U.S. Special Operations Command

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military organization unified combatant command

U.S. Special Operations Command is a unified U.S. military command responsible for overseeing and coordinating the special operations forces of all service branches for missions such as counterterrorism, unconventional warfare, and special reconnaissance.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military organization → unified combatant command →
abbreviation	USSOCOM →
alsoKnownAs	SOCOM → U.S. Special Operations Command →
authorizedBy	Title 10 of the United States Code →
continent	North America →
country	United States →
countryOfHeadquarters	United States →
dateFounded	1987-04-16 →
hasCommander	four-star general or admiral →
hasComponent	Special Operations Command Africa → Special Operations Command Central → Special Operations Command Europe → Special Operations Command Korea → Special Operations Command North → Special Operations Command Pacific → Special Operations Command South → Theater Special Operations Commands →
hasMotto	“Quiet Professionals” → “You are the tip of the spear” →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.socom.mil →
hasPrimaryTask	civil affairs operations → counterinsurgency → counterproliferation of weapons of mass destruction → counterterrorism → direct action → foreign internal defense → hostage rescue and recovery → information operations → psychological operations → security force assistance → special reconnaissance → unconventional warfare →
hasRole	develop special operations strategy, doctrine, and tactics → organize, train, and equip U.S. special operations forces → programming and budgeting for U.S. special operations forces →
headquartersLocation	MacDill Air Force Base → Tampa, Florida →
legislatedBy	Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 → Nunn–Cohen Amendment →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Florida →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
oversees	Air Force Special Operations Command → Joint Special Operations Command → Marine Forces Special Operations Command → Naval Special Warfare Command → United States Army Special Operations Command → special operations forces of all U.S. military services →
participatedIn	Global War on Terrorism → Operation Enduring Freedom → Operation Iraqi Freedom → counterterrorism operations worldwide →
partOf	United States Armed Forces → United States Department of Defense →
reportsTo	United States Secretary of Defense →
scopeOfJurisdiction	global →

Referenced by (61)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
3rd Ranger Battalion ("U.S. Special Operations Forces") → Air Force Special Operations Command ("United States Special Operations Command") → Joint Special Operations Command ("United States Special Operations Command") → MARSOC Raiders ("United States Special Operations Command") → Naval Special Warfare Command ("United States Special Operations Command") → Navy SEALs ("United States Special Operations Command") → Rangers → Special Operations Command Europe ("United States Special Operations Command") → Special Operations Command North ("United States Special Operations Command") → Special Operations Command Pacific ("United States Special Operations Command") → Special Operations Command South ("United States Special Operations Command") → Theater Special Operations Commands ("United States Special Operations Command") → U.S. Army Special Operations Command ("United States Special Operations Command") → USASOC ("United States Special Operations Command") →	partOf
Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle ("United States Special Operations Forces") → Eglin Air Force Base ("United States Special Operations Command") → Interceptor Body Armor ("U.S. Special Operations Forces") → Quiet Professionals ("United States Special Operations Command") → Quiet Professionals ("USSOCOM") →	usedBy
Air Force Special Operations Command ("United States Special Operations Command") → Marine Raider Regiment ("United States Special Operations Command") → Special Operations Command Europe ("United States Special Operations Command") → Special Operations Command North ("United States Special Operations Command") →	parentOrganization
Operation Gothic Serpent ("United States Special Operations Command") → Special Operations Command Pacific ("United States Special Operations Forces") → Theater Special Operations Commands ("United States Special Operations Forces") →	militaryBranch
95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne) ("United States Special Operations Command") → Marine Raider Training Center ("United States Special Operations Command") →	affiliation
4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne) ("United States Special Operations Command") → USASOC ("United States Special Operations Command") →	commandStructure
Air Force Special Operations Command ("United States Special Operations Command") → Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command ("United States Special Operations Command") →	componentOf
1st Ranger Battalion → 2nd Ranger Battalion →	higherCommand
Quiet Professionals ("United States Special Operations Command") → Quiet Professionals ("USSOCOM") →	mottoOf
United States Special Operations Command ("USSOCOM") →	abbreviation
Special Operations Command Europe ("United States Special Operations Command") →	administrativeControlBy
Joint Special Operations University ("United States Special Operations Command headquarters") →	affiliatedWith
Marine Raider Regiment ("United States Special Operations Command") →	alliance
United States Special Operations Command →	alsoKnownAs
John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ("United States Special Operations Command") →	appliesTo
Marine Raider Support Group ("United States Special Operations Command") →	associatedWith
Military Intelligence Program ("U.S. Special Operations Forces") →	beneficiary
MARSOC Raiders ("United States Special Operations Command") →	combatantCommand
United States Special Operations Command ("USSOCOM") →	hasAbbreviation
U.S. Africa Command ("Special Operations Command Africa") →	hasComponent
Natick Labs ("United States Special Operations Forces") →	hasPrimaryUser
United States Armed Forces ("United States Special Operations Command") →	hasSubOrganization
MacDill Air Force Base ("U.S. Special Operations Command Headquarters") →	hasTenantUnit
MacDill Air Force Base ("United States Special Operations Command") →	hosts
Unified Combatant Commands →	includes
Office of Strategic Services ("United States Special Operations Command") →	influenced
Joint Special Operations University ("United States Special Operations Command") →	operatedBy
Black Hawk Down ("United States Special Operations Forces") →	portraysOrganization
Nunn–Cohen Amendment ("United States Special Operations Command") →	relatedTo
Nunn–Cohen Amendment ("United States Special Operations Command") →	resultedInCreationOf
Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command ("United States Special Operations Command") →	serviceComponentOf
Special Operations Command North ("United States Special Operations Command") →	supportedCommand
Fort Liberty ("United States Special Operations Command") →	supportsCommand
Rio Hato airfield ("U.S. Special Operations Forces") →	wasObjectiveFor