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Seal of the United States Special Operations Command. This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, vice commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Special Operations Command. Note that articles in red text are yet to be created.
The United States Army Special Operations Command (Airborne) (USASOC (/ ˈ j uː s ə ˌ s ɒ k / YOO-sə-sok [5])) is the command charged with overseeing the various special operations forces of the United States Army. Headquartered at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, it is the largest component of the United States Special Operations Command.
Central Pacific Area (COMCENPAC): Primary subordinate command of Pacific Ocean Areas, also commanded by Chester W. Nimitz through the war. North Pacific Area (COMNORPAC): Formed in April 1942 as a subordinate command of Pacific Ocean Areas, commanded by Robert A. Theobald to January 1943, Thomas C. Kinkaid to October 1943, and Frank J. Fletcher ...
USASOC's shoulder sleeve insignia worn by Delta operators. This list of Delta Force members includes both current and former notable members of the United States Army's 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, a tier one special mission unit and part of Joint Special Operations Command.
The Commanders of World War II were for the most part career officers.They were forced to adapt to new technologies and forged the direction of modern warfare. Some political leaders, particularly those of the principal dictatorships involved in the conflict, Adolf Hitler (Germany), Benito Mussolini (Italy), and Hirohito (Japan), acted as dictators for their respective countries or empires.
The command is part of the Department of Defense and is the only unified combatant command created by an Act of Congress. USSOCOM is headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa , Florida. The idea of an American unified special operations command had its origins in the aftermath of Operation Eagle Claw , the disastrous attempted rescue of ...
Commander, Major Desmond Longe. Hangman (1942) – France, sabotage of pylons; training for the operation took place, but no indications are available from the file that the operation took place. Housekeeper (1943) – France, sabotage of canal lock at Lesdains. Josephine B (1941) – France, sabotage of transformer sub station Pessac.
Pages in category "United States Army generals of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 541 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .