USSOCOM Fact Book - United States Special Operations Command

U.S. Army Special Operations Command wasestablished Dec. 1, 1989, by the Department of the Armyat Fort Bragg, N.C., as an Army Service ComponentCommand to enhance the readiness of Army SpecialOperations Forces. USASOC is home to the fightingforces that conduct operations across the full spectrum ofwarfare, including unconventional warfare, counterproliferation,direct action, military information supportoperations, special reconnaissance, civil affairs, foreigninternal defense and information operations. USASOCcommands and controls two component subordinatecommands and five component subordinate units, which inturn train and maintain forces for deployment byUSSOCOM to combatant command theaters worldwide.USASOC's two component subordinate commandsare U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Centerand School and the U.S. Army Special Forces Command(Airborne) both headquartered at Fort Bragg. Thecomponent subordinate units include the 75th RangerRegiment, headquartered at Fort Benning, Ga.; 160thSpecial Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) at FortCampbell, Ky.; 4th Military Information Support Group(Airborne), 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne) and528th Sustainment Brigade (Special Operations)(Airborne), all at Fort Bragg.The command also provides oversight of ArmyNational Guard Special Forces' readiness, organization,training and employment in coordination with the NationalGuard Bureau and state adjutants general.Known as a world-class Special Operations trainingcenter, the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Centerand School with more than 600 military and civilianinstructors and staff train thousands of agile, adaptive,warrior-focused Soldiers each year. The center and schooltrains and educates civil affairs, military informationsupport operations and Special Forces Soldiers byproviding superior training and education, effective careermanagement and an integrated force-developmentcapability. The center and school leads change based upontoday’s lessons learned by developing innovative doctrineand ultimately providing an operational force with themost relevant advanced skills necessary to make ARSOFan irreplaceable force.Spread among seven Special Forces groups, morethan15,000 Soldiers are ever ready, properly trained,oriented and equipped for today's fight. Special ForcesUSSOCOM Fact Book12