United States Special Operations Command
The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is charged with overseeing the various
Special Operations Commands (SOC) of each branch of the
U.S. military. The command is part of the U.S. Department of Defense. When
Special Operations Forces (SOF) of different branches are used for the
same operation, USSOCOM acts as the Joint Command Center (JCC) of all the forces used in the operation. USSOCOM is headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.
Commands (incomplete)
Each SOC is unique and capable of running their own operations,
but when the different
SOF need to work together for an operation, USSOCOM
becomes the JCC of the operation, instead of a SOC of a specific branch. The United States Marine Corps and the United States Coast Guard do not have substantial contributions to USSOCOM.
Air Force
The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (USAFSOC) is in charge of the different SOF of the U.S. Air Force.
Army
The U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) is in charge of the different SOF of the U.S. Army. The command
currently oversees:
Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command
The Civil Affairs
- Psychological Operations (PSYOP)
Navy
The U.S. Navy Special Warfare Command (NSWC) is in charge of the different SOF of the U.S. Navy, particularly the different SEAL Teams. The command currently oversees:
- Naval Special Warfare Group 1 (Navy SEALs, Naval Air Base, Coronado, CA)
- Naval Special Warfare Group 2 (Navy SEALs, Naval Air Base, Little Creek, VA)
- Special Boat Squadron 1 (Coastal Patrol Boats, Naval Air Base, Coronado, CA)
- Special Boat Squadron 2 (Coastal Patrol Boats, Naval Air Base, Little Creek, VA)
- Naval Special Warfare Development Group (Counter-terrorist DEVGRU, fmr. SEAL Team 6, Dam Neck, VA)
