USSOCOM Organizational Profile - updated 03 23 10.pdf

U.S. Special Operations Command

(USSOCOM)

Organizational Overview

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Table of Contents USSOCOM Overview

USSOCOM Component Commands Overview

U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC)

Naval Special Warfare Command (NAVSPECWARCOM)

Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC)

Subordinate Special Operations Commands

Theater Special Operations Commands (TSOCs)

USSOCOM Headquarters Communication Systems Directorate (J6)

Resource Management Division (J6-D)

Technical Advisor

Information Assurance (IA) Division (J62)

COMSEC Branch (J62-C)

Technical Security Branch (J62-T)

Intelligence Systems Security Branch (J62-I)

Enterprise Security Branch (J62-E)

IA Assessments, Education, and Training Branch (J62-A)

Communications Operations (CO) Division (J63)

Command Communications Office (J63-CC)

Readiness Section (J63-R)

Enterprise Systems and Networks Branch (J631)

Enterprise Systems Section (J631-ES)

Network Services Section (J631-NS)

Command and Control (C2) Section (J631-C2)

Red Switch Section (J631-RS)

Visual Information Systems Section (J631-VIS)

Communications Operations Branch (J633)

Network Operations Section (J633-N)

Satellite/Circuit Actions Section (J633-O)

Contingency Operations Branch (J635)

Portal and Applications Development Branch (J636)

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Portal Training Section (J636-T)

Portal Operations Section (J636-O)

Portal and Applications Requirements Section (J636-R)

Portal and Applications Development Section (J636-D)

Information Technology Services Support (ITSS) Division (J64)

IT Service Support Management/Customer Liaison (J641)

Requirements Branch (J642)

Customer Support Branch (J643)

IT Inventory Branch (J644)

Assessment, Integration, Planning and Project Management Branch (J645)

Configuration/Release Management Branch (J646)

CIO Support Directorate (J65)

CIO Modernization Branch (J651)

CIO Policy, Governance and Information Technology Portfolio Management Branch (J652)

Special Access Program (SAP)/Special Communications Division (J6X)

USSOCOM Special Operations Research, Development and Acquisition Center (SORDAC) Overview

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USSOCOM Overview

The Department of Defense (DoD) activated U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) April 16, 1987, at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. DoD created the new unified command in response to congressional action in the Goldwater-Nichols Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 and the Nunn-Cohen

Amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act of 1987. Congress mandated a new four-star command be activated to prepare Special Operations Forces (SOF) to carry out assigned missions and, if directed by the president or secretary of defense (SECDEF), to plan for and conduct special operations.

USSOCOM’s mission is to ―Provide fully capable Special Operations Forces to defend the United States and its interests. Synchronize planning of global operations against terrorist networks.‖ This also includes three command priorities: ―Deter, Disrupt, and Defeat Terrorist Threats; Develop and Support our People and Families; and Sustain and Modernize the Force‖. These priorities support USSOCOM’s ongoing efforts to ensure SOF are highly trained, properly equipped and deployed to the right places at the right times for the right missions. To enable USSOCOM to carry out its mission, Congress gave the

USSOCOM specific authorities and responsibilities:

Title 10 Authorities and Responsibilities

Develop special operations strategy, doctrine and tactics

Prepare and submit budget proposals for SOF

Exercise authority, direction and control over special operations expenditures

Train assigned forces

Conduct specialized courses of instruction

Validate requirements

Establish requirement priorities

Ensure interoperability of equipment and forces

Formulate and submit intelligence support requirements

Monitor Special Operations officers’ promotions, assignments, retention, training and professional military education

Ensure Special Operations Forces’ combat readiness

Monitor Special Operations Forces’ preparedness to carry out assigned missions

Develop and acquire special operations-peculiar equipment, materiel, supplies and services

In addition to the service-like authorities of developing training and monitoring readiness, some of the authorities Congress gave USSOCOM are unique responsibilities for a unified command. USSOCOM is not dependent on the Army, Navy, Marine Corps or Air Force for its budget or to develop and buy new equipment, supplies or services for the command. USSOCOM has its own budgetary authorities and responsibilities through a specific Major Force Program (MFP-11) in DOD’s budget. Additionally, USSOCOM has its own acquisition authorities, so it can develop and buy special operations-peculiar equipment, supplies or services.

Before the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, USSOCOM’s primary focus was on its supporting command mission of organizing, training and equipping SOF and providing those forces to support the geographic combatant commanders and U.S. ambassadors and their country teams. The president further expanded USSOCOM’s responsibilities in the 2004 Unified Command Plan. The Unified

Command Plan assigned USSOCOM responsibility for synchronizing Department of Defense plans against global terrorist networks and, as directed, conducting global operations. USSOCOM receives, reviews, coordinates and prioritizes all DoD plans that support the global campaign against terror and then makes recommendations to the Joint Staff regarding force and resource allocations to meet global

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USSOCOM Component Commands Overview

USSOCOM’s components are U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC), Naval Special

Warfare Command (NAVSPECWARCOM), Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) and Marine

Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC). The Joint Special Operations Command

(JSOC) is a USSOCOM sub-unified command. Background information on each of the components is provided below.

U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC)

U.S. Army Special Operations Command was established December 1, 1989 by the Department of the

Army at Fort Bragg, N.C., as an Army Service Component Command to enhance the readiness of Special

Operations Forces.

Table 1. U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC)

U.S. Army Special Operations Command

HQ Location Fort Bragg, North Carolina 28310 http://www.soc.mil/hqs/hqs_home.htm

Overview USASOC is home to the elite fighting forces who conduct operations across the full spectrum of warfare, including unconventional warfare, counter-proliferation, direct action, psychological operations, special reconnaissance, civil affairs, foreign internal defense and information operations. USASOC commands and controls two component subordinate commands and five component subordinate units, which in turn train and maintain forces for deployment by USSOCOM to combatant command theaters worldwide.

USASOC Headquarters and other resources, such as the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare

Center and School, are located at Fort Bragg, NC. Five active Special Forces (SF) Groups

(Airborne), consisting of about 1,400 soldiers each, are stationed at Fort Bragg and at Fort Lewis, WA, Fort Campbell, KY, and Fort Carson, CO. The 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) currently stationed at Ft. Bragg will be moving to Eglin Air Force Base, FL by September 2011 as mandated by the 2005 Base Closure and Realignment Act. The component subordinate units include the

75th Ranger Regiment, headquartered at Fort Benning, Ga.; 160th Special Operations Aviation

Regiment (Airborne) at Fort Campbell, Ky.; 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne) at Fort

Bragg, N.C.; 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne) at Fort Bragg, N.C.; and 528th Sustainment

Brigade (Airborne) at Fort Bragg, N.C. The command also provides oversight of Army National

Guard Special Forces’ readiness, organization, training and employment in coordination with the

National Guard Bureau and state adjutants general.

Missions The mission of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command is to organize, train, educate, man, equip, fund, administer, mobilize, deploy and sustain Army special operations forces to successfully conduct worldwide special operations, across the range of military operations, in support of regional combatant commanders, American ambassadors and other agencies as directed

Manning USASOC includes approximately 30,000 soldiers

Primary

Locations

Fort Bragg, NC

Fort Lewis, WA

Fort Campbell, KY

Fort Carson, CO

Eglin AFB, FL – 7 th SF Group moving in 2011

Fort Benning, GA

Army National Guard Special Forces Groups

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Figure 1. USASOC Organization Chart

Army Special Operations Forces (ARSOF) consist of Special Forces, Ranger, Special Operations

Aviation, Psychological Operations, Civil Affairs, as well as Signal and Combat Service Support units

Special Forces (Airborne) – The mission of the Special Forces Groups is to plan, prepare for, and when directed, deploy to conduct unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, special reconnaissance and direct actions in support of U.S. national policy objectives within designated areas of responsibility. The units continually train to conduct unconventional warfare in any of its forms -- Guerrilla Warfare, Evasion and Escape, Subversion, and Sabotage. The soldiers are also schooled in direct action operations and special reconnaissance. Approximately 1,400 soldiers are assigned to each group. The 12-man "A" Team is the key operating element of the Special Forces

Group.

75 Ranger Regiment – Rangers are the masters of special light infantry operations. These include attacks to temporarily seize and secure key objectives and other light infantry operations requiring unique capabilities. Like their Special Forces counterparts, Rangers can infiltrate an area by land, by sea or by air.

160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) – The 160 th SOAR provides support to

Special Operations Forces on a worldwide basis with three types of modified helicopters. The capabilities of the aviation units include inserting, resupplying and extracting U.S. and Allied SOF personnel. They also assist in SOF Search and Rescue, and Escape and Evasion activities. In addition to general aviation support to the SOF community, these units provide airborne command and control, and fire support.

4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne) – The mission of psychological operations is to disseminate truthful information to foreign audiences in support of U.S. goals and objectives. PSYOP

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95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne) – The Civil Affairs units are designed to prevent civilian interference with tactical operations, to assist commanders in discharging their responsibilities toward the civilian population, and to provide liaison with civilian government agencies.

U.S. Army Special Operations Support Command (Airborne) – Formed to centrally manage signal and combat service support to Special Operations units.

112th Special Operations Signal Battalion (Airborne) – Provides communications links and service between the command, joint controlling agencies or commands, and U.S. Army special operations commands in two theaters of operation.

528th Special Operations Support Battalion (Airborne) – Enhances USASOC's medical, maintenance, supply and transportation capabilities.

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Naval Special Warfare Command (NAVSPECWARCOM)

NAVSPECWARCOM is the maritime component of U.S. Special Operations Command. The Command was established at Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado, Calif., in April 1987.

Table 2. NAVSPECWARCOM Overview

Naval Special Warfare Command (NAVSPECWARCOM)

HQ Location San Diego, California 92155-5599 http://www.navsoc.navy.mil/

Overview NAVSPECWARCOM’s mission is to organize, train, man, equip, educate, sustain, maintain combat readiness and deploy Naval Special Warfare Forces to accomplish Special Operations missions worldwide. NSW Forces operate independently or in conjunction with other SOF, allied units and coalition forces.

Missions Special Operations is characterized by the use of small units with unique ability to conduct military actions that are beyond the capability of conventional military forces. SWCC units are superbly trained in all environments, and are the master's of maritime Special Operations. SWCC units are required to utilize a combination of specialized training, equipment, and tactics in completion of

Special Operation missions worldwide.

A tactical force with strategic impact, NSW mission areas include unconventional warfare, direct action, combating terrorism, special reconnaissance, foreign internal defense, information warfare, security assistance, counter-drug operations, personnel recovery and hydrographic reconnaissance. Although NSW personnel comprise less than one percent of U.S. Navy personnel, they offer big dividends on a small investment. SWCC units' proven ability to operate across the spectrum of conflict and in operations other than war in a controlled manner, and their ability to provide real time intelligence and eyes on target, offer decision makers immediate and virtually unlimited options in the face of rapidly changing crises around the world.

Manning Approximately 9,800 total personnel, including approximately 5,400 active duty service members

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Locations

NAB Coronado, CA

NAB Little Creek, VA

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Figure 2. NAVSPECWARCOM Organization Chart

NAVSPECWARCOM is organized around 10 SEAL Teams, two SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) Teams, and three Special Boat Teams. SEAL Teams consist of six SEAL platoons each, consisting of two officers and 16 enlisted personnel. The major operational components of NSWC include Naval Special

Warfare Groups One, Three, and Eleven stationed in Coronado, CA, and Naval Special Warfare Groups

Two and Four and the Naval Special Warfare Development Group in Little Creek, VA. These components deploy SEAL Teams, SEAL Delivery Vehicle Teams, and Special Boat Teams worldwide to meet the training, exercise, contingency and wartime requirements of theater commanders.

Naval Special Warfare Combat Service Support Teams provide full-spectrum logistics support to SEAL

(sea, air, land) Teams, Special Boat Teams, NSW Task Groups/Task Units. Tasking for each CSST

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Naval Special Warfare Center (NSWC) provides basic and advanced instruction and training in maritime

Special Operations to U.S. military and government personnel and members of select foreign armed forces. NSWC is responsible for the oversight of all courses that lead to individual SEAL and Special

Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen qualifications or certifications.

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Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

AFSOC was established May 22, 1990, with headquarters at Hurlburt Field, Florida. AFSOC is one of ten major Air Force commands, and the Air Force component of U.S. Special Operations Command, a unified command located at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

Table 3. AFSOC Overview

Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

HQ Location Hurlburt Field, Florida 32544-5271 http://www.afsoc.af.mil

Overview AFSOC provides Air Force special operations forces (SOF) for worldwide deployment and assignment to regional unified commands. The command's SOF are composed of highly trained, rapidly deployable airmen, conducting global special operations missions ranging from precision application of firepower, to infiltration, ex-filtration, re-supply and re-fueling of SOF operational elements.

AFSOC's unique capabilities include airborne radio and television broadcast for psychological operations, as well as aviation foreign internal defense instructors to provide other governments military expertise for their internal development. The command's special tactics squadrons combine combat controllers, special operations weathermen and pararescuemen with other service SOF to form versatile joint special operations teams.

Missions AFSOC’s mission is: America's specialized air power...a step ahead in a changing world, delivering Special Operations power anytime, anywhere.

The command's core missions include battlefield air operations; agile combat support; aviation foreign internal defense; information operations; precision aerospace fires; psychological operations; specialized air mobility; specialized refueling; and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.

Manning Approximately 15,000 active-duty, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard and civilian personnel.

Primary Locations

Hurlburt Field, FL Duke Field, FL Cannon AFB, NM RAF Mildenhall, U.K.

Kadena AB, Japan Harrisburg IAP, PA

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Figure 3. AFSOC Organization Chart

AFSOC consists of the following organizations:

27th Special Operations Wing – The 27th Special Operations Wing (27th SOW) is the host unit at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. The 27th SOW, activated October 1, 2007, is the newest active-duty wing of Air Force Special Operations Command, headquartered at Hurlburt

Field, Florida.

1st Special Operations Wing – The 1st Special Operations Wing (1 SOW) is the host unit at

Hurlburt Field, Florida. The base is also home to Headquarters Air Force Special Operations

Command (AFSOC), and a number of associate units.

720th Special Tactics Group – The 720th Special Tactics Group (STG) is an integral part of the

Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) and is home-based at Hurlburt Field, Florida.

The Group is comprised of more than 800 Special Tactics (ST) combat controllers (CCT), pararescuemen (PJs), special operations weathermen (SOWT) and support personnel.

Air Force Special Operations Training Center – The Air Force Special Operation Training

Center (AFSOTC) is a primary support unit of AFSOC. AFSOTC is responsible for organizing, recruiting, assessing, selecting, educating and training special operations personnel for the Air

Force Special Operations Command. AFSOTC turns skilled Airmen into special operators.

18th Flight Test Squadron -- As AFSOC's independent field test agency, the 18th Flight Test

Squadron evaluates aircraft, equipment and tactics in realistic battlespace environments to provide decision makers accurate, timely and complete assessments of mission capability. From

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352nd Special Operations Group – The 352nd Special Operations Group (SOG) is an essential part of the Air Force Special Operations Command based at RAF Mildenhall in the United

Kingdom. The group is comprised of more than 1,000 dedicated men and women from not only the Air Force, but also personnel from the U.S. Army and Navy assigned to the unit from Special

Operations Command Europe. The group is the only Air Force special operations unit in theater.

Under the operational control of SOCEUR, the 352nd SOG plans and executes specialized and contingency operations using advanced aircraft, tactics and air refueling techniques to infiltrate, ex-filtrate, and re-supply special operations forces. The unit has six squadrons and four different types of aircraft assigned and are managed administratively by AFSOC.

353rd Special Operations Group – The 353rd Special Operations Group (SOG) is the focal point for all U.S. Air Force special operations activities throughout the U.S. Pacific Command theater. The group is prepared to conduct a variety of high- priority, low-visibility missions. Its mission is air support of joint and allied special operations forces in the Pacific. It maintains a worldwide mobility commitment, participates in Pacific theater exercises as directed and supports humanitarian and relief operations.

919th Special Operations Wing – The 919th SOW employs about 1,300 reservists. Air reserve technicians, commonly referred to as ARTs, are the nucleus of the wing. They provide management continuity to keep the units combat ready. ARTs carry dual status as full-time civil service employees for the Air Force who, as a condition of employment, must participate as reservists. More than 280 ARTs and 35 civilians support the wing in day-to-day operations.

Air National Guard – The Air National Guard consists of the following:

o 193rd Special Operations Wing - Harrisburg International Airport, Pennsylvania o 209th Civil Engineer Squadron - Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi o 227th Special Operations Flight - McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey o 280th Combat Communications Squadron - Dothan, Alabama

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Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC)

Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) was activated on February 24, 2006, with headquarters at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Table 4. MARSOC Overview

Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC)

HQ Location Camp Lejeune, North Carolina 28542-0071 http://www.marsoc.usmc.mil/

Overview In October 2005, the Secretary of Defense directed the formation of a Marine component of U.S.

Special Operations Command. It was determined the Marine Corps would initially form a unit of approximately 2,500 to serve with USSOCOM. On Feb. 24, 2006 MARSOC activated at Camp Lejeune, N.C. MARSOC initially consisted of a small staff and the Foreign Military Training Unit, which had been formed to conduct foreign internal defense. FMTU was then designated as the Marine Special Operations Advisor Group (MSOAG). In the months after the activation of MARSOC, the structure and personnel of both 1st and 2d Force Reconnaissance Company transferred to MARSOC to form 1st and 2d Marine Special Operations Battalions.

In April of 2009, MSOAG was re-designated as the Marine Special Operations Regiment with the 1st, 2d, and 3d MSOBs as subordinate units. The newly designated 3d MSOB incorporated the structure and personnel from MSOAG's former companies. MARSOC also formed the Marine Special Operations Support Group and the Marine Special Operations School. The MSOSG provides combat support and combat service support to MARSOC units, to include: logistics, communication and intelligence. The MSOS screens, assesses, selects and trains Marine Special Operations Forces and is responsible for developing doctrine.

Missions As a service component of USSOCOM, MARSOC is tasked by the commander of USSOCOM to train, organize, equip and when directed by commander of USSOCOM, deploy task organized, scalable and 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, special reconnaissance, and direct action. Commander, USSOCOM assigns MARSOC missions based on USSOCOM priorities. MARSOC units then deploy under USSOCOM deployment orders.

MARSOC deployed its first units in August 2006, six months after initial activation. Since then, MARSOC has continuously deployed.

Manning Approximately 2,500 marines, sailors, and civilian employees

Primary

Locations

Camp Lejeune, NC

Camp Pendleton, CA

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Figure 4. MARSOC Organization Chart

MARSOC consists of the following organizations:

MARSOC Headquarters – A Marine Corps Major General commands MARSOC with a supporting staff designed to be compatible in all functional areas with both USSOCOM and

Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC). Although the MARSOC HQ is a non-deployable unit, the

MARSOC commander and members of his staff may ―battle roster‖ as needed to deploy in support of USSOCOM tasks to form, deploy and employ a Joint Special Operations Task Force.

Marine Special Operations Advisor Group (MSOAG) – Provides tailored military combat-skills training and advisor support for identified foreign forces in order to enhance their tactical capabilities and to prepare the environment as directed by USSOCOM

1st Marine Special Operations Battalion – Headquartered at Camp Pendleton, CA and consists of four Marine Special Operations Companies (MSOCs) and task-organized with personnel uniquely skilled in special equipment support, intelligence and fire-support. Each

MSOC is commanded by a Marine Major and capable of deploying task-organized expeditionary

Special Operations Forces to conduct special reconnaissance and direct action and missions in support of the geographic combatant commanders

2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion – Headquartered at Camp Lejeune, NC; consists of five Marine Special Operations Companies (MSOCs) and task-organized with personnel uniquely skilled in special equipment support, intelligence and fire-support.

Marine Special Operations Support Group (MSOSG) – Provides combined arms planning and coordination, K-9 support, special operations communications support, combat service support

(including logistics) and all-source intelligence fusion capability. The MSOSG can deploy tailored support detachments as directed by MARSOC.

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Marine Special Operations School – Performs the screening, recruiting, training, assessment and doctrinal development functions for MARSOC. The School includes two subordinate Special

Missions Training Branches (SMTBs), one on each coast. SMTBs provide special operations training in tactics, techniques and procedures, and evaluation and certification of MARSOC forces to specified conditions and standards for SOF.

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Subordinate Special Operations Commands

Subordinate Special Operations Commands consist of the following organizations within USSOCOM:

Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). Established in 1980, the Joint Special Operations

Command is a sub-unified command of USSOCOM. JSOC provides a joint headquarters to study

Special Operations requirements, ensures interoperability and equipment standardization, develops joint Special Operations plans and tactics, and conducts joint Special Operations exercises and training.

Joint Special Operations University (JSOU). The Joint Special Operations University resides at Hurlburt Field, Fla. [moving to MacDill AFB]. JSOU’s mission is to educate Special Operations

Forces executive, senior, and intermediate leaders and selected other national and international security decision-makers, both military and civilian, through teaching, research, and outreach in the science and art of Joint Special Operations.

Joint Military Information Support Command (JMISC). As a Joint Subordinate Command within USSOCOM, the Joint Military Information Support Command serves as a key contributor in the DoD’s ongoing efforts to erode adversary power, will and influence. JMISC is responsible to plan, coordinate, integrate, and when directed, execute trans-regional influence over relevant populations in support of Combatant Commands, OSD, and select government agencies to achieve operational, strategic, and national goals and objectives. The senior-level military and

DoD civilians who compose the organization include: psychological operations specialists, strategic and regional intelligence analysts, behavioral scientists, cultural advisors, media experts, and multi-media product developers. The JMISC provides the DoD with a dynamic, responsive and sophisticated influence capability that plans, coordinates and manages the execution of trans-regional information programs in support of the DoD and regional security objectives.

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Theater Special Operations Commands (TSOCs)

Each geographic combatant command and the Joint Forces Command has a Special Operations component commander just like it has a ground, air and naval component commander. The commander of the Theater Special Operations Command is responsible for commanding all SOF in the theater to which the TSOC is assigned. The TSOC is a sub-unified command of the geographic combatant command and the source of expertise in all areas of Special Operations. The TSOC provides the geographic combatant commanders with a separate element to plan and control joint SOF in their theater.

Each TSOC is summarized below:

Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT). Headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., SOCCENT is a subordinate unified command of U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM). It is responsible for planning Special Operations throughout the USCENTCOM area of responsibility (AOR); planning and conducting peacetime joint/combined Special Operations training exercises; and orchestrating command and control of peacetime and wartime Special

Operations as directed. SOCCENT exercises operational control of assigned and attached SOF that deploy for the execution of training and for operational missions in the USCENTCOM AOR as directed by the USCENTCOM commander. When directed by the USCENTCOM commander, SOCCENT forms a Joint Special Operations Task Force (JSOTF).

Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR). Headquartered at Patch Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany, SOCEUR is a subordinate unified command of U.S. European Command

(USEUCOM) exercising operational control of theater Army, Navy and Air Force Special

Operations Forces. SOCEUR is responsible to the commander of USEUCOM and the Supreme

Allied Commander Europe for SOF readiness, targeting, exercises, plans, joint and combined training, NATO/partnership activities, and execution of counterterrorism, peacetime and contingency operations.

Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC). Located at Camp H. M. Smith, Oahu, Hawaii, SOCPAC is a sub-unified command and serves as the SOF component command for the

U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM). The AOR of the commander in chief, U.S. Pacific

Command, represents the largest geographic area of the unified commands. I t covers over half of the Earth’s surface with more than 105 million square miles and nearly 60 percent of the world’s population. Distance, diversity, and change characterize the USPACOM AOR.

Special Operations Command Korea (SOCKOR). Located at Camp Kim in Yongsan, Korea, SOCKOR is the Theater SOC responsible for Special Operations on the Korean peninsula and, when established, the Korean Theater of Operations (KTO). The KTO and SOCKOR exist because there has never been a peace treaty officially ending the Korean War. Military forces on the Korean Peninsula maintain a heightened state of readiness to respond to the resumption of hostilities with little or no warning.

