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TIP OF THE SPEAR
20th Anniversary Special Page 4
U.S. Army Special Operations Command Page 14
Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Page 22
Naval Special Warfare Command Page 32
Air Force Special Operations Command Page 40
Headquarters USSOCOM Page 43
United States
Special Operations
Command observes
20 years of service
U.S. Special Operations Command, the only
congressionally created combatant command,
marks it 20th anniversary on April 16, 2007.
Story on page 4.
Tip of the Spear
Gen. Doug Brown
Commander, USSOCOM
CSM Thomas Smith
Command Sergeant Major
Mike Bottoms
Editor
This is a U.S. Special Operations Command publication. Contents are
not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S.
Government, Department of Defense or USSOCOM. The content is
edited, prepared and provided by the USSOCOM Public Affairs Office,
7701 Tampa Point Blvd., MacDill AFB, Fla., 33621, phone (813) 826-
4600, DSN 299-4600. E-mail the editor via unclassified network at
public.affairs@socom.mil. The editor of the Tip of the Spear reserves
the right to edit all copy presented for publication.
Front cover: United States Special Operations Command 20th anniversary graphic highlighting the theme “Proven in the past,
Vigilant today, Prepared for the future.” Graphic by Susie Blanchard and Randy Nabors.