Back قيادة العمليات الخاصة المشتركة Arabic Müştərək Xüsusi Əməliyyatlar Komandanlığı Azerbaijani United States Joint Special Operations Command German Mando Conjunto de Operaciones Especiales (Estados Unidos) Spanish ستاد فرماندهی مشترک عملیات ویژه Persian Erikoisoperaatioiden esikunta Finnish Joint Special Operations Command French פיקוד המבצעים המיוחדים המשולבים HE Komando Operasi Khusus Gabungan ID Joint Special Operations Command Italian
| Joint Special Operations Command | |
|---|---|
.svg) Emblem of the Joint Special Operations Command | |
| Founded | 15 December 1980 (44 years ago) |
| Country |  United States |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Type | Sub-unified combatant command |
| Role | Special Operations Forces |
| Part of |  Special Operations CommandUnited States Department of Defense |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Liberty, North Carolina |
| Nickname(s) | JSOC, Task Force Purple |
| Operations | Operation Eagle Claw Operation Urgent Fury Operation Just Cause Operation Desert Storm Operation Provide Comfort Operation Gothic Serpent Operation Uphold Democracy Bosnian War Operation Allied Force War on Terror |
| Website | https://www.socom.mil/Pages/jsoc.aspx |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | VADM Frank M. Bradley, USN |
| Deputy Commanding General | Brig Gen Terence G. Taylor, USAF |
| Senior Enlisted Advisor | CSM Andrew J. Krogman, USA |
The Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) is a joint component command of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and is charged with studying special operations requirements and techniques to ensure interoperability and equipment standardization, to plan and conduct special operations exercises and training, to develop joint special operations tactics, and to execute special operations missions worldwide. It was established in 1980 on recommendation of Colonel Charlie Beckwith, in the aftermath of the failure of Operation Eagle Claw.[1] It is headquartered at Pope Field (Fort Liberty, North Carolina).
- ^ Emerson, Steven (1988). Secret Warriors: Inside the Covert Military Operations of the Reagan Era. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. p. 26. ISBN 0-399-13360-7.