completed the Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQC or "Q" Course); however, they do have the potential to be awarded the Special Qualification Identifier (SQI) "S" (Special Operations / Special Operations Support) once they complete the appropriate unit level training, 24 months with their Special Forces unit, and Basic Airborne School:
The supply NCO, usually a Staff Sergeant, the commander's principal logistical planner, works with the battalion S-4 to supply the company.
The Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN defence) NCO, usually a Sergeant, maintains and operates the company's NBC detection and decontamination equipment, and assists in administering NBC defensive measures.[22]
Other jobs can also exist depending on the B-Team structure. Specialist team members can include I.T. (S-6) personnel, and Military Intelligence Soldiers, including Intelligence Analysts (35F), Human Intelligence Collectors (35M), Signals Intelligence (35 N/P - also known as SOT-A and SOT-B as related to their positions on SFODA and SFODB teams), Intelligence Officers (35 D/E/F), and Counterintelligence Special Agents (35L/351L).
Basic Element – SF Operational Detachment-A (SFODA) composition[edit]
A Special Forces company normally consists of six ODAs (Operational Detachments-A) or "A-Teams".[23][24] Each ODA specializes in an infiltration skill or a particular mission-set (e.g. Military Freefall (HALO), combat diving, mountain warfare, maritime operations, etc.). An ODA is identified by its group, battalion, company, and the team itself. For example, ODA 1234 would be the fourth team in the third company of the second battalion of 1st Special Forces Group.
An ODA consists of 12 men, each of whom has a specific function (MOS or Military Occupational Specialty) on the team, however all members of an ODA conduct cross-training. The ODA is led by an 18A (Detachment Commander), a Captain, and a 180A (Assistant Detachment Commander) who is his second in command, usually a Warrant Officer One or Chief Warrant Officer Two. The team also includes the following enlisted men: one 18Z (Operations Sergeant) (known as the "Team Sergeant"), usually a Master Sergeant, one 18F (Assistant Operations and Intelligence Sergeant), usually a Sergeant First Class, and two each, 18Bs (Weapons Sergeant), 18Cs (Engineer Sergeant), 18Ds (Medical Sergeant), and 18Es (Communications Sergeant), usually Sergeants First Class, Staff Sergeants or Sergeants. This organization facilitates 6-man "split team" operations, redundancy, and mentoring between a senior NCO and his junior assistant.
Qualifications[edit]
Two Army National Guardsmen from the 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group check their course with compasses during a training exercise in 2011
The basic eligibility requirements to be considered for entry into the Special Forces are:
Be age 20–30.[25]
Be a U.S. citizen.
Be a high school graduate.
Score a General Technical score of 110 or higher and a combat operation score of 98 on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery.
Airborne qualified or volunteer for Airborne training
Achieve a minimum of 60 points on each event and overall minimum score of 240 on the Army Physical Fitness Test.
Meet medical fitness standards as outlined in SF Physical IAW AR 40-501
Must successfully complete the Pre-Basic Task list.
Eligible for a secret security clearance
Swim 50m wearing boots and ACUs prior to SFQC
Must have 20/20 or corrected to 20/20 in both near and distant vision in both eyes.
One year of college is preferred, but it is not mandatory for enlistment.
Selection and training[edit]
Main article: United States Army Special Forces selection and training
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A Special Forces candidate conducts a pre-mission rehearsal with Army ROTC cadets role playing guerrilla fighters during ROBIN SAGE.
The Special Forces soldier trains on a regular basis over the course of his entire career. The initial formal training program for entry into Special Forces is divided into four phases collectively known as the Special Forces Qualification Course or, informally, the "Q Course". The length of the Q Course changes depending on the applicant's primary job field within Special Forces and his assigned foreign language capability, but will usually last between 55 and 95 weeks. After successfully completing the Special Forces Qualification Course, Special Forces soldiers are then eligible for many advanced skills courses. These include, but are not limited to, the Military Free Fall Parachutist Course (MFF), the Combat Diver Qualification Course, and the Special Forces Sniper Course (SFSC).
Special Forces MOS descriptions[edit]
18A – Special Forces Officer[26]
180A – Special Forces Warrant Officer[27]
18B – Special Forces Weapons Sergeant[28]
18C – Special Forces Engineer Sergeant[29]
18D – Special Forces Medical Sergeant[30]
18E – Special Forces Communications Sergeant[31]
18F – Special Forces Intelligence Sergeant
18X – Special Forces Candidate (Active Duty Enlistment Option)[32]
18Z – Special Forces Operations Sergeant
Uniforms and insignia[edit]
The Green Beret[edit]
Special Forces soldiers receive water safety instruction on a US Naval ship near Okinawa, Japan in 1956, wearing their green berets
Special Forces soldiers participate in graduation ceremony in Tegucigalpa, Honduras in 2014, wearing their green berets
U.S. Army Special Forces adopted the green beret unofficially in 1954 after searching for a piece of headgear that would set them visually apart. Members of the 77th SFG began searching through their accumulated berets and settled on the Rifle Green color from Captain Miguel de la Peña's collection. Captain Frank Dallas had the new beret designed and produced in small numbers for the members of the 10th & 77th Special Forces Groups.[33]
Their new headdress was first worn at a retirement parade at Fort Bragg on 12 June 1955 for Lieutenant General Joseph P. Cleland, the now-former commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps. Onlookers thought that the commandos were a foreign delegation from NATO. In 1956 General Paul D. Adams, the post commander at Fort Bragg, banned the wearing of the distinctive headdress,[34] (although members of the Special Forces continued to wear it surreptitiously [35]). This was reversed on September 25, 1961 by Department of the Army Message 578636, which designated the green beret as the exclusive headdress of the Army Special Forces.[36]
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy authorized them for use exclusively by the U.S. Special Forces. Preparing for a 12 October visit to the Special Warfare Center at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the President sent word to the Center's commander, Colonel William P. Yarborough, for all Special Forces soldiers to wear green berets as part of the event. The President felt that since they had a special mission, Special Forces should have something to set them apart from the rest. In 1962, he called the green beret "a symbol of excellence, a badge of courage, a mark of distinction in the fight for freedom".[33]
Forrest Lindley, a writer for the newspaper Stars and Stripes who served with Special Forces in Vietnam said of Kennedy's authorization: "It was President Kennedy who was responsible for the rebuilding of the Special Forces and giving us back our Green Beret. People were sneaking around wearing [them] when conventional forces weren't in the area and it was sort of a cat and mouse game. Then Kennedy authorized the Green Beret as a mark of distinction, everybody had to scramble around to find berets that were really green. We were bringing them down from Canada. Some were handmade, with the dye coming out in the rain".[37]
Kennedy's actions created a special bond with the Special Forces, with specific traditions carried out since his funeral, when a sergeant in charge of a detail of Special Forces soldiers guarding the grave placed his beret on the coffin.[37] The moment was repeated at a commemoration of the 25th anniversary of JFK's death – General Michael D. Healy (ret.), the last commander of Special Forces in Vietnam and later a commander of the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, spoke at Arlington Cemetery, after which a wreath in the form of a green beret was placed on Kennedy's grave.[37]
Distinctive Unit Insignia[edit]
Special Forces distinctive unit insignia
On a wreath of the colors (Argent and Sable), two arrows saltire-wise Argent – that is, two silver arrows crossed with a dagger, also silver, above them, surrounded by a black ribbon.
The regimental crest is taken from the gold crossed arrow collar (branch) beret insignia of the First Special Service Force, an American-Canadian commando unit organized in 1942 for World War II. The crest was changed to silver to create visual harmony with the shield, as well as to make a difference from the collar insignia.[citation needed]
A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1⁄8 inches (2.9 cm) in height consisting of a pair of silver arrows in saltire, points up and surmounted at their junction by a silver dagger with black handle point up; all over and between a black motto scroll arcing to base and inscribed "DE OPPRESSO LIBER" in silver letters. The motto, De oppresso liber, is traditionally but incorrectly thought to mean "To Free the Oppressed". A correct translation of the phrase de oppresso liber would be "from (being) an oppressed man, (to being) a free one"..
