Army service component command

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The U.S. Army Special Operations Command is the Army’s primary headquarters for organizing, training, and equipping special operations forces that support U.S. Special Operations Command and global missions.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army organizational element
type of military command
appliesTo functional combatant commands
geographic combatant commands
commandedBy general officer
coordinatesWith functional component commands
joint task forces
multinational land force headquarters
other service component commands
country United States
definedIn Army doctrine publications
U.S. joint doctrine
hasExample U.S. Army Central as component to U.S. Central Command
U.S. Army Cyber Command as component to U.S. Cyber Command
U.S. Army Europe and Africa as component to U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command
U.S. Army Forces Command component to U.S. Northern Command
U.S. Army Pacific as component to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
U.S. Army South as component to U.S. Southern Command
U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command as component to U.S. Space Command
U.S. Army Special Operations Command as component to U.S. Special Operations Command
hasRole administers Army forces assigned to a combatant command
advises combatant commander on Army capabilities
coordinates Army civil affairs support in a theater
coordinates Army communications support in a theater
coordinates Army force protection in a theater
coordinates Army intelligence support in a theater
coordinates Army logistics in a theater
coordinates Army personnel support in a theater
coordinates Army special operations support in a theater
coordinates Army sustainment in a theater
equips Army forces assigned to a combatant command
organizes Army forces for joint operations
plans Army support to joint and combined operations
provides Army forces to a combatant commander
serves as senior Army headquarters in a theater
service component of a unified combatant command
trains Army forces assigned to a combatant command
partOf United States Army
reportsTo Department of the Army for administrative matters
combatant commander for operational matters
responsibleFor Army support to joint and multinational exercises in a theater
deployment of assigned Army forces
force generation for Army forces assigned to a combatant command
readiness of assigned Army forces
reception, staging, onward movement, and integration of Army forces
theater security cooperation activities involving Army forces
scope global operations for functional combatant commands
theater-level Army operations
subordinateTo Department of the Army
typicalRankOfCommander lieutenant general

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
United States Army Europe and Africa ("Army Service Component Command to USAFRICOM")
commandStructure
U.S. Army Special Operations Command
type
U.S. Army South
typeOfCommand
Lieutenant General (United States Army) ("Army Service Component Command Commander")
typicalPosition

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