NSW/SOCOM ORGANIZATION

Question 1

What Echelon is SOCOM

Answer 1

Echelon 1
Retains Combatant Command(COCOM) of SOF
Navy pays-BAH, BAS, PCS
SOCOM pays- special equipment, deployment

Question 2

What Echelon is Naval Spec. WARFARE CMD?
(NSWC)
Name other same type Echelon CMDs under SOCOM

Answer 2

Echelon 2
USASOC-Unites states army spec.op cmd
AFSOC-Air Force spec.op cmd
MARSOC- marine spec.op cmd
JSOC- Joint spec.op cmd

Question 3

What Echelon are all NSW Groups

Answer 3

Echelon 3

Question 4

What are the Echelon 3 Groups

Answer 4

G-1- W/C ST 1, 3, 5, 7
G-2- E/C ST 2, 4, 8, 10
G-3- SDV 1, 2
G-4 12, 20, 22, navsciatts, 
G-10- SRT 1,2
G-11- RESERVS
NSWCEN
CENSEALSWCC
NSWDG

Question 5

Explain ISIC

IMMIDIATE SUPIEROR IN COMMAND

Answer 5

SBT>G-4>WARCOM

CO>CMDR>ADMIRAL

Question 6

Levels of Command

Answer 6

COCOM-own you, SOCOM holds COCOM of SOF

OPCON-Renting you, use u to a point, time limit

TACON-borrow you from Opcon, strict guideline usage, must ask OPCON if they want to change how to employ you

ADCON- Administration control, remains at SBTs

Question 7

What kind of COCOM is SOCOM

Answer 7

Functional Combatant Command (FCC)

Question 8

Name TSOCs

Answer 8

SOC-NORTH
SOC-SOUTH
SOC-EUR
SOC-CENT
SOC-PAC
SOC-AFRICA
SOC-KORIA

Question 9

Forigen Internal Defence

Answer 9

Depends on origin of threat.

INTERNAL LAWLESSNESS subversion, Sabotage

Question 10

SECURITY FORCE ASSISTANCE

Answer 10

Depends on activity, internal and external, mostly external,
Political, social, military or civilian threats.
Organize train, equipment, rebuild advise FSF

Question 11

Explain

Primary Core, Secretary Core, and Supporting Core activities

Answer 11

Primary is when a component is FULLY organized, manned, trained equppied for activity,

Secondary is SOME DEGREE of^

Supporting is provided through a Limited supporting capability derived through application of other exsiting capabilities.

Question 12

Who can supercede you on craft

Answer 12

More senior or qualified Patrol officer or Boat captain on that craft,

An NSW officer designated in writing by Operational commander (OCONUS ONLY)

Question 13

Authority over your craft?

Answer 13

NAVREGS 1990, CH 10, ARTICAL 1033

Question 14

CVORRTTEX

Answer 14

Communication-up,down COC and partner forces

Visibility- does everyone who needs to know, know what you are doing including forces in area

Outside support- do you have outside support assets and have you deconflicted

Rest- op tempo, and rest for the guys

Rehearsals- rock drills with assets and guys/deconfliction

Threat-what is the deadliest course of action and is there new info on threat, weps, capabilities, intel

Training- is that element trained to the mission set

Enviorment- weather, METOC

Experience- is the element experienced in this mission set and do they know what they are doing