United States Army Special Operations Command

United States Army Special Operations Command USASOC / ASOC
Association badge as sleeve badge
Lineup	December 1, 1989
Country	United States
Armed forces	United States Armed Forces
Armed forces	Army ( United States Army )
Strength	30,000
Insinuation	United States Special Operations Command
commander
Commanding General ( Commanding General )	Lieutenant General Francis M. Beaudette

The United States Army Special Operations Command ( USASOC or ASOC for short ) is the command command for the special forces of the US Army : US Army SOF (ARSOF). The command is subordinate to the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and was set up on December 1, 1989. It is located in Fort Bragg ( North Carolina ).

organization

USASOC coordinates all operations of the Army special forces with the US Special Operations Command.

structure

With around 33,805 personnel (as of 2020), USASOC is one of the largest main commandos in the US Army. Six other brigades and regiments are subordinate to him .

• 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) (USASFC), also known as Green Berets .
  • United States 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne) (4th PSYOP Gp) responsible for public relations and psychological warfare .
  • United States 8th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne) (8th PSYOP Gp) responsible for public relations and psychological warfare .
  • United States 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne) (95th CA Bde), responsible for human resources and administrative matters.
  • 528th Sustainment Brigade (Special Operations) (Airborne) (SBSO (A)), founded on December 2, 2005 (previously Special Operations Support Command) It is responsible for logistics and medical supplies.
• United States Army Special Operations Aviation Command
  • United States 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) (160th SOAR), known as "Night Stalkers", ensures the air transport of the special operations units.
• United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School (USAJFKSWCS), the school for Army special forces.
• United States Army Rangers (75th RGR RGT), also known as the "75th Ranger Regiment".

The "1st Special Forces Operational Detachment Delta", the Delta Force, is a specialty . Although a unit of the US Army, it is not managed by USASOC. It reports directly to the US Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC).

organization chart

Army Special Operations Command organizational chart ( enlarge )

equipment

Unlike the rest of the US Army, USASOC units use the Glock 19 .

guide

Surname	Beginning of the appointment	End of appointment
Lieutenant General Francis M. Beaudette	June 8, 2018	-
Lieutenant General Kenneth E. Tovo	July 1, 2015	June 8, 2018
Lieutenant General Charles T. Cleveland	July 24, 2012	July 1, 2015
Lieutenant General John F. Mulholland Jr.	November 7, 2008	July 24, 2012
Lieutenant General Robert W. Wagner	December 8, 2005	November 7, 2008
Lieutenant General Philip R. Kensinger	August 29, 2002	December 8, 2005
Lieutenant General Bryan D. Brown	October 11, 2000	August 29, 2002
Lieutenant General William Tangney	1997	October 11, 2000
Lieutenant General Peter Schoomaker	October 1996	1997
Lieutenant General James T. Scott	1993	1996

Web links

• The official website US Army Special Operations Command (English)
• Official 2009 SOCOM Factbook ( Memento of March 18, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 4.3 MB), p. 10 ff. (English)
• USASOC at globalsecurity.org (English)
• USASOCOM at delta-green.com ( Memento from April 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ A Brief History of Special Operations Forces. HQ USASOC Special Operations Forces Information, archived from the original on October 21, 2010 ; Retrieved January 1, 2014 (English, Dec 1, 89 - 1st US Army Special Operations Command activated as the 16th major Army command). 
2. ^ Matthew Cox: Army Pushes Back Against Reported Interest in Glock Contract. In: Military.com. March 24, 2016, accessed on August 16, 2016 . 
3. ↑ Lt. Gene. John F. Mulholland Jr. Commanding General. US Army Special Operations Command, archived from the original on October 21, 2010 ; accessed on January 1, 2014 (English). 
4. ^ Lieutenant General James T. Scott '64. zero. Texas A&M Corps of Cadets, accessed May 12, 2015 .