SOCOM

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military organization unified combatant command

SOCOM is the unified combatant command of the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for overseeing and coordinating all special operations forces across the military services.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
United States Special Operations Command	0

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military organization ⓘ unified combatant command ⓘ
commandStructure	Unified Combatant Commands ⓘ surface form: Unified Combatant Command
country	United States of America ⓘ
dateFormed	1987-04-16 ⓘ
foundingLocation	MacDill Air Force Base ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	U.S. Special Operations Command ⓘ surface form: USSOCOM
hasComponent	Theater Special Operations Commands ⓘ
hasPosition	Commander, United States Special Operations Command ⓘ
headquartersCity	Tampa, Florida ⓘ
headquartersCountry	United States of America ⓘ
headquartersLocation	MacDill Air Force Base ⓘ
legalBasis	Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 ⓘ Nunn–Cohen Amendment ⓘ
motto	You can't surge trust ⓘ
oversees	Air Force Special Operations Command ⓘ Joint Special Operations Command ⓘ Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command ⓘ surface form: Marine Forces Special Operations Command Naval Special Warfare Command ⓘ U.S. Army Special Operations Command ⓘ surface form: United States Army Special Operations Command
parentOrganization	Department of Defense ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Defense
partOf	United States Armed Forces ⓘ
primaryMission	provide fully capable special operations forces to defend the United States and its interests ⓘ synchronize planning of global operations against terrorist networks ⓘ
reportsTo	President of the United States ⓘ United States Secretary of Defense ⓘ
responsibleFor	conducting special operations ⓘ joint special operations ⓘ planning special operations ⓘ synchronizing special operations ⓘ
role	coordinate special operations across military services ⓘ develop special operations strategy, doctrine, and tactics ⓘ organize, train, and equip special operations forces ⓘ oversee all U.S. special operations forces ⓘ provide special operations forces to geographic combatant commands ⓘ
serviceBranch	United States Air Force ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Coast Guard ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ United States Space Force ⓘ
shortName	SOCOM self-linksurface differs ⓘ
typeOfOperation	counterinsurgency ⓘ counterterrorism ⓘ direct action ⓘ foreign internal defense ⓘ information operations ⓘ special reconnaissance ⓘ unconventional warfare ⓘ

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U.S. Special Operations Command → alsoKnownAs → SOCOM ⓘ

subject surface form: United States Special Operations Command

SOCOM → shortName → SOCOM self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: United States Special Operations Command