This distinctive unit insignia was approved on 8 July 1960. The insignia of the 1st Special Forces was authorized to be worn by enlisted personnel of the U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne) and its subordinate units since at least 1965.
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia[edit]
SSI of 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) and its Special Forces Groups
The US Army's 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) shoulder sleeve insignia (SSI) is worn by all those assigned to the command and its subordinate units that have not been authorized their own SSI, such as the Special Forces Groups. According to the U.S. Army Institute of Heraldry, the shape and items depicted in the SSI have special meaning: "The arrowhead alludes to the American Indian's basic skills in which Special Forces personnel are trained to a high degree. The dagger represents the unconventional nature of Special Forces operations, and the three lightning flashes, their ability to strike rapidly by air, water or land."[38]
The SSI was originally approved on 22 August 1955 and was amended to add an Airborne Tab on 20 November 1958. The SSI was authorized to be worn by personnel of the U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne) and its subordinate units not currently authorized an SSI of their own on 7 March 1991. This SSI was eventually reauthorized on 27 October 2016, to reflect the renaming of the command to 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne).[38]
The Tab[edit]
Special Forces Qualification Tab
Introduced in June 1983, the Special Forces Tab is a service school qualification tab awarded to soldiers who complete one of the Special Forces Qualification Courses. Unlike the Green Beret, soldiers who are awarded the Special Forces Tab are authorized to wear it for the remainder of their military careers, even when not serving with Special Operations units. The cloth tab is an olive drab arc tab 3 1/4 inches (8.26 cm) in length and 11/16 inch (1.75 cm) in height overall, the designation "SPECIAL FORCES" in black letters 5/16 inch (.79 cm) in height and is worn on the left sleeve of utility uniforms above a unit's Shoulder Sleeve Insignia and below the President's Hundred Tab (if so awarded). The metal Special Forces Tab replica comes in two sizes, full and dress miniature. The full size version measures 5/8 inch (1.59 cm) in height and 1 9/16 inches (3.97 cm) in width. The miniature version measures 1/4 inch (.64 cm) in height and 1 inch (2.54 cm) in width. Both are teal blue with yellow border trim and letters and are worn above or below ribbons or medals on the Army Service Uniform.[39][40][41]
Award Eligibility:[39][40]
Basic Eligibility Criteria. Any person meeting one of the criteria below may be awarded the Special Forces (SF) tab:
Successful completion of U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School (USAJFKSWCS) approved Active Army (AA) institutional training leading to SF qualification.
Successful completion of a USAJFKSWCS approved Reserve Component (RC) SF qualification program.
Successful completion of an authorized unit administered SF qualification program.
Active Component institutional training. The SF Tab may be awarded to all personnel who meet the following:
For successful completion of the Special Forces Qualification Course or Special Forces Detachment Officer Qualification Course (previously known as the Special Forces Officer Course). These courses are/were conducted by the USAJFKSWC (previously known as the U.S. Army Institute for Military Assistance).
Prior to 1 January 1988, for successful completion of the then approved program of instruction for Special Forces qualification in a Special Forces Group, who were subsequently awarded, by competent authority, SQI "S" in Career Management Field 18 (enlisted), or SQI "3" in Functional Area 18 (officer).
Reserve Component (RC) SF qualification programs. The SF Tab may be awarded to all personnel who successfully complete a RC SF qualification program according to TRADOC Regulation 135-5, dated 1 June 1988 or its predecessors and who were subsequently awarded, by competent authority, SQI "S" or "3" in MOS 11b, 11C, 12B, 05B, 91B, or ASI "5G" or "3." The USAJFKSWCS will determine individual entitlement for award of the SF Tab based on historical review of Army, Continental Army Command (CONRAC), and TRADOC regulations prescribing SF qualification requirements in effect at the time the individual began an RC SF qualification program.
Unit administered SF qualification programs. The SF Tab may be awarded to all personnel who successfully completed unit administered SF qualification programs as authorized by regulation. The USAJFKSWCS will determine individual entitlement to award of the SF Tab based upon historical review of regulations prescribing SF qualification requirements in effect at the time the individual began a unit administered SF qualification program.
Former wartime service. The Special Forces Tab may be awarded retroactively to all personnel who performed the following wartime service:
1942 through 1973. Served with a Special Forces unit during wartime and were either unable to or not required to attend a formal program of instruction but were awarded SQI "S", "3", "5G" by competent authority.
Prior to 1954. Service for at least 120 consecutive days in one of the following organizations:
1st Special Service Force, August 1942 to December 1944.
OSS Detachment 101, April 1942 to September 1945.
OSS Jedburgh Detachments, May 1944 to May 1945.
OSS Operational Groups, May 1944 to May 1945.
OSS Maritime Unit, April 1942 to September 1945.
6th Army Special Reconnaissance Unit (Alamo Scouts), February 1944 to September 1945.
8240th Army Unit, June 1950 to July 1953.
1954 through 1975. Any company grade officer or enlisted member awarded the CIB or CMB while serving for at least 120 consecutive days in one of the following type organizations:
SF Operational Detachment-A (A-Team).
Mobile Strike Force.
SF Reconnaissance Team.
SF Special Project Unit.
Use of the term "Special Forces"[edit]
In countries other than the U.S., the term “special forces” is often used generically to refer to any units with elite training and special mission sets. It should be noted that in the U.S. military, “Special Forces” is a proper (capitalized) noun referring exclusively to U.S. Army Special Forces (a.k.a. "The Green Berets").[42] The media and popular culture frequently misapply the term to Navy SEALs and other members of the U.S. Special Operations Forces.[43]
In popular culture[edit]
Main article: United States Army Special Forces in popular culture
Books and movies
1965: The Green Berets, a book by Robin Moore.[44]
1965: Outpost of Freedom, by Medal of Honor recipient Captain Roger H. C. Donlon (as told to Warren Rogers) 1965, McGraw-Hill
1966: "Ballad of the Green Berets", a song performed by Vietnam veteran and Green Beret Barry Sadler. The song was written by Sadler and Robin Moore.
1968: The Green Berets, a film based on Moore's book, produced, directed, and starring John Wayne, who plays a key role in it as "Colonel Kirby".
Tales of the Green Beret, a comic strip and American comic book written by Robin Moore with artwork by Joe Kubert.
1975: Parthian Shot by former Green Beret Loyd Little. ISBN 978-0670540631, OCLC 1119712; winner of the 1976 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award.[45]
Rambo films: 1982, 1985, 1988, and 2008: In this series of films, the central character, John Rambo, is a former Green Beret and Vietnam War veteran.
2008: White Passage: Red Sun, by former Green Beret Matt Rowe. ISBN 978-1-4389-2771-8, 2008, Authorhouse.
2009: Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of U.S. Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan by Doug Stanton; adapted into a forthcoming 2018 film, 12 Strong.
See also[edit]
United States Army portal
Special Operations portal
1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (Delta Force)
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Central Intelligence Agency's Special Activities Division
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Barbara Feldon
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Barbara Feldon
Feldon as Agent 99 in Get Smart, 1965
Born
Barbara Anne Hall
(1933-03-12) March 12, 1933 (age 84)
Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation
Actress, model, television host, writer
Years active
1957–present
Spouse(s)
Lucien Verdoux-Feldon
(m. 1958; div. 1967)
Partner(s)
Burt Nodella (1968-1979)
Barbara Feldon (born March 12, 1933) is an American character actress who works mostly in the theatre, but is primarily known for her roles on television. Her most prominent role was that of Agent 99 on the 1960s sitcom Get Smart. She also worked as a model.[1][2]
Contents
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1 Early life
2 Career
3 Personal life
4 Notes
5 References
6 External links
Early life[edit]
Feldon was born Barbara Anne Hall in Butler, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Pittsburgh.[3] She graduated from Bethel Park High School and trained at Pittsburgh Playhouse.[4] In 1955 she graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) as a Bachelor of Arts in drama. She was initiated into the Delta Xi Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. In 1957, she won the grand prize on The $64,000 Question in the category of William Shakespeare.[5][6]
Career[edit]
Following some work as a model, Feldon's break came in the form of a popular and much parodied television commercial for "Top Brass", a hair pomade for men by Revlon. Lounging languidly on an animal print rug, she purred at the camera, addressing the male viewers as "tigers".[7]
This led to small roles in television series. In the 1960s, she made appearances on Twelve O'Clock High, Lorne Greene's Griff, Flipper, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (in "The Never-Never Affair"). In 1964, she appeared with Simon Oakland in the episode "Try to Find a Spy" of CBS's short-lived drama Mr. Broadway.
One substantial guest-starring role was opposite George C. Scott in the TV drama East Side/West Side (S1 E19). It was produced by Talent Associates, who were also developing a TV comedy, with two prominent writers, Mel Brooks and Buck Henry. They created Get Smart, an Emmy Award-winning spy comedy series.[8]
Feldon was cast in this new show, as "Agent 99". She starred opposite comedian Don Adams, who portrayed Maxwell Smart, Secret Agent 86. She played the role for the duration of the show's production from 1965 until 1970, and was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1968 and 1969.
The character was unusual for the era, showing a capable woman in a stressful career.[9] Feldon noted "A lot of women said 99 was a role model for them. Because she was smart and always got the right answer." Feldon almost lost her role as 99 because the sponsor of Get Smart was a deodorant soap and she had done a deodorant commercial for Revlon.[10]
Feldon made guest appearances five times on The Dean Martin Show from 1968 to 1972, singing and dancing, as well as performing in comedy skits. She also appeared on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. After her starring TV role, she guest-starred in several 1970s television series, including The Name of the Game and McMillan & Wife.
Her TV movies include Let's Switch! (1975) with Barbara Eden, and the cult-classic thriller A Vacation in Hell (1979) with Maureen McCormick and Priscilla Barnes.
Feldon's feature films included Fitzwilly (1967), Smile (1975) and No Deposit, No Return (1976). Her last film to date is 2006's 'Last Request', a comedy with Danny Aiello and Joe Piscopo.
Feldon reprised her role as "Agent 99" in the made-for-television film Get Smart, Again! (1989) and a short-lived television series also titled Get Smart in 1995. She wrote and provided audio commentaries and introductions for the DVD release of the original Get Smart series in 2006 but did not take part in the 2008 film adaptation that starred Steve Carell as Maxwell Smart. Feldon guest-starred as a former TV spy star on a 1993 episode (S1 E20) of Mad About You, as Diane "Spy Girl" Caldwell.
For one year, she was a co-host, with Bob Eubanks, of the annual January 1 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena.
Feldon has done much narration and voice-over work. Her distinctive voice has been heard in numerous TV and radio commercials as well as film and TV documentaries.
Personal life[edit]
Feldon has served as the actress's last name since her marriage to Lucien Verdoux-Feldon in 1958. The pair divorced in 1967. In 1968 she married Get Smart producer Burt Nodella.[11][12] That union lasted 12 years. She does not have any children. Upon ending her second marriage, she moved back to New York City where she resides. She wrote a book, Living Alone and Loving It, in 2003.[13] Barbara Feldon will still occasionally act in off-Broadway plays, but she is "no longer interested in performing." Feldon is an accomplished writer, and is still actively creating content. In 2015, she had two editorial pieces featured in Metropolitan Magazine.[14][15]
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ Miller, Laura. "At Home With Agent 99". Salon.com. Salon Media Group, Inc. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
Jump up ^ Rahner, Mark (November 12, 2006). "Classic "Get Smart" on DVD: Q&A with Barbara Feldon, Agent 99". Seattle Times. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
Jump up ^ The Wall Breaker Interviews Vol. 12: Whatever happened to Barbara Feldon?
Jump up ^ Conner, Lynne (2007). Pittsburgh In Stages: Two Hundred Years of Theater. University of Pittsburgh Press. p. 152; ISBN 978-0-8229-4330-3. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
Jump up ^ "$64,000 Question aka $64,000 Challenge".
Jump up ^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette archives July 5, 2013 Retrieved August 11, 2015
Jump up ^ Top Brass commercial on YouTube
Jump up ^ Battaglio, Stephen David Susskind: A Televised Life page 176 ISBN 0312610513 December 6, 2011
Jump up ^ Cynthia Rose (ed.). "Television and the Feminine Mystique". American Decades Primary Sources. Vol. 7: 1960-1969. Detroit: Gale, p396-399. ©2004. 2005
Jump up ^ Lisanti, Tom; Paul, Louis (April 10, 2002). "Film Fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television, 1962-1973". page 127, ISBN 978-0786411948
Jump up ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0271156/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
Jump up ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0633816/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
Jump up ^ The Augusta Chronicle 11/5/06
Jump up ^ "Metropolitan Magazine - 165 Perry Street".
Jump up ^ "Metropolitan Magazine - Puck Penthouse".
References[edit]
Feldon, Barbara (2003). Living Alone and Loving It. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0-7432-3517-4. OCLC 50091772.
External links[edit]
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Barbara Feldon at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
Barbara Feldon interview video at the Archive of American Television
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Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman
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Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman
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Genre
Dharmik/Spiritual
Created by
Abhimanyu Singh
Screenplay by
Vikash Babulal Pareek
Story by
BrijMohan Pandey
Directed by
Abhimanyu Singh
Starring
See Below
Theme music composer
Sunny Bawra
Inder Bawra
Country of origin
India
Original language(s)
Hindi
No. of seasons
1
No. of episodes
631
Production
Executive producer(s)
Ajay Dhanak
Prarabdha Shrivastava
Producer(s)
Abhimanyu Singh
Rupali Singh
Cinematography
Ravi Naidu
Editor(s)
Rahul Jain
Running time
Approx. 22 minutes
Production company(s)
Contiloe Entertainment
Release
Original network
Sony TV
Picture format
720i
HDTV 1080i
Original release
May 4, 2015 (2015-05-04) – August 21, 2017 (2017-08-21)
External links
Website
Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman is an Indian television series that aired on Sony Entertainment Television (India) weekly.[1][2][3] It depicts the story of Lord Hanuman told from the viewpoint of Lord Shri Krishna and Devi Rukmini.[4][5][6]
Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman has been dubbed in Tamil as Jai Hanuman on Sun TV,[7] into Malayalam as Mahaveera Hanuman on Surya TV [8] in Telugu as Sri Anjaneyam on Gemini TV.[9] In Thailand, the drama airs on Channel 8 dubbed into Thai under the name "หนุมาน สงครามมหาเทพ".[10]
The series ended in August 2017.[11]
Contents
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1 Plot
2 Cast
2.1 Recurring roles
2.2 Former cast
3 Notes
4 References
5 External links
Plot[edit]
Follows the life of Lord Hanuman, a destroyer of obstacles, and traces his journey from his childhood till the time he met Lord Rama and became his devout disciple.
