“Mr. President, I think we have an abort situation.” Former Secretary of Defense Brown, April 1980

“Mr. President, I think we have an abort situation.” Former Secretary of Defense Brown, April 1980

DESERT ONEDESERT ONE

USSOCOM MISSIONUSSOCOM MISSION

FUNCTIONAL COMBATANT COMMANDFUNCTIONAL COMBATANT COMMAND

• SUPPORTED COMMANDER FOR PLANNING FOR THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM

• SUPPORTED OR SUPPORTING COMMANDER FOR GWOT EXECUTION

• COMBATANT COMMANDER OF U.S. BASED SOF

• PROVIDE SOF TO REGIONAL COMBATANT COMMANDERS

• SUPPORTED COMMANDER FOR PLANNING FOR THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM

• SUPPORTED OR SUPPORTING COMMANDER FOR GWOT EXECUTION

• COMBATANT COMMANDER OF U.S. BASED SOF

• PROVIDE SOF TO REGIONAL COMBATANT COMMANDERS

SERVICE LIKE RESPONSIBILITIESSERVICE LIKE RESPONSIBILITIES

• STRATEGY, DOCTRINE, TACTICS

• ORGANIZE, TRAIN & EQUIP SOF

• PROGRAM & BUDGET FOR SOF

• DEVELOP/PROCURE SOF PECULIAR:

• EQUIPMENT

• MATERIEL, SUPPLIES AND SERVICES

• ENSURE INTEROPERABILITY OF EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL

• MONITOR SOF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

• INTERNAL AUDITS

• STRATEGY, DOCTRINE, TACTICS

• ORGANIZE, TRAIN & EQUIP SOF

• PROGRAM & BUDGET FOR SOF

• DEVELOP/PROCURE SOF PECULIAR:

• EQUIPMENT

• MATERIEL, SUPPLIES AND SERVICES

• ENSURE INTEROPERABILITY OF EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL

• MONITOR SOF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

• INTERNAL AUDITS

SERVICE LIKE RESPONSIBILITIESSERVICE LIKE RESPONSIBILITIES

M4 CarbineM4 Carbine

Modified with MFP 11

Modified with MFP 11

MH – 47EMH – 47E

Modified with MFP 11

Modified with MFP 11

MBITRMBITR

MFP 11 R&D with ASD/NII interestMFP 11 R&D with ASD/NII interest

MBMMRMBMMR

ASDSASDS

All MFP 11 R&D and procurementAll MFP 11 R&D and procurement

SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCESSPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES

WHAT DO WE DO? • WHO ARE WE?WHAT DO WE DO? • WHO ARE WE?

SOF CORE TASKSSOF CORE TASKS

Counterproliferation of WMD

Counterterrorism

Direct Action

Psychological Operations

Information Operations

Counterproliferation of WMD

Counterterrorism

Direct Action

Psychological Operations

Information Operations

Unconventional Warfare

Civil Affairs Operations

Special Reconnaissance

Foreign Internal Defense

THE SOF TEAMTHE SOF TEAM

UNITED STATES SPECIALOPERATIONS COMMAND

(USSOCOM)

AVIATION - FIXED WING - ROTARY WINGSPECIAL TACTICSCOMBAT WEATHER

AIR FORCEAIR FORCE

SPECIAL OPERATIONSSPECIAL OPERATIONS

COMMANDCOMMAND

(AFSOC)(AFSOC)

AIR FORCEAIR FORCE

SPECIAL OPERATIONSSPECIAL OPERATIONS

COMMANDCOMMAND

(AFSOC)(AFSOC)

JOINT STANDINGBATTLESTAFFSAND C4I STRUCTURE

JOINT SPECIALJOINT SPECIAL

OPERATIONS COMMANDOPERATIONS COMMAND

(JSOC)(JSOC)

JOINT SPECIALJOINT SPECIAL

OPERATIONS COMMANDOPERATIONS COMMAND

(JSOC)(JSOC)

SEAL TEAMSSPECIAL BOAT TEAMSSEAL DELIVERY VEHICLE TEAMS

NAVAL SPECIALNAVAL SPECIAL

WARFARE COMMANDWARFARE COMMAND

(NAVSPECWARCOM)(NAVSPECWARCOM)

NAVAL SPECIALNAVAL SPECIAL

WARFARE COMMANDWARFARE COMMAND

(NAVSPECWARCOM)(NAVSPECWARCOM)

UNITED STATES ARMYUNITED STATES ARMY

SPECIAL OPERATIONSSPECIAL OPERATIONS

COMMANDCOMMAND

(USASOC)(USASOC)

SPECIAL FORCESRANGERSAVIATIONPSYOPCIVIL AFFAIRS

THEATER SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMANDTHEATER SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND

SOF RELEVANCE IS ITS PEOPLESOF RELEVANCE IS ITS PEOPLE

SOF VALUES:SOF VALUES: Integrity, Courage,Competency, Creativity

SOF TRUTHSSOF TRUTHS

•Humans are more important than hardware•Quality is better than Quantity•Special Operations Forces cannot be mass produced•Competent Special Operations Forces cannot be created after emergencies occur

•Humans are more important than hardware•Quality is better than Quantity•Special Operations Forces cannot be mass produced•Competent Special Operations Forces cannot be created after emergencies occur