STRUCTURE
With an allocated strength of more than 25,000 Soldiers, USASOC
commands both active-duty and Army Reserve special operations
forces. The command also provides oversight of Army National
Guard special operations forces’ readiness, organization,
training and employment in coordination with the National Guard
Bureau and state adjutants general.
USASOC controls six major subordinate elements, which in turn
train and maintain forces for deployment by USSOCOM to combatant
command theaters worldwide.
USASOC’s major subordinate commands include the
U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne),
the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and
Psychological Operations Command (Airborne),
and the
U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School,
U. S. Army Special Operations Forces University
all located at Fort Bragg, NC
Its major subordinate units include the
75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, GA,
the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) at Fort Campbell, KY,
and the U.S. Army Special Operations Support Command (Airborne) at Fort Bragg, NC.
Special Forces Branch Established 09 Apr 87 (G.O. 35)
Special Forces Tab 17 Jun 83 (AR 672-5-1)
Special Forces Beret 05 Oct 61 (AR 672-5-1)
1st SF GROUP
Activated: 24 Jun 57 (Okinawa)
Inactivated 28 Jun 74
Reactivated 04 Sep 84
1 Bn Torii Station Japan
Activated 19 Oct 84
2 and 3 Bn (Fort Lewis)
Activated 04 Mar 85
3rd SF Group
Activated 1963
Inactivated 1969
Reactivated 29 Jun 90
1 Bn
Activated 02 Jul 90
2 Bn
Activated 16 Oct 91
3 Bn
Activated 16 Oct 92
5th SF Group
Activated 21 Sep 61
Transferred to Fort Campbell 15 Aug 86
6th SF Group
Activated: 1963
Inactivated: 1971
7th SF Group 06 Jun 60
Activated(from 77th Group) 25 Sep 53
8th SF Group
Activated 01 Apr 63
Inactivated 1972
10th SF Group
Activated 19 Jun 52
Transferred to Fort Carson. CO 1995
11th SF Group:
Activated 1961
Inactivated 15 Sep 94
12th SF Group:
Activated 1961
Inactivated 15 Sep 94
l9th SF Group:
Activated 1961
2Oth SF Group
Activated 1961
4 Psycholgical Operations Group
Activated 07 Nov 67
9 Psycholgical Operations Battalion
Activated 1984
96 Civil Affairs Battalion
Activated Dec 74
96th Headquarters and
Headquarters Detachment
of Military Government
Activated 26 Aug 45
1/75 Rangers
Activated 28 Jan 74 (Ft. Benning, GA)
Transferred to Fort Stewart, GA 01 Jul 74
2/75 Rangers
Activated 01 Oct 74 (Ft. Lewis, WA)
3/75 Rangers
Activated Oct 84 (Ft. Benning, GA)
Ranger Black Beret 1975
Ranger Tan Beret 14 Jun 2001
Ranger Regiment
Activated 01 Jul 84 (Ft. Benning, GA)
160th Special Operations
Aviation Regiment
Activated 17 May 90
(TF 160 Redesignated a Group) 16 Oct 86
TF 160 assigned to 1st SOCOM 16 Jan 85
3/160th
Activated 16 Sep 89
160th Aviation Battalion
Activated Apr 82
13th Support Battalion
Activated 02 Jun 86
Redisignated as
528TH Special Operations
Support Battalion 16 May 87
112th Signal Bn
Activated 17 Sep 86
CMF 18 established 01 Oct 84
US Army Special Operations
Command
Activated 01 Dec 89
1st SOCOM (Prov.)
Activated 01 Oct 82
1st SOCOM
Activated 01 Oct 83
US Army Special Forces Command
Activated 27 Nov 90
US Army Civil Affairs and
Psychological Operations Command
Activated 27 Nov 90
Rowe Facility Dedicated 08 Feb 90
3/7th Returns from Panama Aug 90
USASOIC (PROV)
Activated 18 Nov 91
Inactivated 31 Jan 95
SWCS Comes under USASOC 20 Jun 90 (eff. 1 Dec 89)
USACAPOC (and USASOC) gain
full C2 of USAR 01 Oct 91
Civil Affairs School
Charlottesville 01 May 42
Fort Gordon 27 Oct 55
Transferred to Fort Bragg 1971
PSYWAR Center Formed (Bragg) 20 Oct 52
G.O. 39 (activates USASOC) 21 Dec 89 (eff. 1 Dec 89)
G.O. 8 (rescinds G.O. 39) 20 Jun 90 (eff. 1 Dec 89)
Branch color, SF "Bottle Green"
or "Jungle Green"
US Army John F. Kennedy
Special Warfare Center and School
Activated 15 May 86
1st Special Warfare Training Group
Activated 15 Jun 89
US Army Special Warfare Center 01 Jan 57
US Army JFK Center for Special
Warfare (Airborne)
Activated 01 Jun 64
USA JFK Center for Military
Assistance
Activated 08 May 69
USA Institute for Military
Assistance
Activated 16 MAY 69
1st SW Training Bn Activated 01 Apr 83
Military Government units
officially redesignated
Civil Affairs units 26 May 59 (95 CA Gp)
(Units earlier called themselves
Civil Affairs/Mil Gov (CAMG)
3/160th Activated 16 Sep 89
160th AVN Bn activated Apr 82
Special Operations Support Command
(SOSCOM) Activated 08 Dec 95
