The next is the Could 11, 2022 Congressional Analysis Service report, U.S. Particular Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Points for Congress.
From the report
Particular Operations Forces (SOF) play a major function in U.S. navy operations and have been given better accountability for planning and conducting worldwide counterterrorism operations. U.S. Particular Operations Command (USSOCOM) has about 70,000 Energetic Responsibility, Nationwide Guard, and reserve personnel from all 4 companies and Division of Protection (DOD) civilians assigned to its headquarters, its 4 service part instructions, and eight sub-unified instructions.
In 2013, based mostly on a request from USSOCOM (with the concurrence of Geographic and Practical Combatant Commanders and the Navy Service Chiefs and Secretaries), the Secretary of Protection assigned command of the Theater Particular Operations Instructions (TSOCs) to USSOCOM. USSOCOM has the accountability to prepare, practice, and equip TSOCs. Whereas USSOCOM is answerable for the organizing, coaching, and equipping of TSOCs, the Geographic Combatant Instructions can have operational management over the TSOCs. As a result of the TSOCs at the moment are labeled as sub-unified instructions, the companies are accountable to supply non-SOF assist to the TSOCs in the identical method through which they supply assist to the Geographic Combatant Command headquarters.
The Unified Command Plan (UCP) stipulates USSOCOM accountability for synchronizing planning for international operations to fight terrorist networks. In 2016, USSOCOM was assigned the main function in coordinating DOD’s efforts to counter WMDs, a mission beforehand assigned to U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM). USSOCOM can also be the DOD proponent for Safety Power Help and just lately was assigned the mission to area a Trans Regional Navy Info Help Operations (MISO) functionality.
USSOCOM’s FY2022 finances request was for $12.6 billion, representing a lower of $495 million (4%) of the FY2021-enacted place of $13.1 billion.
A possible difficulty for Congress contains potential implications of the Ukraine Battle for U.S. SOF.
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