5TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP (AIRBORNE), 1ST SPECIAL FORCES 6 October 2001 to 28 February 2002 I I - V A L O R O U S U N I T A W A R D. In June of 1965, 5th Special Forces Group (A), Detachment B-52 was activated to act as a controller and headquarters element for the newly formed Project DELTA and its clandestine operations.