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| {{Short description|Unified combatant command of the United States Armed Forces responsible for special operations}} | | {{Short description|Unified combatant command of the United States Armed Forces responsible for special operations}} |
| {{Distinguish|United States Southern Command}} | | {{Distinguish|United States Southern Command}} |
| {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}} | | {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}{{United States Armed Forces sidebar}} |
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| {{Infobox military unit
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| | unit_name = United States Special Operations Command
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| | image = United States Special Operations Command Insignia.svg
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| | image_size = 200px
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| | caption = United States Special Operations Command Emblem
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| | start_date = {{start date and age|1987|04|16}}<br/>({{Age in years and months|1987|04|16}} ago){{r|2013 SOCOM Fact book}}
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| | country = {{flagu|United States}}
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| | type = [[Unified combatant command]]<br />[[Special forces|Special operations forces]]
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| | role = Functional combatant command
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| | size = Entire command: more than 70,000{{r|2020 SOCOM Fact book}}<ref>[https://breakingdefense.com/2019/05/socom-pivots-toward-great-power-competition/ Paul McCleary (21 May 2019) SOCOM Pivots Toward Great Power Competition] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525023014/https://breakingdefense.com/2019/05/socom-pivots-toward-great-power-competition/ |date=25 May 2019 }} reports SOCOM strength to be 70,000</ref><br />Headquarters staff: 2,500{{r|2020 SOCOM Fact book}}
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| | command_structure = [[United States Department of Defense]]
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| | commander1 = [[General (United States)|General]] [[Bryan P. Fenton]], [[United States Army|USA]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.socom.mil/about/commanders-biography|title=Commander, USSOCOM, General Bryan P. Fenton|access-date=2023-04-30|website=U.S. Special Operations Command}}</ref>
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| | commander1_label = Commander
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| | commander2 = [[Lieutenant general (United States)|Lieutenant General]] [[Sean M. Farrell]], [[United States Air Force|USAF]]
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| | commander2_label = Deputy Commander
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| | commander3 = [[Lieutenant general (United States)|Lieutenant General]] [[Francis L. Donovan]], [[United States Marine Corps|USMC]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.socom.mil/about/vice-commanders-biography|title=Vice Commander, USSOCOM, Lieutenant General Francis L. Donovan|access-date=2023-04-30|website=U.S. Special Operations Command}}</ref>
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| | commander3_label = Vice Commander
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| | commander4 = [[Command Sergeant Major]] [[Shane W. Shorter]], [[United States Army|USA]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.socom.mil/about/commanders-biography/senior-enlisted-leaders-biography|title=Senior Enlisted Leader, USSOCOM, Command Sergeant Major Shane W. Shorter|access-date=2023-04-30|website=U.S. Special Operations Command}}</ref>
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| | commander4_label = Senior Enlisted Leader
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| | garrison = [[MacDill Air Force Base]]<br />[[Florida]], U.S.
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| | garrison_label = Headquarters
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| | nickname = USSOCOM, SOCOM
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| | battles = [[Operation Earnest Will]]<br/>[[United States invasion of Panama|Invasion of Panama]]<br/>[[Gulf War]]<br/>[[Unified Task Force]]<br/>
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| [[Operation Gothic Serpent]]
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| * [[Battle of Mogadishu (1993)|Battle of Mogadishu]]
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| [[Operation Uphold Democracy]]<br/>
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| [[War on Terror]]
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| * [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|War in Afghanistan]]
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| * [[Iraq War]]
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| * [[Operation Inherent Resolve]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/23/world/middleeast/us-commandos-iraq-isis.html|title=U.S. Soldier Dies in Raid to Free Prisoners of ISIS in Iraq|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=22 October 2015|access-date=24 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024031745/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/23/world/middleeast/us-commandos-iraq-isis.html|archive-date=24 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| | website = {{URL|https://www.socom.mil|www.socom.mil}}
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| The '''United States Special Operations Command''' ('''USSOCOM''' or '''SOCOM''') is the [[unified combatant command]] charged with overseeing the various [[special operations]] component commands of the [[United States Army Special Operations Command|Army]], [[United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command|Marine Corps]], [[United States Naval Special Warfare Command|Navy]], and [[Air Force Special Operations Command|Air Force]] of the [[United States Armed Forces]]. The command is part of the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] and is the only unified combatant command created by an [[Act of Congress]]. USSOCOM is headquartered at [[MacDill Air Force Base]] in [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]], Florida. | | The '''United States Special Operations Command''' ('''USSOCOM''' or '''SOCOM''') is the [[unified combatant command]] charged with overseeing the various [[special operations]] component commands of the [[United States Army Special Operations Command|Army]], [[United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command|Marine Corps]], [[United States Naval Special Warfare Command|Navy]], and [[Air Force Special Operations Command|Air Force]] of the [[United States Armed Forces]]. The command is part of the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] and is the only unified combatant command created by an [[Act of Congress]]. USSOCOM is headquartered at [[MacDill Air Force Base]] in [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]], Florida. |