Special Operations Command Africa
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Special Operations Command Africa is the U.S. military headquarters responsible for planning and conducting special operations missions across the African continent.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
subordinate unified command
ⓘ
theater special operations command ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SOCAFRICA ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations | African continent ⓘ |
| areaOfResponsibility | Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition | joint command ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
African partner militaries
ⓘ
U.S. embassies in African countries ⓘ other U.S. combatant commands ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| establishedFor | supporting United States Africa Command ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
strengthening African partner special operations forces
ⓘ
violent extremist organizations in Africa ⓘ |
| garrison |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kelley Barracks ⓘ Stuttgart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
deployable special operations command and control elements
ⓘ
joint planning and coordination of special operations ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stuttgart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| mission |
plan and execute special operations across Africa
ⓘ
provide special operations forces to United States Africa Command ⓘ support U.S. national security objectives in Africa ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
U.S. Africa Command
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Africa Command area of responsibility
|
| parentOrganization |
U.S. Africa Command
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Africa Command
United States Special Operations Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S. Africa Command
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Africa Command
United States Special Operations Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
U.S. Africa Command
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Africa Command
United States Special Operations Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
planning and conducting special operations in Africa
ⓘ
Theater Special Operations Commands ⓘ
surface form:
theater special operations headquarters for United States Africa Command
|
| serviceBranch | joint ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Commander, United States Africa Command ⓘ |
| task |
building partner capacity in African countries
ⓘ
counterterrorism operations in Africa ⓘ direct action missions in Africa ⓘ foreign internal defense in African partner nations ⓘ security force assistance in Africa ⓘ special reconnaissance in Africa ⓘ support to crisis response in Africa ⓘ |
| theaterCommandFor | special operations forces in Africa ⓘ |
| typeOfCommand | theater-level special operations command ⓘ |
| uses |
Special Operations Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
United States special operations forces
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA)
subject surface form:
United States Special Operations Command