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==U.S. Special Operations centers, schools, and courses== ==U.S. Special Operations centers, schools, and courses==

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United States special operations forces (SOF) are components of the Department of Defense's United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).

The U.S. military definition of Special Operations Forces according to the Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms is "Those Active and Reserve Component forces of the Military Services designated by the Secretary of Defense and specifically organized, trained, and equipped to conduct and support special operations. Also called SOF". The definition in the DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms references Joint Publication 3-05.1 - Joint Special Operations Task Force Operations (JP 3-05.1) as its source.

Composition

Component commands
★★★ Represents a unit led by a Lieutenant General or Vice Admiral
★★ Represents a unit led by a Major General or Rear Admiral (upper half)
★ Represents a unit led by a Brigadier General or Rear Admiral (lower half)

Joint Special Operations Command

Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) ★★★

United States Air Force

Note: nonoperations-related squadrons are not included for a condensed list of units
Air Force Special Tactics Commandos training in Jordan

United States Army

Army Rangers during a training operation.

United States Marine Corps

Marine Raiders fine-tune Visit, Board, Search and Seizure skills.

United States Navy

Navy SEALs during night operation in Afghanistan.
  • Naval Special Warfare Command (NAVSPECWARCOM) ★★
    • Naval Special Warfare Group ONE
      • SEAL Team 1
      • SEAL Team 3
      • SEAL Team 5
      • SEAL Team 7
      • Logistics Support Unit 1
      • Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Unit 1
      • Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Unit 3
    • Naval Special Warfare Group TWO
      • SEAL Team 2
      • SEAL Team 4
      • SEAL Team 8
      • SEAL Team 10
      • Logistics Support Unit 2
      • Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Unit 2
      • Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Unit 4
      • Naval Special Warfare Unit (NSW) 10
    • Naval Special Warfare Group THREE
      • SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1 (SDVT-1)
      • Logistics Support Unit 3
      • SEAL Delivery Vehicle Detachment 1
    • Naval Special Warfare Group FOUR
      • Special Boat Team 12 (SBT-12)
      • Special Boat Team 20 (SBT-20)
      • Special Boat Team 22 (SBT-22)
      • Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School (NAVSCIATTS)
    • Naval Special Warfare Group TEN
      • Support Activity 1
      • Support Activity 2
      • Mission Support Center
      • Cultural Engagement Unit
    • Naval Special Warfare Group ELEVEN
      • SEAL Team 17 (Navy Reserve)
      • SEAL Team 18 (Navy Reserve)
    • Naval Special Warfare Center
      • Basic Training Command
      • Advanced Training Command

SOF career fields

United States Army

Enablers
  • Sustainers
  • Army Special Operations Aviators
  • Military Intelligence and other Special Operations/Support with enlisted Special Qualification (SQI) Identifier "S" or "K9" for Officers.

United States Marine Corps

Enablers
  • Special Operations Capabilities Specialist
  • Combat Services Specialist

United States Navy

Enablers

United States Air Force

* Note: CRO/PJ and ALO/TACP Airmen are not inherently designated SOF; those belonging to Special Tactics Squadrons fall under AFSOC. The vast majority are assigned to conventional rescue squadrons or Air Support Operations Squadrons as part of Air Combat Command.

* Note: The United States Coast Guard has an element of specialized forces, but is not a part of time United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) because the Coast Guard does not operate under the Department of Defense. The Deployable Operations Group(DOG) now called Deployable Specialized Forces (DSF)is a Coast Guard element that provided properly equipped, trained and organized Specialized Forces to Coast Guard, DHS, DoD and inter-agency operational and tactical commanders.

