U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S._Special_Operations_Command_(SOCOM)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	United States Fleet Forces Command
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:SOCOM
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Joint_Meritorious_Unit_Award
gptkbp:budget	Over $13 billion (approximate, varies by year)
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:General_Bryan_P._Fenton
gptkbp:component	gptkb:Naval_Special_Warfare_Command gptkb:Marine_Forces_Special_Operations_Command gptkb:Joint_Special_Operations_Command gptkb:U.S._Army_Special_Operations_Command Air Force Special Operations Command
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:emblem	gptkb:Emblem_of_the_United_States_Special_Operations_Command
gptkbp:established	April 16, 1987
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:Tampa,_Florida gptkb:MacDill_Air_Force_Base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM)
gptkbp:insignia	SOCOM shoulder sleeve insignia
gptkbp:legislature	Nunn–Cohen Amendment to the Goldwater–Nichols Act
gptkbp:mainPersonnel	Over 70,000 (approximate, varies by year)
gptkbp:militaryBranch	Joint (multi-service)
gptkbp:mission	Oversee the various special operations component commands of the U.S. Armed Forces
gptkbp:motto	"You can't surge trust."
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:SOCOM
gptkbp:notableOperation	gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom gptkb:Operation_Neptune_Spear
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:reportsTo	gptkb:United_States_Senator
gptkbp:responsibleFor	Counterinsurgency Counterterrorism Direct action Foreign internal defense Special operations Special reconnaissance Unconventional warfare Hostage rescue Security force assistance Counterproliferation of weapons of mass destruction Psychological operations Civil affairs operations Counter-narcotics operations Information operations Military information support operations
gptkbp:subunit	gptkb:Special_Operations_Command_Africa gptkb:Special_Operations_Command_Europe gptkb:Special_Operations_Command_North gptkb:Special_Operations_Command_Pacific gptkb:Special_Operations_Command_South gptkb:Special_Operations_Command_Central Joint Special Operations University
gptkbp:type	United States Fleet Forces Command
gptkbp:website	https://www.socom.mil/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Mk_48_machine_gun
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7