Special Operations Command - Joint Forces Command (SOCJFCOM). A sub-unified command of USJFCOM, SOCJFCOM is unique among all other Theater Special Operations

Commands assigned to combatant commanders. SOCJFCOM is DoD’s primary joint Special

Operations Forces trainer and integrator. SOCJFCOM’s mission is to train conventional and

Special Operations joint force commanders and their staffs in the employment of SOF focusing on full integration of SOF and conventional forces in planning and execution to enhance warfighting readiness. Located in Norfolk, Va., SOCJFCOM supports all geographic combatant commanders and joint task forces in Overseas Contingency Operations, as well as Combined

Joint Special Operations Task Forces in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi

Freedom, Joint Task Force Horn of Africa, Theater SOCs and the U.S. Special Operations

Command Center for Special Operations.

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Special Operations Command Southern Command (SOCSOUTH). A subordinate unified command of U.S. Southern Command, SOCSOUTH is the theater functional component for

Special Operations. It is responsible for all Special Operations Forces in the theater to include

Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Forces. S OCSOUTH’s headquarters is located at

Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. SOCSOUTH is composed of a joint headquarters, three permanently assigned operational units, and CONUS-based deployed SOF. The command manages more than 200 SOF deployments per year with an average of 42 missions in 26 countries at anytime.

Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA). On 1 October 2008, SOCAFRICA was established as U.S. Africa Command’s Theater Special Operations Command – a functional, sub-unified special operations command for Africa. SOCAFRICA contributes to U.S. Africa

Command’s mission through the application of the full spectrum of Special Operations Forces capabilities including civil affairs, information operations, theater security cooperation, crisis response, and campaign planning.

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USSOCOM Headquarters Communication Systems Directorate (J6)

The SOF Information Enterprise (SIE) is USSOCOM’s worldwide IT infrastructure. The SIE encompasses all SOF IT assets from the garrison environment, down to the deployed sensor and shooter. The SIE houses USSOCOM’s Data Centers, enterprise services as well as SOF’s global terrestrial and satellite connectivity. The current SIE vision and concept of operations has been documented by the USSOCOM

Communications Systems Directorate (J6) and is considered an underpinning set of Information

Technology (IT) capabilities required for the SOF community.

The mission of the USSOCOM Headquarters Communication Systems Directorate (J6) is to:

Ensure full spectrum information dominance for SOF through networks and communications systems.

Develop strategy, formulate policy, and provide oversight for networks and communications to support the successful accomplishment of SOF missions worldwide.

Fulfill USSOCOM Chief Information Officer (CIO) authority and responsibilities for Commander

USSOCOM.

The J6 organization if structured around functional divisions as depicted in the organization chart below.

Figure 5. Communication Systems Directorate (J6)

Specific divisions and branches of the HQ J6 organization are described in the following section of this document.

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Resource Management Division (J6-D)

Mission Statement: Provide programming, budgeting, and manpower/personnel support to information resource modernization through reviewing, preparing, and revising financial statements, reports and other funding documentation. Conduct studies, analyses and evaluations relating to command programs and the planning, programming, budgeting and management of command C4I resources. Assist in identifying, validating, and funding SOF-peculiar communications system requirements and development of solutions and in implementing policy and processes that support SOF C4I/IT investment management.

Interface with and assist Assessment Directors (ADs) in ensuring C4I program funding meets

USSOCOM, Components, TSOC, and coalition forces requirements and guidelines. Manage the execution of the SONC budget from current year through the Program Objective Memorandum (POM).

Provide budget and the strategic IT investment advice.

Processes/Functions:

Identify funding requirements for SOF information resources.

Identify all SOF C4I system funding requirements via the Planning, Programming, and Budgeting

System (PPBS).

Advocate SOF user requirements to the Assessment Directors and other resource providers to ensure user requirements are met.

Assess SOF C4I programs requirements utilizing program funding and acquisition processes.

Ensure SOF C4I/IT needs meet established requirements, funding, and acquisition processes.

Ensure Capability Production Documents (CPD) identify and meet funding requirements.

Provide C4I program funding requirements as needed in the development of USSOCOM funding briefs, reports, and other documents as required.

Primary communications staff for resourcing the Strategic Planning Process (SPP), and USSOCOM

Program Objective Memorandum (POM) overseeing the programming actions for assigned major mission and mission support activities that cross multiple functional and program lines.

Prepare, present, and defend key program issues which impact upon USSOCOM C4I programs as

User Representative at Unfunded Requirements Working Group (UFR WG) and Joint Resources

Working Group (JRWG).

Manage the operations and maintenance Information Technology resources and requirements for all

HQ USSOCOM Centers

Manage the Center Government Purchase Card (GPC) and Government Travel Card (GTC) for

SONC

Execute and track MFP-3 and -11 funding

Procure IT and Communication equipment (non-centrally managed equipment)

Act as liaison to USSOCOM/SORR, 6th AMW, DFAS, and other DOD and federal agencies in executing and tracking funds.

