NSW History and Organization Flashcards
Discuss the history and development of SOCOM
- Est 16 April 1987
- MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
- Commanded by 4 star flag officer
- 4 service component commands: USASOC, NAVSPECWARCOM, AFSOC, MARSOC
- 1 Unified command JSOC
Discuss the history and development of JSOC
- Est 1980
- Fort Bragg, NC
- To study Spec Ops Requirements and Techniques
- Standardization of equipment
- Development of tactics
Discuss the history and development NAVSPECWARCOM
- Est 6 April 1987
- NAB, Coronado
- Develop Maritime Special Ops strategy, doctrine and tactics
Discuss Naval SOF FORCES role in WWII
- Army and Navy merged to begin training Amphibious Scouts at Little Creek
- Amphibious Scouts and Raiders commissioned 1942
- First mission Operation TORCH - UDT’s
- First combat Operation FLINTLOCK Jan 31, 1944
- April 1944, deployed to England to prep for operation OVERLORD (amphibious assault on Normandy)
- 6 June 1944 (D-Day) blew 8 complete/ 2 partial gaps in German defenses
Discuss Naval SOF FORCES role in Korea.
- UDT’s expand into 3 teams of 300 men
- UDT’s conducted demolition raids on railroad tunnels and bridges along the Korean coast
- Sep 15, 1950 UDT’s supported mine clearing operation CHROMITE (the amphibious landing at Inchon)
Discuss Naval SOF FORCES role in Vietnam
- Oct 12, 1950: UDT’s rescued 25 sailors from 2 U.S. mine sweepers that sank
- 1962 J.F.K. established Seal Teams 1 and 2 from UDT personnel
Discuss Naval SOF FORCES role in Panama
- 1989 Operation JUST CAUSE (invasion of Panama to topple Noriega)
- Secured entrances to Panama Canal
- Denied Noriega use of aircraft
- Sank Panamanian patrol boat
- Conducted recon and search and seizure missions
Discuss Naval SOF FORCES role in Grenada
- 25 Oct 1983: Operation URGENT FURY (invasion of Grenada)
- First major SEAL operation since Vietnam
- Night beach recon for assault
- DA against enemy-controlled radio station
- Protected governor general and his family
Discuss Naval SOF FORCES role in Haiti
- May-Sep 1994: Amphibious recon operation SUPPORT DEMOCRACY and UPHOLD DEMOCRACY
- Planned to be largest airborne assault since D-Day
- Colin Powell changed mission from combat to peace keeping/ nation building operation
Discuss Naval SOF FORCES role in the Balkans
- December 1995- June 1998: Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR/GUARD
- Conducted recon/served as QRF for Sava river bridging operation
- Joint commission observers in Bosnia
Discuss Naval SOF FORCES role in Operation Enduring Freedom
- In response to Sep 11, 2001 NSW operators on the ground in Oct
- First flag officer in Afghanistan - Navy Seal
- Operation ANACONDA (Seek out Taliban and Al-Qaeda in the Shah-I-Kot mountains)
- Operation REDWING:
- 3 Navy Seals killed
- Chinook with 16 SEAL-rescue team shot down
- Worse loss of life since invasion of 2001.
Discuss Naval SOF FORCES role in Operation Iraqi Freedom
- Largest number of SEALs employed in history
- 12-member SF teams infiltrated S. and W. Iraq to hunt scud missiles
- Seized oil terminals and pumping stations on S. coast
ADM Eric Olson
8th commander and 1st Naval Officer of USSOCOM on July 9 2007
RADM Draper L. Kauffmann
- Father of Naval Combat Demolition
- June 1943 organized first U.S. Navy demo teams
- 1944 Established Naval Demolition training at Ft. Pierce
CAPT Phil H. Bucklew
- Father of Naval Special Warfare
- Among first team of Scouts and Raiders
LT Thomas R. Norris
- 1 of 3 Seals Awarded Medal of Honor for actions in Vietnam
- Rescued 2 downed pilots deep within Vietnam:
- Led 5-man team through 2,000 meters of enemy territory to rescue 1 pilot
- 3 days later, disguised as fisherman rescued 2nd pilot
LT Michael E. Thornton
- Saved lives of senior officer and 3 Vietnamese:
- Ran into enemy fire to retrieve LT. Norris, dragged to beach, inflated life vest and swam for 2 hours before being rescued
- Awarded Medal of Honor
LT Michael P. Murphy
- Operation REDWING.
- Climbed into the open to call for help.
- Proceeded to fight while wounded allowing a member of his squad to escape
- Awarded Medal of Honor
LTJG Joseph R. Kerrey
- Led team to capture high-ranking Viet Cong
- Received injuries from grenade
- Captured enemy soldiers provided critical intelligence
- Awarded Medal of Honor
BMCM(SEAL) Rudy Boesch
- Joined Navy April 1945
- Volunteered for amphibious scouts and raiders
- With UDT for 11 years.
- 1 of 50 original Seal team 2
- 45 years of continuous active duty
BMC James E. Williams
- Patrol commander for river patrol boat 105
- Led patrol boat against concentration of enemy
- Called for aerial support
- 50 vessels and numerous Viet Cong destroyed
SO2(SEAL) Michael Monsoor
- 29 Sep 2006 member of sniper overwatch in E. Ramadi Iraq
- Shielded 11 ppl with his body from grenade
- MOH recipient
SOCS (SEAL) Edward Byers
- MOH recipient
- During hostage rescue exposed himself to enemy fire
- Shielded American hostage with his body
- Subdued guard bare-handed
Composition of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Chairman
- Army Chief of Staff
- Chief of Naval Operations
- Air Force Chief of Staff
- Marine Corps Commandant
Who do the Joint Chiefs of Staff advise?
- President
- Sec Def
- National Security Council
COCOMs, meaning
Combatant Commands
What are the COCOMs?
- EUCOM
- PACOM
- AFRICOM
- CENTCOM
- NORTHCOM
- SOUTHCOM
- SOCOM
Purpose of USSOCOM
train, organize, equip, and deploy
combat ready special operations forces
to combatant commands
Four organizations which make up USSOCOM
- MARSOC
- AFSOC
- NAVSPECWARCOM
- USASOC