Title page 1

Contents 3

Summary 2

Overview 4

Command Structures and Components 4

Title X USSOCOM Authorities 4

Additional USSOCOM Responsibilities 5

U.S. SOF Core Activities 6

USSOCOM Organization 7

Theater Special Operations Commands (TSOCs) 7

Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) 8

U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) 8

Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) 9

Inactivation of the 24th Special Operations Wing (SOW) 9

AFSOC Specialties 9

Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC) 10

U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) 10

Potential Oversight Considerations for Congress 11

Potential Combatant Command Restructuring 11

U.S. Space Force and Establishing a Space Force Special Operations Forces Component Command 11

Author Information 12

Disclaimer 13