UT. All were 22-man units with one officer, one NCOIC, an RTO for each, and three six-man teams. These were the USAR platoons, their locations and the commands to which they were assigned: 5th Infantry Platoon (Pathfinder), Fort Meade, MD (97th ARCOM; administratively attached to HQ 11th SFGA and later assigned to HQ 31st Aviation Group) 26th Infantry Platoon (Pathfinder), Wichita, KS (89th ARCOM) 27th Infantry Platoon (Pathfinder), NAS Dallas, Grand Prairie, TX (90th ARCOM) 54th Infantry Platoon (Pathfinder), Wenatchee, WA 124th ARCOM) 79th Infantry Platoon (Pathfinder), Fort Douglas, UT (96th ARCOM) The Army National Guard activated five pathfinder detachments. Its 1136th Infantry Detachment was formed using the assets of the Pathfinder Detachment, HQ 36th Airborne Brigade when the brigade was inactivated in April 1980. 28th Infantry Detachment (Pathfinder), Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, PA (28th Inf Div, PA ARNG) 76th Infantry Detachment (Pathfinder), Stockton, CA (40th Inf Div, CA ARNG) 77th Infantry Detachment (Pathfinder), Columbus, OH (73rd Inf Bde, OH ARNG) 667th Infantry Detachment (Pathfinder), Saint Thomas, VI (VI ARNG) 1136th Infantry Detachment (Pathfinder), Austin, TX (TX ARNG) Modern pathfinders Pathfinders exist in a number of armed forces around the world. Most of them are senior members of parachute units and have earned the right to wear the maroon beret. Belgium Belgium has a platoon of pathfinders that is special operations capable as part of the Special Operations Regiment. They are paracommandos that receive an extra pathfinder course at Schaffen. The Belgian pathfinders keep close ties with their Dutch and British counterparts, with whom they perform joint exercises. Brazil Brazil has a company of pathfinders (Companhia de Precursores Pára-quedista) as part of the Parachute Infantry Brigade. This unit is tasked with the execution of missions that are common to this kind of force, but, often operate like a special forces group. Operating in covert intelligence gathering operations, direct action, and counter-guerrilla warfare. Member of this company take part in many operations in hot zones, like Rio de Janeiro, Haiti and Congo. The course of Brazilian pathfinders lasts six months, being one of the most difficult in Brazil, with an average of 10 approved. Canada In the Canadian Armed Forces, airborne pathfinders are paratroopers whobesides securing drop zones, gathering intelligence, and briefing follow-on forcesalso conduct ambushes and reconnaissance behind enemy lines. To qualify as a pathfinder in the Canadian Army, the soldier must pass the Patrol Pathfinder course conducted by the