Joint component command of the U.S. Special Operations Command
Joint Special Operations Command
Emblem of the Joint Special Operations Command
Founded
15 December 1980 (43 years, 4 months ago)
Country
United States
Allegiance
United States of America
Type
Sub-unified combatant command
Role
Special Operations Forces
Part of
Special Operations Command United States Department of Defense
Garrison/HQ
Fort Liberty, North Carolina
Nickname(s)
JSOC, Task Force Purple
Operations
Operation Eagle Claw Operation Urgent Fury Operation Just Cause Operation Desert Storm Operation Provide Comfort Operation Gothic Serpent Operation Uphold Democracy Bosnian War Operation Allied Force War on Terror
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Inherent Resolve
Operation Freedom's Sentinel
Operation Kayla Mueller
Website
https://www.socom.mil/Pages/jsoc.aspx
Commanders
Commander
VADM Frank M. Bradley, USN
Deputy Commander
Lt Gen Sean M. Farrell, USAF
Senior Enlisted Advisor
CSM Andrew J. Krogman, USA
Military unit
The Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) is a joint component command of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and is charged with studying special operations requirements and techniques to ensure interoperability and equipment standardization, to plan and conduct special operations exercises and training, to develop joint special operations tactics, and to execute special operations missions worldwide. It was established in 1980 on recommendation of Colonel Charlie Beckwith, in the aftermath of the failure of Operation Eagle Claw.[1] It is headquartered at Pope Field (Fort Liberty, North Carolina).
^Emerson, Steven (1988). Secret Warriors: Inside the Covert Military Operations of the Reagan Era. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. p. 26. ISBN 0-399-13360-7.
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