DOC103K, USSOC doctrine

Question 1

Identify the five component commands of USSOCOM.

Answer 1

• Army Special Ops Command (USASOC)
• Naval Special Warfare Command (NAVSPECWARCOM)
• Marine Special Ops Command (MARSOC)
• Air Force Special Ops Command (AFSOC)
• Joint Special Ops Command (JSOC)

Question 2

Explain how the SOF staff entities liaison and integrate with the land and air component commands during peacetime and wartime.

Answer 2

Special Operations Command and Control Element (SOCCE):
Established to synchronize joint land operations and harmonize actions between the SOF and conventional force elements

Special Operations Liaison Element (SOLE):
Liaison organization linking special operations air with the conventional air component

Question 3

Identify what main assets USASOC provides to USSOCOM.

Answer 3

• Special Forces, seven groups
• 75th Ranger Regiment, 4 battalions
• 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR)
• Military Information Support Group
• Civil Affairs Brigade

Question 4

Identify what main assets NAVSPECWARCOM provides to USSOCOM.

Answer 4

• Sea, Air, Land (SEAL) Teams
• SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) Teams
• Special Boat Teams (SBT)

Question 5

Identify what main assets AFSOC provides to USSOCOM.

Answer 5

• Specialized aircraft and aircrews
• Long-range operations in denied airspace
• Special Tactics Teams (STT) including combat control, para-rescue, combat weather (WX)

Question 6

Identify what main assets MARSOC provides to USSOCOM.

Answer 6

Marine Raider Regiment (MRR)
- Marine Raider Battalion (MRB): direct action, special recon, unconventional warfare, FID, civil affairs, information operations

Question 7

Identify the twelve core activities of USSOCOM.

Answer 7

• Direct Action (DA)
• Special Reconnaissance (SR)
• Counterterrorism (CT)
• Unconventional Warfare (UW)
• Foreign Internal Defense (FID)
• Military Information Support Operations
• Civil Affairs (CA)
• Countering of Weapons of Mass Destruction (C-WMD)
• Security Force Assistance (SFA)
• Hostage Rescue and Recovery (HRR)
• Counterinsurgency (COIN)
• Foreign Humanitarian Assistance (FHA)