Manage and monitor all IT manpower authorizations with HQ USSOCOM

Serve as USSOCOM OPR for Combatant Commanders Command & Control Initiative Fund (C2IP);

Joint Staff/J6 program

SONC Manager Internal Control (MIC) Program

Technical Advisor

Mission Statement: Advise and advance a technology vision for all information technology (IT) used across the SOF Information Environment (SIE). Review all major IT solutions ensuring that efficient and effective use of both current and emerging technologies are implemented. Maintain awareness of current

IT shortfalls, exploring new uses of existing or new technology to satisfy those needs.

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Processes/Functions:

Advise and advance the technology vision for the SIE

Provide independent verification and validation (IV&V) of engineering proposals for the SIE

Interface with IV&V support and the SOF acquisition community in setting technology goals and establishing priorities to transition or integrate information system concepts and designs

Research, plan, and coordinate opportunities for technology insertion

Act as the CIO liaison to industry

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Information Assurance (IA) Division (J62)

Mission Statement: To protect information across the command and secure SOF information worldwide.

A functional organization to provide USSOCOM plans, policy, doctrine, and training, pertaining to

Information Assurance (IA) and communications security (COMSEC). Provides staff functions that protect, secure, and safeguard USSOCOM networks and information. Enhance the command’s security and assurance protection by planning, programming, and executing an aggressive, coordinated and integrated security program.

Processes/Functions:

Manage the IA program for the Command

Oversee the USSOCOM COMSEC program

Manage the Certification and Accreditation program for the Command

COMSEC Branch (J62-C)

Mission Statement: Conduct daily management of command COMSEC account including Secure Voice

Instrument and electronic key management. Controlling Authority for all SOF key material. Manage accountability program for keying material, controlled cryptographic items, and all accountable equipment.

Ensure training of account hand-receipt holders.

Processes/Functions:

Issue, maintain, and repair Controlled Cryptographic Items

Issue keying material changes to all SOF

Evaluate/approve all SOF keying material requirements

Conduct NSA required inventories and maintain current inventory of all accountable COMSEC material

Develop and manage electronic key management system (EKMS) capability

Provide TEMPEST technical assistance and review

Provide Secure Voice Instrument management

Provide Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) guidance and management, to include establishment of a registration Authority/Local Registration Authority function

Remain abreast of emerging COMSEC technologies for introduction into the SOF Information

Infrastructure

Conduct annual COMSEC inspections of units reporting directly to USSOCOM and process/evaluate

COMSEC inspection reports on subordinate units

Conduct headquarters security performance reviews and augment the USSOCOM IG team

Develop and maintain the COMSEC Modernization Program for USSOCOM

Participate on the Headquarters USSOCOM Security Management Working Group

Develop planning, programming, and budget submissions for COMSEC systems

Technical Security Branch (J62-T)

Mission Statement: Conduct daily management of command’s IA program. Track compliance with downward-directed tasking orders and directives. Provide daily monitoring of network traffic to identify any anomalies. Coordinate with network system administrators, Help Desk personnel, and other DOD agencies to insure proper and accurate implementation of IA-related tasks.

Processes/Functions:

Provide IA/computer network defense (CND) for USSOCOM unclassified and secret networks

Protect information and information systems by ensuring their availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation

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Perform security test and evaluation of proposed information systems

Provide technical expertise for IA standards and policy

Perform all national-level IA compliance reporting, to include tracking, evaluating, and disseminating

DOD and industry security advisories for vulnerabilities and appropriate countermeasures

Audit network logs for improper/adverse activity

Develop requirements and field new information security products to USSOCOM

Perform IA Officer/Manager functions for all HQ USSOCOM collateral systems

Implement the IA Vulnerability Program within USSOCOM

Conduct internal non-notice and periodic system security inspections

Upgrade USSOCOM capability to deter ―insider‖ malicious activity

Ensure initial and annual network user awareness training and certification is conducted for HQ users

Accomplish 1st Tier info security functions – ID network IA problems and troubleshoot solutions

Participate in various national, joint and USSOCOM security, protection, and IA forums

Develop planning, programming, and budget submissions for IA programs and systems

Intelligence Systems Security Branch (J62-I)

Mission Statement: Conduct daily management of command’s IA program for intelligence systems.

Track compliance with downward-directed security patches and direction. Provide daily monitoring of network traffic to identify any anomalies. Coordinate with network system administrators, Help Desk personnel, and other IC agencies to insure proper and accurate implementation of IA-related tasks.

