{{Short description|none}}{{Use American English|date=March 2013}}{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}{{multiple issues|{{lead too short|date=February 2013}}{{More citations needed|date=March 2013}}}}{{Distinguish|United States Army Special Forces|United States Special Operations Command}}United States special operations forces (SOF) are the active and reserve component forces of the United States Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force within the US military, as designated by the Secretary of Defense and specifically organized, trained, and equipped to conduct and support special operations.BOOK, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Special Operations, Joint Publication 3-05, 16 July 2014, I-3-I-4, GL-11,www.dtic.mil/doctrine/new_pubs/jp3_05.pdf, Department of Defense, Washington, DC,www.dtic.mil/doctrine/new_pubs/jp3_05.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20161201152006www.dtic.mil/doctrine/new_pubs/jp3_05.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20161201152006www.dtic.mil/doctrine/new_pubs/jp3_05.pdf, 1 December 2016, WEB, 10 U.S. Code Â§ 167 - Unified combatant command for special operations forces,www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/167, Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School, 3 November 2023, All active and reserve special operations forces are assigned to the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).{{sfn|Joint Chiefs of Staff|2014|p=I-3}}

Composition

Component commands

United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM)WEB,www.socom.mil/News/Documents/USSOCOM_Fact_Book_2014.pdf, SOCOM 2014 Factbook, 2014, 21 April 2014,www.socom.mil/News/Documents/USSOCOM_Fact_Book_2014.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20131204133407www.socom.mil/News/Documents/USSOCOM_Fact_Book_2014.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20131204133407www.socom.mil/News/Documents/USSOCOM_Fact_Book_2014.pdf, 4 December 2013, dead,
- Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC)
- United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC)
- United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC)
- United States Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC)
- United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)
- Theater Special Operations Commands
  - Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA)
  - Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT)

Joint Interagency Task Force â€“ Counter Terrorism (JIATF-CT â€“ Afghanistan) Special Operations Command Central Forward (SOCCENT FWD) Special Operation Command Forward Yemen (SOC FWD-Y) SOCCENT Cultural Engagement Group (CEG)

Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR)

Joint Special Operations Air Component Europe

Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC)
Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH)Special Operations Command South
Special Operations Command North (SOCNORTH)U.S. Special Operations Command, North (Provisional Command) > U.S. Northern Command > Article View. Northcom.mil (16 May 2013). Retrieved on 2014-05-24.
Special Operations Command Korea (SOCKOR)

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Joint Special Operations Command

Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) â˜…â˜…â˜…BOOK, SOCOM Public Affairs, SOCOM Fact Book 2015,www.socom.mil/FactBook/2015%20Fact%20Book.pdf, 2015, SOCOM Public Affairs,

1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (Airborne) (1st SFOD-D) (A) (USA)
- A Squadron (Assault)
- B Squadron (Assault)
- C Squadron (Assault)
- D Squadron (Assault)
- E Squadron (Aviation)
- G Squadron (Intelligence, Reconnaissance, & Surveillance)
- Combat Support Squadron
- Signal Squadron
Naval Special Warfare Development Group (USN)
- Blue Squadron (Assault)
- Gold Squadron (Assault)
- Red Squadron (Assault)
- Silver Squadron (Assault)
- Black Squadron (Intelligence, Reconnaissance, & Surveillance)
- White Squadron (EOD Tactics Development & Evaluation Squadron)
- Gray Squadron (Mobility Teams, Transportation/Divers)
- Green Squadron (Selection/Training)
- X Squadron (Experimental, R&D, technical innovations)
- Combat Support Squadron
- Technical Support Squadron (Tactical Cryptologic Support, Tactical Information Operations)
Regimental Reconnaissance Company (RRC) (USA)
- RRD Team 1
- RRD Team 2
- RRD Team 3
24th Special Tactics Squadron (24th STS) (USAF)
- Black Team
- Blue Team
- Gold Team
- Gray Team
- Silver Team
- Integrated Survey Program Team
- Green Team (OTC â€“ Assessment, Selection, Training)
Joint Communications UnitWEB,www.jcu.mil/, Joint Communications Unit &124; JCU &124; Fort Bragg, NC, jcu.mil, 27 October 2019, (Joint Service)
- A Squadron
- B Squadron
- C Squadron
- D Squadron
- Quick Reaction Team (QRT)
- Special Mission Troop (SMT)
- Executive Communications Detachment
Joint Cyber Operations Group (JCOG) (Formerly Joint Communications Integration Element/JCIE)(Joint Service)
Joint Special Operations Command Intelligence Brigade (JSOCIB)
- Joint Exploitation Squadron (JES)
- Joint GEOINT Squadron
- Joint Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination (JPED) Squadron
  - Geospatial Exploitation Troop (GET)
  - Joint Exploitation Troop
- Joint Targeting Squadron (JTS)
  - Joint SIGINT Targeting and Exploitation Troop (JSTET)
  - Joint Publicly Available Information (PAI) Troop
  - Interrogation and Exploitation Troop
427th Special Operations SquadronWEB,www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/8125/shedding-some-light-on-the-pentagons-most-shadowy-aviation-units, Shedding Some Light on the Pentagon’s Most Shadowy Aviation Units, Joseph, Trevithick, The Drive, 27 October 2019, (USAF)
Intelligence Support Activity (USA)

United States Army

(File:161109-A-RY767-130 (25363079749).jpg|thumb|1-10th Special Forces Group secure their weapons after a day of training at the Panzer Range Complex, Boeblingen, Germany, 8 Nov. 2016.)(File:U.S. Army Rangers, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, prepare for extraction on Fort Hunter Liggett, California, Jan. 30, 2014.jpg|thumb|Army Rangers during a training operation.)

United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) â˜…â˜…â˜…
- 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) â˜…â˜…
  - 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne)