Maj WongUNCLASSIFIED1 MPAT TE-4 Functional Staff Planning Cell
Special Operation Forces in Peace Operations Maj Deric Wong Special
Operations Command, Pacific Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii Slide 2 Maj
WongUNCLASSIFIED2 Agenda (US) Special Operation Truths(US) Special
Operation Truths SOF Principal MissionSOF Principal Mission SOF
Collateral ActivitiesSOF Collateral Activities SOF in the
Operations ContinuumSOF in the Operations Continuum
Self-IntroductionSelf-Introduction DiscussionDiscussion Slide 3 Maj
WongUNCLASSIFIED3 (US) Joint Pub 3-05, Doctrine for Special
Operations, 17 Apr 98 Slide 4 Maj WongUNCLASSIFIED4 (US) Joint Pub
3-05, Doctrine for Special Operations, 17 Apr 98 Slide 5 Maj
WongUNCLASSIFIED5 (US) Joint Pub 3-05, Doctrine for Special
Operations, 17 Apr 98 Slide 6 Maj WongUNCLASSIFIED6 Slide 7 Maj
WongUNCLASSIFIED7 Spectrum of Operations PEACEWARCRISISPEACE POST-
CRISIS DIRECT ACTION PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS CIVIL AFFAIRS
UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE INFORMATION
OPERATIONS COMBATING TERRORISM SPECIAL RECONNAISSANCE FOREIGN
INTERNAL DEFENSE COUNTERPROLIFERATION HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
SECURITY ASSISTANCE PERSONNEL RECOVERY (CBT SEARCH & RESCUE)
COUNTERDRUG COALITION SUPPORT SPECIAL ACTIVITIES HUMANITARIAN
DEMINING OPERATIONS Slide 8 Maj WongUNCLASSIFIED8
Self-IntroductionSelf-Introduction DiscussionDiscussion Slide 9 Maj
WongUNCLASSIFIED9 Located at Torii Station, OkinawaLocated at Torii
Station, Okinawa 350 Personnel350 Personnel 18 Special Forces
Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) Teams18 Special Forces
Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) Teams 3 Special Operations
Team-Alpha (SOT-A)3 Special Operations Team-Alpha (SOT-A) 1st
Battalion 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) OKINAWA Slide 10 Maj
WongUNCLASSIFIED10 The Heart Of Special Forces ODA Or A-Team The
Heart Of Special Forces ODA Or A-TeamCPTCDR(18A)WOXO(180A)
MSGOPSNCO(18Z)SFCWPNSNCO(18B)
SFCINTEL/OPSNCO(18F)SSGASSTWPNSNCO(18B)
SFCMEDNCO(18D)SFCCOMMNCO(18E) SSGASSTMEDNCO(18D)SSGASSTCOMMNCO(18E)
SFCENGNCO(18C) SSGASSTENGNCO(18C) Slide 11 Maj WongUNCLASSIFIED11
Located at Apra Harbor, GuamLocated at Apra Harbor, Guam Three SEAL
PlatoonsThree SEAL Platoons OPCON of One Platoon Two Special Boat
DetsTwo Special Boat Dets OPCON of One SDVTU (HI) Naval Special
Warfare Task Unit Pacific Guam Slide 12 Maj WongUNCLASSIFIED12 SEAL
Platoon Composition 2 Officers and 14 Enlisted2 Officers and 14
Enlisted 2 Squads each, (1 Officer, 7 enlisted) Inherent
SpecialtiesInherent Specialties Combat Swimming / Diving Small Arms
Expertise Close Air Support Special Reconnaissance Combat Search
and Rescue Demolitions Communications Field Medicine Slide 13 Maj
WongUNCLASSIFIED13 353rd Special Operations Group (SOG)
Headquarters at Kadena Air Base, JapanHeadquarters at Kadena Air
Base, Japan Composed ofComposed of 2 Flying Squadrons 1 Special
Tactics Squadron (STS) OKINAWA Slide 14 Maj WongUNCLASSIFIED14 1st
Special Operations Squadron Located at Kadena AB, OkinawaLocated at
Kadena AB, Okinawa Four MC-130H Combat Talon IIFour MC-130H Combat
Talon II Adverse Weather Infil / Exfil and Resupply Operations Into
Hostile / Denied AreasAdverse Weather Infil / Exfil and Resupply
Operations Into Hostile / Denied Areas OKINAWA Slide 15 Maj
WongUNCLASSIFIED15 17th Special Operations Squadron Located at
Kadena AB, OkinawaLocated at Kadena AB, Okinawa Four MC-130P Combat
ShadowFour MC-130P Combat Shadow Aerial Refueling of SOF
HelicoptersAerial Refueling of SOF Helicopters Infil / Exfil and
ResupplyInfil / Exfil and Resupply Okinawa Slide 16 Maj
WongUNCLASSIFIED16 320th Special Tactics Squadron Located at Kadena
AB, OkinawaLocated at Kadena AB, Okinawa Comprised of Combat
Control Team (CCT) and Pararescue (PJ) PersonnelComprised of Combat
Control Team (CCT) and Pararescue (PJ) Personnel Provide Air-ground
C2, Air Traffic Management, Casualty Recovery, Treatment and
EvacuationProvide Air-ground C2, Air Traffic Management, Casualty
Recovery, Treatment and Evacuation Okinawa Slide 17 Maj
WongUNCLASSIFIED17 E Company, 160 th SOAR (A) Five MH-47E Chinook
HelicoptersFive MH-47E Chinook Helicopters Taegu AB, KoreaTaegu AB,
Korea Adverse Weather Infil/Exfil/ResupplyAdverse Weather
Infil/Exfil/Resupply Hostile Territory