U.S. Special Operations centers, schools, and courses

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  • International Special Training Center (ISTC) - Pfullendorf, Federal Republic of Germany
  • Joint Special Operations University – Hurlburt Field
  • Advanced Special Operations Techniques Course (ASOTC) - Fort Bragg
  • John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School – Fort Bragg
  • Military Free Fall Advanced Tactical Infiltration Course (ATIC) - Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona
  • Naval Special Warfare Center – Coronado, California
  • Naval Special Warfare Advanced Training Command, Imperial Beach, CA
  • Recon and Surveillance Leaders Course (RSLC) - Fort Benning, Georgia
  • Special Forces Advanced Urban Combat (SFAUC) - Fort Bragg
  • Special Forces Combat Diver Qualification Course - Key West, Florida
  • Special Forces Sniper Course (SFSC) - Fort Bragg
  • Special Forces Advanced Targeting Reconnaissance Target Analysis Exploitation Techniques (SFARTAETC)
  • Special Forces Physical Surveillance Course
  • SOF Sensitive Site Exploitation, Technical Exploitation Course
  • SOF Sensitive Site Exploitation, Operator Advanced Course
  • Special Forces Master Mountaineering Course (Level 1)
  • Special Forces Senior Mountaineering Course (Level 2)
  • Winter Warfare, Mountain and Cold Weather Operations
  • Special Forces Technical Surveillance (SFTSC)
  • Marine Special Operations School – Camp Lejeune
  • US Army Ranger Assessment and Selection Program (RASP) – Fort Benning, Georgia
  • US Army Small Unit Ranger Tactics (SURT) – Fort Benning, Georgia
  • USAF Combat Dive Course - NDSTC Panama City, Florida
  • USAF Combat Control School – Pope Field, North Carolina
  • USAF Pararescue Recovery Specialist Course - Kirtland AFB, NM
  • USAF Special Operations School – Hurlburt Field, FL
    • Special Tactics Training Squadron
  • Special Operations Terminal Attack Control Course (SOTACC), Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona
  • JTAC Advanced Instructor Course – Nellis AFB, NV
  • Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center, Naval Air Station Fallon, NV
  • US Navy Rescue Swimmer school, Pensacola, Florida
  • US Coast Guard Special Mission Training Center, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

See also

References

  1. ^ special operations forces. Dtic.mil. Retrieved on 2014-05-24.
  2. "Joint Special Operations Task Force Operations" (PDF). 26 April 2007. p. GP-15 (Glossary page). Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  3. ^ "SOCOM 2014 Factbook" (PDF). 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  4. Special Operations Command South
  5. U.S. Special Operations Command, North (Provisional Command) > U.S. Northern Command > Article View. Northcom.mil (2013-05-16). Retrieved on 2014-05-24.
  6. ^ SOCOM Public Affairs (2015). SOCOM Fact Book 2015 (PDF). SOCOM Public Affairs.
  7. http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/8125/shedding-some-light-on-the-pentagons-most-shadowy-aviation-units
  8. http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/8125/shedding-some-light-on-the-pentagons-most-shadowy-aviation-units
  9. http://www.jcu.mil//
  10. ^ "1st Special Operations Group fact sheet". 1 July 2015.
  11. ^ "24th Special Operations Wing fact sheet". 1 July 2015.
  12. ^ "27th Special Operations Wing fact sheet". 1 July 2015.
  13. ^ "919th Special Operations Wing fact sheet". 1 July 2015.
  14. ^ "352d Special Operations Wing fact sheet". 1 July 2015.
  15. ^ "353rd Special Operations Group fact sheet". 1 July 2015.
  16. ^ "Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center". 1 July 2015.
  17. https://www.pararescue.com/unit-info
  18. http://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/858167/policy-changes-allow-airmen-to-retrain-into-special-ops/
  19. https://fas.org/irp/doddir/usaf/afdd2-7.pdf
  20. USCG Deployable Operations Group
  21. http://www.yumasun.com/news/military_news/air-force-becomes-newest-ypg-tenant/article_86301f97-82f9-57a8-8f72-c741ed862483.html
  22. "Enlisted heroes receive graduate-level education at Weapons School". 6 February 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.

External links

United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)
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John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School
Types
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Marine Raider Regiment
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NAVSPECWARCOM
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Naval Special Warfare Group 8
Naval Special Warfare Group 11
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Types
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