Asymmetric Warfare Group

Asymmetric Warfare Group
Asymmetric Warfare Group shoulder sleeve insignia
Active2006–2021
Country United States
Branch United States Army
TypeOperational Advisory Support
RoleAdvisory and solution development
Size~ 377
Part of United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
Garrison/HQFort Meade, Maryland
Nickname(s)AWG
Motto(s)"Think. Adapt. Anticipate."
ColorsBlack & Red
AnniversariesMarch 8, 2006
EngagementsIraq War
War in Afghanistan
DecorationsArmy Superior Unit Award
Websitewww.awg.army.mil
Commanders
July 2019 - March 2021 (inactivation)Colonel Scott Shaw
July 2017 - July 2019Colonel Timothy O’Brien
July 2015 - July 2017Colonel Michael Loos
August 2013 - July 2015Colonel John P. Petkosek
July 2011 - August 2013Colonel Patrick J. Mahaney Jr.
July 2009 - July 2011Colonel James M. Mis
January 2006 (activation) - July 2009Colonel Robert Shaw
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

The Asymmetric Warfare Group (often shortened to "AWG") was a United States Army special mission unit created during the War on Terrorism to mitigate various threats with regard to asymmetric warfare. The unit was headquartered at Fort Meade, Maryland and had a training facility (the Asymmetric Warfare Training Center) at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia which was specialized in breaching and subterranean warfare. The unit provided the linkage between Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) and the operational Army, and reported directly to the commanding general of TRADOC.

In March 2021, the AWG held a casing of the colors ceremony and officially inactivated.