United States Special Operations Command

United States Special Operations Forces

Deployed

SUMMARY FOR: Aug 2011UNCLASSIFIED

Global

Joint

SEAL TEAMS

SPECIAL BOAT TEAMS

SEAL DELIVERY VEHICLE TEAMS

NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE CENTER

AVIATION - FIXED WING, ROTARY WING, TILT

ROTOR

SPECIAL TACTICS

AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS SCHOOL

MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS

REGIMENT

MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS

SUPPORT GROUP

MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS SCHOOL

SPECIAL FORCES

RANGERS

AVIATION

MISO

CIVIL AFFAIRS

JFK SPECIAL WARFARE CENTER

United States Army Special Operations Command(USASOC)

Naval SpecialWarfare Command

(NAVSPECWARCOM)

Air ForceSpecial

Operations Command(AFSOC)

Joint Special Operations Command

(JSOC)

Marine CorpsSpecial

Operations Command(MARSOC)

Interagency

COCOM / Service

A UnifiedCombatant Command

… withService, MilitaryDepartment, and

Defense Agency-likeresponsibilities

Deputy CDRTampa, FL

Vice CDRWashington, DC

USSOCOM CDR

• 560 X Deployed Nodes

• 54 X Garrison Nodes

• 5 X SOF Strategic Entry Points

• 59,000 Global Users

• GOV / Commercial Use of Satellites

Distributed

• $9.8 Billion a year budget

• 1.4% of DOD Budget

• 3% of DOD personnel

• 7% of all forces deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq (81% of all deployed SOF)

• 11.2% of budget spent on C4IAS

Cost-Effective

SOF Core ValuesIntegrityCourage

CompetenceCreativity

As Individuals

USSOCOM HQ End Strength

Military

Civilian

Contractors

53%

6%41%

USSOCOM End Strength

83%

9%8%

Who is the Typical SOF Operator?On average, he is about 34 years old, college-

educated, married and has at least two kids.

A thinking athlete – football, track, wrestling or water polo; enjoys games which require problem solving (Chess).

He has 8 years experience in the General Purpose Forces; has attended multiple advanced tactical schools and speaks at least one foreign language.

The SOF Operator

SOF Core Activities / Operations

How We Communicate

• Email – 321,000 per day

• VTC – 210 per day

• Portal – 72,000 per day

• Phone – 424,435 per day

We use every medium of communication to support the SOF Enterprise

Command

Why We CommunicateWhy We Communicate

Why We CommunicateControl

Why We Communicate

Why We CommunicateSend and Receive Intelligence

Why We Communicate

Why We CommunicateTarget the Enemy

Why We Communicate

Why We CommunicatePass Information to Higher HQ

Why We Communicate

Why We CommunicateBuild Trust / Establish Relationships

Why We Communicate

Why We CommunicateCrisis Management

Why We Communicate

Why We CommunicatePass Assessment

Why We Communicate

Why We CommunicateWhy We Communicate

Continuous Cycle / 24 Hours a Day / 365 Days a Week

• Universal domain

• Improved “Reception”

• Enterprise Cloud

• Full Spectrum Search Engine

• Ironclad Protection

What We Need

USSOCOM Acquisition

QUESTIONS