 The decade saw the raising of the first active division of the Army, the 1st Infantry Division.With the victory over the Huks later in the 50s, the BCTs became active duty infantry battalions.Formed in the same time was the 1st Scout Ranger Regiment, and in 1962 the PA raised its airborne and special forces formation, the Special Forces Regiment (Airborne) following the traditions of the US Army Special Forces (the Green Berets) and the 11th Airborne Division that helped liberate Southern Luzon and Manila at the closing stages of the Japanese occupation of the country.