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U.S. Special Operations Command U. S. Special Operations Command is one of nine unified commands in the U. S. military's combatant command structure. The formation of the command was a result of the Nunn-Cohen Amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act. The command, located at MacDill AFB, Fla., was activated April 16,1987.

U. S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) consists of some 46,000 Army, Navy and Air Force special operations forces (SOF) — active and reserve — who are organized into a variety of land, sea and aerospace forces, including: • U.S. Army Special Forces, the 75th Ranger Regiment, the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), psychological operations units and civil affairs units. • U. S. Navy SEALs (Sea-Air-Land forces), special boat units and SEAL delivery units. • U. S. Air Force special operations squadrons (fixed and rotary wing), special tactics squadrons, a foreign internal defense squadron, and a combat weather squadron. U. S. Special Operations Command provides highly trained, rapidly deployable and regionally focused SOF personnel in support of global requirements from the Secretary of Defense, the combatant commanders and our American ambassadors and their country teams. The enduring, overarching purposes of SOF are derived from historical experience, congressional legislation and evolving security environment.

Principal Missions COUNTERPROLIFERAT1QN OF WEAPONS OF MA^S DESTRUCTION: Actions taken to seize, destroy, capture or recover weapons of mass destruction.

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CIVIL AFFAIRSActivities that establish, maintain, influence or exploit relations between military forces and civil authorities and the civilian population to facilitate military operations.

COMBATTING TERRORISMActions including antiterrorism (defensive measures taken to reduce vulnerability to terrorist acts) and counterterrorism (offensive measures taken to prevent, deter and respond to terrorism) taken to oppose terrorism throughout the entire threat spectrum.

SPECIAL RECONNAlSSAKtf-.FActions to obtain or verify, by visual observation or other collection methods, information concemng the capabilities, intentions, and activities of an actual or potential enemy; or to secure data concerning the characteristics of a particular area.

DIRECT ACTION: Short-duration strikes and other small-scale actions to seize, destroy, capture, recover or inflict damage to designated personnel or material.

PSYCHQLQGICAI OPFRATIOM.g Operations to convey selected information to foreign audiences to induce or reinforce foreign attitudes and behaviors favorable to the originator's objectives.

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Support to military and para-military operations, normally of long duration, predominantly conducted by indigenous or surrogate forces. It includes guerrilla warfare and other offensive low-visibility operations.

FOREIGN INTFRNAI DEFENSE: Participation by civilian and military agencies of a government in any of the action programs taken by another government to free and protect its society from subversion, lawlessness, and insurgency.

INFORMATION OPERATIONSActions taken to achieve information superiority in support of national mBitary strategy by affecting adversary information systems white leveraging and protecting U. S. information and information systems.

Collateral Activities COALITION SUPPORT COMBAT SEARCH AND RESCUE COUNTER DRUG ACTIVITIES COUNTER MINE ACTIVITIES HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE SECURITY ASSISTANCE

Global Commitment n any given day, thousands of SOF personnel may be deployed worldwide. They provide specialized training, advice and nation-building assistance to U. S. friends and allies as well as support for conventional forces.

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SOF is prepared to operate in all geographic regions and environments in times of peace as well as war. Force readiness is a crucial factor to mission success: organizational structure, training and equipment of SOF reflect that importance. SOF flexibility enables personnel to rapidly assimilate area-specific data and to quickly adjust force composition and tactics to set the stage for swift, deliberate and sometimes stealthy movement of forces into problem areas.

SPECIAL OPERATIONS he following five requirements distinguish special operations from conventional military operations:

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Unconventional training and equipment. The unusual demands of a special operations mission define the training and equipment required. Accomplishing the mission may call for a unique mixture of specialized skills and equipment that may be outside the capabilities of conventional forces. Political Sensitivity. Virtually every aspect of a special operations mission is dictated by political sensitivities. For instance, the cultural mores of a country may dictate a low-profile operation, while in another situation, larger political considerations may require a visible presence in an advisory capacity, Unorthodox Approaches. Special operations missions do not negate the traditional principles of war. Rather, a different emphasis is placed on their combination or relative importance. In a special operations mission, surprise achieved through speed, stealth, audacity, deception, and new tactics and techniques can be far more effective and efficient than a conventional force using traditional tactics.

Limited Opportunity. Some special operations missions — particularly direct action, counter-terrorism, hostage recovery, or search and seizure of maritime targets — mast capture the appropriate moment for complete success. Tactical advantage may be limited and fleeting. Repeat opportunities are unlikely; and failures will be politically and militarily costly. Specialized Intelligence. Special operations missions are intelligence-driven and intelligence-dependent. They require immediate and continuous access to information from traditional and nontraditional sources.

