United States Special Operations Command

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF SLIDE

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF SLIDE

USSOCOM Overview

CSM Patrick McCauley

CSEL USSOCOM

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Overall Classification: UNCLASSIFIED

A Unique Combatant Command

USSOCOM Assigned Tasks

- DoD lead for Counter Threat Finance Coordinating Authority:- Responsible for Joint SOF Training - Counter Transregional Terrorist Organizations- Military Information Support Operations - Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction

A Unique Command

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Legislated Military Service-Like Authorities

• Organize, train, equip SOF

• Develop SOF strategy, doctrine, and tactics

• Program & budget for SOF

• Procure SOF-peculiar equipment

• Monitor management of SOF personnel

• Ensure interoperability

• Conduct internal audits

Combatant Command

• Command of all SOF & Theater Special Operations Commands (TSOCs)

• Synchronize planning for global operationsagainst terrorist networks

• Deploy SOF to support Geographic Combatant Commanders (GCCs)

• As directed, conduct operations globally

• Plan & execute pre-crisis activities

• Institutional functionsto train and educate SOF

• Deploy as IAs

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SOF Opl HQs/DIP (7,142)

SOF HQ Units(6,159)

SOF InstitutionalUnits (4,089)

SOF Tactical Capability(21,506)

SOF Direct Support /C2 Units (24,660)

• Mission to conductSpecial Operations

• Includes integrated direct tactical support

• Deploy mainly as Units, but some IAs

• Vast majority of all requirements

• Report Readiness

• Most Report OD:Dwell

• Deployed in Place (DIP)

• Service like / Force providermission

• Prepare forces for deployment

• USSOCOM typically at 95% of authorized strength

• Non-deployable includes those on medical, legal, training, transition & schools

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Not-assigned and Non-Deployable

(8,347)

FY19 AUTHORIZATIONS

MFP 11 71.9K-----------------------------------

Military 65.2KAC 57.5KRC 7.7K

--------------------Civilian 6.7K

Total 53,308

Total 18,595

SOF Value Network

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JSOCNSHQ

SOCCENT SOCAF SOCSOUTH SOCEUR SOCPAC SOCKOR SOCNORTH SOJTF-A SOJTF-OIR

ODA SEALs

ISR LIFT

FIRES

MISO

INTEL

COMMSMED

USASOC

NAVSOC AFSOC MARSOC

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Salafist-Jihadists

Iran

Russia

North Korea

China

DoD Threats

AFRICOM1,318 DeployedWeight of SOF EffortSalafist + IranOther

SOUTHCOM351 Deployed

Weight of SOF EffortSalafist + IranOther

CENTCOM4,022 DeployedWeight of SOF EffortSalafist + Iran

NORTHCOM22 Deployed

Weight of SOF EffortOther

EUCOM1,119 DeployedWeight of SOF EffortSalafist + IranRussiaOther

PACOM625 DeployedWeight of SOF EffortSalafist + IranChinaN. KoreaOther

*Other: building partner capacity and exercises

(U) USSOCOM Threat Map & Posture

(U) SOF FOOTPRINT: CAO Feb 2018

7,457 SOF deployed to 92 countries, 2 territories and 3 maritime locations.

Things in my Inbox

EnablingPartners

Russia

China

Win

Countering Weapons of Mass

Destruction

Preservation of the Force and Family

Service Interaction

Develop the Force

Counter Trans-regional Terrorist Organizations

People

Transform

Innovation

5 FailedStates

Interagency

North Korea

Iran

VEO

JSOU

EXOPS

Strengthen International Partnerships

Training and Doctrine

Mentorship

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QUESTIONS?