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As a service component of USSOCOM, MARSOC is tasked by the Commander USSOCOM to train, organize, equip, and deploy responsive U.S. Marine Corps special operations forces worldwide, in support of combatant commanders and other agencies. MARSOC has been directed to conduct foreign internal defense, direct action, and special reconnaissance.
The Directive describes the organizational relationships within the Department, and is the foundational issuance for delineating the major functions of the Department. The latest version, signed by Secretary Gates in December 2010, is the first major re-write since 1987, supports DoD strategic processes, and aligns with the overall goals and ...
US Army Special Forces operators with their GMV and British soldiers in their two Land Rovers take a tactical pause during a combat patrol in the Sangin District area of Helmand Province, Afghanistan at the Helmand province campaign in 2007.
The Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) is a joint component command of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and is charged with studying special operations requirements and techniques to ensure interoperability and equipment standardization, to plan and conduct special operations exercises and training, to develop joint special operations tactics, and to execute special ...
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), headquartered at Hurlburt Field, Florida, is the special operations component of the United States Air Force.An Air Force major command (MAJCOM), AFSOC is also the U.S. Air Force component command to United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), a unified combatant command located at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.
On April 6, 2011, McRaven was nominated by President Barack Obama for promotion from the rank of vice admiral to admiral and appointed as the ninth commander of USSOCOM, [23] of which JSOC is a component. In his confirmation hearings, McRaven "endorsed a steady manpower growth rate of 3% to 5% a year" and favored more resources for USSOCOM.
SEAC John W. Troxell (right) and the senior enlisted advisors for the unified combatant commands brief the media in the Pentagon, November 28, 2017.. This is a list of active duty United States senior enlisted leaders and advisors serving in the uniformed services of the United States.
Eric Thor Olson (born January 24, 1952) is a retired United States Navy admiral who last served as the eighth Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) from July 2, 2007 to August 8, 2011. He previously served as Deputy Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command from 2003 to July 2007.