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| | Special Operations Command (SOCOM) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) |
 | | SOCOM headquarters is at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. Its components include the U.S. Army Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg, N.C.; the Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla; the Naval Special Warfare Command, Coronado, Calif., and the Joint Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg. |
 | | SOCOM's primary mission is to provide combat-ready forces for rapid reinforcement of the other unified commands worldwide. |
 | | Today, some 20,000 SOCOM personnel are employed in more than 20 countries around the world providing training, advice and "nation-building" assistance. |
| www.fas.org /irp/agency/dod/socom/index.html (374 words) |
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