US Army 7th Special Forces Group
The US Army 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) is a special forces unit of the United States Army under Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and the 1st Special Forces Command, historically headquartered at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Known as the "Green Berets," the 7th SFG specializes in unconventional warfare, direct action, special reconnaissance, counter-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and security force assistance. The group's primary area of responsibility encompasses Central and South America.
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Latin American Operations
The 7th Special Forces Group has an extensive history of foreign internal defense, counterdrug, and training missions throughout Central and South America. Notable deployments include:
- Operation Snow Cap — A DEA counter-narcotics operation across nine Latin American countries, conducted alongside US Navy SEALs
- Operation Laser Strike — US SOUTHCOM authorized up to 14 special forces counterdrug deployments to Peru during 1997, with the 7th SFG conducting riverine training and security operations alongside the MARFORLAND Riverine Training Team in Iquitos, Peru
- 1995 Peru-Ecuador Border Dispute — The 7th SFG operated alongside the 1st Battalion 228th Aviation Regiment from Joint Task Force Bravo in northern Peru
Alleged UAP Involvement
UAP Gerb theorizes that 7th Special Forces Group personnel already deployed to northern Peru for Operation Laser Strike served as the armed enforcement arm of the Department of Energy NEST crash retrieval team that secured the 1997 Peru UFO crash site. Jonathan Weygandt described the armed operators as older men in their late 30s and 40s wearing all-black fatigues without insignia, speaking with American dialects, who arrived at the crash site before the CH-47 helicopters carrying the DOE scientific team. Their described appearance, behavior, equipment (MP5s, Glocks, shotguns, M16s), and pre-positioning in the region are consistent with an Army Special Forces detachment.