SOF Characteristics Mature professionals with leadership abilities Specialized skills, equipment and tactics Regional focus Language skills Political and cultural sensitivity Small, flexible, joint-force structure

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Each theater unified command has a separate special operations command (SOC) to meet its theater-unique requirements. As subordinate unified commands, the theater SOCs plan, prepare, command and control SOF personnel from the Army, Navy and Air Force. They ensure SOF strategic utility is fully employed and that SOF personnel are fully synchronized with conventional military operations. Theater SOCs offer several advantages to the regional combatant commander. As peacetime elements, the SOCs are the framework around which a joint special operations task force can be structured. They provide a clear chain of command for in-theater joint SOF personnel as well as the staff expertise to plan, conduct and support joint special operations in the theater's operating area.

U. S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) was activated Dec. 1,1989. Commanded by a lieutenant general, U. S. Army Special Operations Command is the Army component of the U. S. Special Operations Command. Army special operations forces are comprised of Special Forces (SF), Rangers, Psychological Operations (PSYOP), Civil Affairs (CA), Special Operations Aviation (SOA) and headquarters units located at Fort Bragg, N.C. Soldiers of the 75th Ranger Regiment are the masters of special light infantry operations. The mission of its 1,600 personnel include conducting attacks to temporarily seize and secure key objectives, and other light infantry operations requiring unique capabilities. Like their Special Forces counterparts, Rangers can infiltrate an area by land, air or by sea. The mission of the U. S. Army Special Forces Command is to plan, prepare for, and when directed, deploy special forces soldiers, also called "Green Berets," to conduct unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, special reconnaissance and direct action missions in support of U. S. national policy objectives within designated areas of responsibility. The 12-man "A-Team" is the key operating element of SF groups. The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment is a unique unit that provides support to SOF personnel on a worldwide basis with specially-modified helicopters. Capabilities of the 160th include inserting, re-supplying and extracting U. S. and allied SOF personnel. They also assist in SOF search and rescue, as well as escape and evasion activities. The Civil Affairs forces are designed to prevent civilian interference with tactical operations, to assist commanders in discharging their

responsibilities toward the civilian population, and to provide liaison with civilian government agencies. Psychological operations forces disseminate information to foreign audiences in support of U. S. goals and objectives. PSYOP units accomplish their mission by circulating messages in the form of leaflets, posters, broadcasts and audiovisual tapes. Each unit has its own intelligence and audiovisual specialists. The John F, Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, also located at Fort Bragg, has a twofold mission of developing doctrine and providing training courses for Army Special Forces, Civil Affairs, Psychological Operations, foreign area officers, and survival, evasion, resistance and escape training.

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Air Force Special Operations Command, with headquarters at Hurlburt Field, Fla., was established May 22,1990. AFSOCis the Air Force component of U. S. Special Operations Command. AFSOC is America's specialized air power. It is a step ahead in a changing world, delivering special operations combat power "anytime, anywhere." AFSOC has about 10,000 people, with about 22 percent stationed overseas. The command's three active duty flying units epitomize the composite wing/ group concept. They are comprised of over 100 fixed arid rotary-wing aircraft. The 352nd Special Operations Group at RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom is the designated Air Force component for Special Operations Command Europe. The 353rd Special Operations Group at Kadena Air Base, Japan, is the Air Force component for Special Operations Command Pacific. The 18th Flight Test Squadron conducts operations and maintenance suitability tests and evaluations for equipment, concepts, tactics and procedures for employment of special operations forces. Many of these tests are joint command and joint service projects.

The 16th Special Operations Wing, also at Hurlburt Field, is the oldest and most seasoned unit in AFSOC. The 16th SOW deploys with specially trained and equipped forces from each service, working as a team to support national security objectives. The wing focuses on unconventional warfare, including counterinsurgency and psychological operations during low-intensity conflicts. They provide precise, reliable and timely support to special operations forces worldwide. The 720th Special Tactics Group, headquartered at Hurlburt Field, Fla., has special operations combat controllers and pararescuemen who work jointly in special tactics teams. Their missions include air traffic control for establishing air assault landing zones, close air support for strike aircraft and gunship missions, establishing casualty collection stations, and providing trauma care for injured personnel. The U. S. Air Force Special Operations School, at Hurlburt Field, provides special operations-related education to personnel from all branches of the Department of Defense, governmental agencies, and allied nations. Subjects covered include regional affairs and cross-cultural communications, anti-terrorism awareness, revolutionary warfare and psychological operations.

Naval Special Warfare Command was commissioned April 16,1987 at Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado, Calif. It is the Navy component to the U. B. Special Operations Command. Naval Special Warfare

represents one of the most responsive, versatile and effective force packages available to today's theater and operational commanders. The command prepares Naval Special Warfare forces to carry out assigned missions and to develop special operations strategy, doctrine and tactics. Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command exercises operational control of all United States-based Naval Special Warfare Command forces and is responsible for the training, maintenance, support and readiness of all active and reserve Naval Special Warfare forces. Naval Special Warfare Group ONE in Coronado, Calif., and Naval Special Warfare Group TWO in Little Creek, Va., are the major operational components of the Naval Special Warfare Command. The groups deploy Naval Special Warfare forces worldwide to meet the training, exercise, contingency and wartime requirements of the theater commanders. Each group has three SEAL teams, one SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team, and one Special Boat Squadron assigned.

