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