Processes/Functions:

Provide IA/computer network defense (CND) for intelligence systems within USSOCOM

Protect information and information systems by ensuring their availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation

Perform security test and evaluation of proposed information systems

Provide technical expertise for IA standards and policy

Perform all national-level IA reporting, to include tracking, evaluating, and disseminating IC and industry security advisories for vulnerabilities and appropriate countermeasures

Audit network logs for improper/adverse activity

Develop requirements and field new information security products to USSOCOM

Plan and participate in DOD and DIA IA and CND exercises

Perform IA Officer/Manager functions for all USSOCOM SCI systems

Conduct security performance reviews and augment the USSOCOM IG team

Conduct internal non-notice and periodic system security inspections

Upgrade USSOCOM capability to deter ―insider‖ malicious activity

Perform Trusted Agent role for establishing SCI network accounts

Ensure initial and annual network user awareness training and certification is conducted

Accomplish 1st Tier info security functions – ID network IA problems and troubleshoot solutions

Coordinate Red/Blue Team, NSA, and Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) activities

Ensure IA measures are incorporated into contingency and COOP planning

Provide for incorporation of IA capabilities into Joint Special Operations Task Force (JSOTF) operations

Participate in various national, joint and USSOCOM security, protection, and IA forums

Develop planning, programming, and budget submissions for IA programs and systems

Enterprise Security Branch (J62-E)

Mission Statement: Conduct routine review and maintenance of IA-related policies and directives.

Coordinate policy and implementation/interpretation of command direction with component counterparts.

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Coordinate IA-related actions throughout the enterprise. Manage certification and accreditation process for HQ USSOCOM information systems. Provide recommendations to command Designated Accrediting

Authority on all network security-related issues.

Processes/Functions:

Function as subject matter expert regarding USSOCOM SIE IA policy

Remain abreast of current and emerging IA policy and doctrine as published by DOD and/or JCS

Review and update USSOCOM IA policy, directives, and doctrine

Receive, review for policy and content, and collate documentation for Certification and Accreditation of USSOCOM information systems

Forward signed ATO/IATO to DISA for connectivity of collateral systems to the SIPRNET and/or

NIPRNET

Function as a Command IA Manager

Provide IA advice, guidance, and assistance to HQ USSOCOM, Service Components, TSOCs, and

JSOC

Provide management and oversight of the command-wide IS security program as directed by the

DAA

Ensure the implementation of proper security configuration(s) on all new systems

Coordinate unannounced security inspections to validate IA compliance and validate DITSCAP

Minimum Security Activity Checklists

Provide expert knowledge on matters pertaining to current IA Readiness status within the USSOCOM

Enterprise

Develop planning, programming, and budget submissions for USSOCOM Enterprise IA programs and systems

Prepare and maintain IA Master Plan and technical security architecture

IA Assessments, Education, and Training Branch (J62-A)

Mission Statement: Manage command’s IA Assessments, Education, and Training program. Track compliance with downward-directed training directives. Provide monitoring of Enterprise compliance with mandated certification requirements. Manage USSOCOM IA Awareness Program. Coordinate with

Service Components and TSOCs to insure proper compliance with required assessments and inspections.

Processes/Functions:

Perform all IA reporting for DODM 8570 IA Workforce certification requirements to include tracking and scheduling required courses

Plan and participate in DOD IA and CND exercises

Conduct security performance reviews and augment the USSOCOM IG team

Establish and maintain a command-wide IA awareness program

Conduct no-notice and periodic system security inspections

Ensure initial and annual network user awareness training and certification is conducted by organizations throughout the Enterprise

Conduct data call, coordinate classes, and schedule courses for Enterprise IA personnel

Coordinate Red/Blue Team, NSA, and Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) activities to assist with USSOCOM Assessment program

Ensure IA measures are incorporated into contingency and COOP planning

Participate in various national, joint and USSOCOM security, protection, and IA forums

Develop planning, programming, and budget submissions for IA training and education programs

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Communications Operations (CO) Division (J63)

Mission Statement: Ensure full spectrum information dominance for SOF through networks and communications systems. Implement and manage global communications and networks for USSOCOM, its components, and subordinate commands; ensure reliability, interoperability and security of communications systems; provide systems support to deployed forces across the spectrum of conflict.

Processes/Functions

Resource Allocation

Operational Support and Oversight

Command Communications Office (J63-CC)

Mission Statement: Provide secure voice, data and video communications connectivity to the

CDRUSSOCOM and key HQ personnel in garrison and during deployment on a 24/7 basis and

DCDRUSSOCOM when traveling away from HQS. Provide CDRUSSOCOM with continuous, real-time connectivity with the Secretary of Defense, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), and theater

Combatant Commands.

Processes/Functions:

Manage communication and computer connectivity for the CDRUSSOCOM, DCDRUSSOCOM, and other key personnel

Provide CDRUSSOCOM and DCDRUSSOCOM with communications connectivity during deployments

Coordinate communications requirements with JCS and theater Combatant Commander staffs

Maintain CDRUSSOCOM and DCDRUSSOCOM communications equipment and provide configuration control

Research emerging technology for new communications applications for the CDRUSSOCOM and

DCRUSSOCOM

Readiness Section (J63-R)

Mission Statement: Provide a single point of contact for the monitoring, assessing, and reporting of

USSOCOM’s C4 capabilities and associated readiness status to support global SOF missions.

Processes/Functions:

SONCJ6 interface to SCSO/J32-R, Readiness Branch

SONCJ6 interface to SOKF/J34-C, Defense Critical Infrastructure Program (DCIP) Branch

J6 interface to J7,…