Cast[edit]
Nirbhay Wadhwa as Hanuman/Vrishkapi[12]
Gagan Malik as Vishnu/Rama/Krishna[13]
Deblina Chatterjee as Lakshmi/Sita/Rukmini/Vedavati/Vishwamohini/Kali [14]
Tushar Dalvi as Valmiki
Reem Sheikh as Vandevi
Sheena Bajaj as Naagin
Ankur Verma/Arun Mandola as Lakshmana [15]
Khyati Mangla as Urmila
Nishant Kumar as Shatrughna
Vikram Sharma as Sugriva/Bhim[16]
Amit Mehra as Shiva
Priyanka Singh as Parvati/Navadurga/Adi Parashakti/Tara/Sati/Lalita
Anju Jadhav as Saraswati
Nidhi Jha as Jambavati
Sonal Parihar as Satyabhama
Pooja khatri as Kalindi
Saina Kapoor as Mitravinda
Aishwarya Raj as Kayadhu
Bharat Chawda/Gagan Kang[a] as Kesari/Vibhishan
Barkha Bisht Sengupta as Anjana
Samragyi Nema as Kaushalya
Alefia Kapadia/Reshmi Ghosh as Kaikeyi[18]
Kanishka Soni as Sumitra[19]
Kunal Bakshi as Yuddhajit
Yogesh Mahajan as Dasharath
Gajendra Chauhan as Sumant
Mukul Raj Singh as Angad
Manoj Verma as Vishwamitra
Tarakesh Chauhan as Prajapati Daksh/Durvasa
Recurring roles[edit]
Saibal Sandhir as Dhanwantri Dev
Lovekesh Solanki as Garuda Dev
Vikas Grover as Devrishi Narad
Vimarsh Roshan/Sandeep Rajora as Surya [20]
Manas Shah as Indra
Preetika Chauhan as Shachi
Manish Bishla as Vayu Dev
Ravi Kumar as Varun Dev
Kaushik Chakravorty as Devguru Brihaspati
Triyug Mantri as Kaal Dev/Yamraj
Devendra Mishra as Shani Dev
Former cast[edit]
Ishant Bhanushali as Hanuman (Younger)
Arpit Gupta as Hanuman (Newborn)
Ankur Verma[21] as Lakshman
Srashti Maheshwari as Tara
Aarya Babbar/Saurav Gurjar[b] as Vali/Dasanan Ravan[23]
Vishal Jethwa as Vali (Younger)
Bhadra Parekh as Sugriva (Younger)
Ayaan Zubair Rahmani as Prahlad[24]
Ajay Kumar Nain as Hiranyakashipu
KK Goswami as Atibala
Meet Mukhi as Rama (Younger)[25]
Eklavya Ahir as Bharata (Younger)
Krish Chauhan as Lakshman (Younger)
Vansh Sayani as Shatrughna (Younger)
Aditya Rathore as Jitanta/Ganesha
Sumit Kaul as Rakshas Chakrasura
Vinit Kakar as Mahaparshva
Arpit Ranka as Shatanand Ravan [26]
Ketan Karande as Ahiravan
Sharhaan Singh as Indrajit
Tasha Kapoor as Mandodari
Paridhi Sharma as Kaikesi
Riyanka Chanda as Draupadi
Neha Chowdhury as Apsara
Vishal Patni as Nikumbha[27]
Zubair Ali as Lavanasur
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ Gagn Kang played Kesari[17] and is currently playing Vibhisan after Bharat Chawda made an exit from the show.
Jump up ^ Saurav Gurjar played the role of Vali and is currently playing Dasanan Ravan after Arya Babbar made an exit from the show.[22]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "ये हैं टीवी के नए 'हनुमान', सेट पर 12 घंटे हेवी कॉस्ट्यूम पहनकर करते हैं काम". Bollywood Bhaskar. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
Jump up ^ "TV show 'Sankat Mochan Mahabali Hanumaan' to reveal untold past of the 'mightiest' god". Indian Express. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
Jump up ^ "Nirbhay Wadhwa bags lead role in 'Sankat Mochan Mahabali Hanuman'". Times of India. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
Jump up ^ "Meet the characters of Mahabali Hanuman". Times of India. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
Jump up ^ "'Sankat Mochan Mahabali Hanuman' to unveil Hanuman's story from Lord's Krishna's perspective". Times of India. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
Jump up ^ "'Sankat Mochan Mahabali Hanumaan' to have online premiere before TV telecast". Indian Express. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
Jump up ^ "Jai Hanuman - Sun TV Show". Sun TV Network. Retrieved 8 Jan 2017.
Jump up ^ "Mahaveera Hanuman - Surya TV Show". Sun TV Network. Retrieved 8 Jan 2017.
Jump up ^ "Sri Anjaneyam - Gemini TV Show". Sun TV Network. Retrieved 8 Jan 2017.
