Joint Metoc Handboo - IHMC Ontology and Policy Management
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11-Special Ops<br />
Chapter 11 - Special Operations Forces (SOF) METOC<br />
This chapter describes U.S. Special Operations Comm<strong>and</strong> (USSOCOM) organizational<br />
structure, comm<strong>and</strong> relationships, <strong>and</strong> support capabilities <strong>and</strong> requirements, including<br />
SOF METOC <strong>and</strong> communications equipment.<br />
11.1 Special Operations Forces (SOF)<br />
SPECIAL OPERATIONS<br />
COMMAND<br />
Senior METOC Officer<br />
NAVAL SPECIAL<br />
WARFARE COMMAND<br />
(NAVSPECWARCOM)<br />
CORONADO, CA (OC)<br />
AIR FORCE SPECIAL<br />
OPERATIONS COMMAND<br />
(AFSOC)<br />
HURLBURT FIELD, FL (SWO)<br />
JOINT SPECIAL<br />
OPERATIONS COMMAND<br />
(JSOC)<br />
FT BRAGG, NC (SWO)<br />
ARMY SPECIAL<br />
OPERATIONS COMMAND<br />
(USASOC)<br />
FT BRAGG, NC (SWO)<br />
NAVAL SPECIAL<br />
WARFARE GROUP ONE<br />
CORONADO, CA (AG)<br />
Naval Special Warfare Unit I<br />
SEAL Team One<br />
SEAL Team Three<br />
SEAL Team Five<br />
NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE<br />
GROUP TWO<br />
LITTLE CREEK, VA (AG)<br />
Naval Special Warfare Unit 2<br />
Naval Special Wafare Unit 4<br />
Naval Special Warfare Unit 8<br />
Naval Special Warfare Unit 10<br />
SEAL Team 2<br />
SEAL Team 4<br />
SEAL Team 8<br />
SPECIAL BOAT<br />
SQUADRON 1<br />
CORNADO, CA<br />
16TH SPECIAL<br />
OPERATIONS WING<br />
HURLBURT FIELD, FL<br />
(SOWT)<br />
352 SPECIAL<br />
OPERATIONS GROUP<br />
MILDENHALL, UK<br />
(SOWT)<br />
353 SPECIAL<br />
OPERATIONS GROUP<br />
KADENA AB, JAPAN<br />
(SOWT)<br />
SPECIAL BOAT<br />
SQUADRON 2<br />
LITTLE CREEK, VA<br />
4TH PSY OPS<br />
GROUP<br />
FT BRAGG, NC<br />
(SOWT)<br />
1ST SPECIAL<br />
FORCES GROUP<br />
FT LEWIS, WA<br />
(SOWT)<br />
3RD SPECIAL<br />
FORCES GROUP<br />
FT BRAGG, NC<br />
(SOWT)<br />
5TH SPECIAL<br />
FORCES GROUP<br />
FT CAMPBELL, KY<br />
(SOWT)<br />
7TH SPECIAL<br />
FORCES GROUP<br />
FT BRAGG, NC<br />
(SOWT)<br />
10TH SPECIAL<br />
FORCES GROUP<br />
FT CARSON, CA<br />
(SOWT)<br />
75TH RANGER<br />
REGIMENT<br />
FT BENNING, GA<br />
(SOWT)<br />
160TH SPECIAL<br />
OPERATIONS<br />
AVIATION REGIMENT<br />
FT CAMPBELL, KY<br />
(SOWT)<br />
1ST BATTALION<br />
1ST SPECIAL<br />
OPERATIONS GROUP<br />
OKINAWA, JAPAN<br />
(SOWT)<br />
1ST BATTALION<br />
10TH SPECIAL<br />
FORCES GROUP<br />
BOEBLINGEN, GE<br />
(SOWT)<br />
(SWO) Staff Weather Officer (OC) Staff Oceanographer<br />
(AG) Staff Aerographer’s Mate<br />
(SOWT) Special Operations Weather Team<br />
Figure 11-1. Weather Support to Special Operations Forces<br />
• METOC personnel support SOF missions to plan, prepare, <strong>and</strong> conduct special<br />
operations, civil affairs, <strong>and</strong> psychological operations in support of geographic CINCs.<br />
Incorporating SOF METOC requirements early in the planning process will be critical<br />
to ensuring the success of these missions.<br />
- SOF include U.S. Air Force Special Operations Comm<strong>and</strong> (AFSOC), U.S. Army<br />
Special Forces, U.S. Army Rangers, <strong>and</strong> U.S. Navy Seals<br />
- USAF Weather Teams provide direct support to AFSOC, U.S. Army Special<br />
Forces, U.S. Army Rangers <strong>and</strong> 160 th Special Operations Aviation Regiment<br />
11-1
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