Jump up ^ https://www.thaich8.com/series_detail/62/%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99-%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%9E
Jump up ^ "Sony TV wields axe on 'Yeh Moh Moh Ke Dhaage'". BizAsia | Media, Entertainment, Showbiz, Events and Music. 2017-08-11. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
Jump up ^ "Nirbhay Wadhwa bags lead role in 'Sankat Mochan Mahabali Hanuman'". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 Jan 2015.
Jump up ^ "Gagan Malik in 3 avatars in 'Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman'". Times of India. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
Jump up ^ "Deblina Chatterjee bags Sankat Mochan Hanuman". Times of India. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
Jump up ^ "Fitness conscious Nirbhay Wadhwa inspires co-actors on the set of Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanumaan - Times of India". Retrieved 2016-09-24.
Jump up ^ Team, Tellychakkar. "Actor injured: Accident on the set of Sony TV's Hanuman". tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
Jump up ^ "Gagan Kang to play Kesari in 'Sankat Mochan Mahabali Hanuman'". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
Jump up ^ "Age is no bar for Reshmi Ghosh". indianexpress.com. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
Jump up ^ By TellychakkarTeam (2015-11-13). "Kanishka Soni to play 'Sumitra' in Sony TV's Hanuman". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
Jump up ^ "Sandeep to play Suryadev for the third time! - Times of India". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
Jump up ^ "This Lakshman is actually an astrologer - Times of India". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
Jump up ^ "Aarya Babbar moves out of Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanumaan; Saurav Gurjar to relace". tellychakkar. Retrieved 24 Sep 2016.
Jump up ^ Team, Tellychakkar. "Aarya Babbar to play Dasanan Ravan in Sony TV's Sankat Mochan Mahabali Hanuman". www.tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
Jump up ^ "Jodha Akbar's Salim joins the cast of Hanuman". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
Jump up ^ "Meet Mukhi to play young Ram in TV show". indianexpress.com. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
Jump up ^ "Arpit Ranka roped in Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 Feb 2017.
Jump up ^ "Vishal Patni enters 'Sankat Mochan Mahabali Hanumaan'". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 Mar 2017.
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Trypticase soy agar
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Trypticase soy agar[1] or tryptone soya agar (TSA) and Trypticase soy broth[2] or tryptone soya broth (TSB) with agar are growth media for the culturing of bacteria. They are general-purpose, nonselective media providing enough nutrients to allow for a wide variety of microorganisms to grow.[3][4][5] They are used for a wide range of applications, including culture storage, enumeration (counting), isolation of pure cultures, or simply general culture.
TSA contains enzymatic digests of casein and soybean meal, which provide amino acids and other nitrogenous substances, making it a nutritious medium for a variety of organisms. Glucose is the energy source. Sodium chloride maintains the osmotic equilibrium, while dipotassium phosphate acts as buffer to maintain pH. Agar extracted from any number of organisms is used as a gelling agent.
The medium may be supplemented with blood to facilitate the growth of more fastidious bacteria or antimicrobial agents to permit the selection of various microbial groups from pure microbiota. As with any media, minor changes may be made to suit specific circumstances. TSA is frequently the base medium of other agar plate types. For example, blood agar plates (BAP) are made by enriching TSA plates with defibrinated sheep blood, and chocolate agar is made through additional cooking of BAP. Nutrient agar is also similar to TSA. One liter of the agar contains:[6]
15 g tryptone
5 g soytone – enzymatic digest of soybean meal
5 g sodium chloride
15 g agar
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Jump up ^ "Sigma aldrich nonselective media".
Jump up ^ "Highlands Nonselective Media".
Jump up ^ "LSU Nonselective Media".
Jump up ^ Japanese Government, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (2009, September 30) The Japanese Pharmacopeia 15th Edition Supplement 2. Ministerial Notification No. 425, p. 20
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http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2000-02/951527342.Mi.r.html
http://www.highlands.edu/academics/divisions/scipe/biology/labs/rome/selectivedifferential.htm
http://spot.pcc.edu/~jvolpe/b/bi234/lab/differentialMedia/selectiveDifferentialMedia.htm
http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/analytical-chromatography/microbiology/microbiology-products.html?TablePage=18176518
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