Primary mission areas include unconventional warfare, directaction, special reconnaissance and foreign internal defense. They also conduct security assistance, counterdrug operations, personnel recovery and hydrographic reconnaissance. The Naval Special Warfare Development Group, located in Little Creek, Va., manages the test, evaluation and development of technology applicable to Naval Special Warfare forces. The command also develops maritime ground and airborne tactics.

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U.S. Special Operations Command's distinctive insignia is an adaptation of one originally designed during World War II by the first and only director of the Office of Strategic Services, Maj. Gen. William "Wild Bill" Donovan. The color black represents special operations activities under the cover of darkness. The spearhead, taken from color staffs dating to antiquity, represents the initial forces of attack and symbolizes how special operations forces lead the way to subdue the enemy's defenses. The three golden rings surrounding the shaft of the spear are indicative of the forces assigned from the Army, Air Force and Navy. The four stars represent the four points of the compass emphasizing a global mission. Finally, the braided cord encircling the shield symbolizes strength through jointness.

SOF Truths Humans are more important than hardware Quality is better than quantity SOF cannot be mass produced Competent SOF cannot be created after crises occur

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V GENERAL BRYAN "DOUG" BROWN, USA General Bryan "Doug" Brown is the Commander, United States Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. As Commander, he is responsible for all special operations forces of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, both active duty and reserve. General Brown has a Bachelor's Degree in History from Cameron University and a Master's Degree in Business from Webster University. He entered the Army in 1967 as a private in the Infantry. Upon completion of Airborne School and the Special Forces Qualifications Course, he served on a Special Forces "A Team" at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. As a general officer, he served as Assistant Division Commander (Maneuver), 1st Infantry Division (Mech.), Fort Riley, Kansas. He also served as Director of Plans, Policy and Strategic Assessments (J5/J7) at the U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Florida, and Commanding General, Joint Special Operations Command and U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and most recently he served as Deputy Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Florida. His combat tours include Vietnam as well as Operations Urgent Fury (Grenada), Desert Shield/Storm, and others. Other assignments include: 129th Aviation Company, Republic of Vietnam; Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2/17* Field Artillery, Camp Pelham, Republic of Korea; Commander, C Company, 158th Aviation Battalion, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.; the Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. At Fort Campbell, Kentucky, he served as Commander, C Company and Deputy Commander for Operations, 160th Special Operations Aviation Group (Airborne); Commander, 5/101st Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault); Commander, 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne); Commander, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne). His military education includes the Field Artillery Officer Advance Course, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, the Army War College. General Brown is a graduate of the Harvard Executive Education Program's National and International Security Managers Course. His awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal with "V" Device, Joint Service Commendation Medal, and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. He also wears the Special Forces Tab, Master Army Aviator Badge, Military Free Fall Parachutist Badge, and the Air Assault Badge. Current as of September 2003

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VICE ADMIRAL ERIC T. OLSON Vice Admiral Eric Thor Olson is the Deputy Commander, United States Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. A native of Tacoma, Washington, Vice Admiral Olson graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1973. During his career as a Naval Special Warfare officer, he has served operationally in an Underwater Demolition Team, SEAL Team, SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team, Special Boat Squadron, and at the Naval Special Warfare Development Group. He has also served as a SEAL instructor, strategy and tactics development officer and joint special operations staff officer. His overseas assignments include duty as a United Nations Military Observer in Israel and Egypt and as the Navy Programs Officer in Tunisia. Vice Admiral Olson has participated in several conflicts and contingency operations, and has commanded at every level from SEAL platoon officer-incharge to Naval Special Warfare force commander. His primary staff duty was as Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Plans, Policy, and Operations). Vice Admiral Olson earned a Master of Arts degree in National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School. He is a Joint Specialty Officer and PoliticalMilitary Affairs subspecialist. His awards include the Distinguished Service Medal and the Silver Star. Vice Admiral Olson is married with two children.

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DR. DALE G. UHLER Dr. Dale G. Uhler is the Acquisition Executive and Senior Procurement Executive for the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Dr. Uhler came to USSOCOM in January 2004 and assumed the responsibility for all Special Operations Forces research, development, acquisition, procurement, and logistics. Dr. Uhler began his career in 1969 in the Navy's Director of Ocean Engineering/Supervisor of Salvage and Diving Office in the Naval Ship (later SEA) Systems Command where he held increasingly responsible positions until 1987. He advanced from Logistics Engineer to Project Engineer/Operations Specialist, to Program Manager. Then in 1980, he advanced to Deputy/Technical Director. In 1987, Dr. Uhler was assigned to the Federal Supply Service (FSS) of the General Services Administration for the specific purpose of reorganizing and modernizing the federal government's civilian supply system. In 1988, he was hand-picked by NASA to conceive, implement, and manage that agency's response to the recommendations and findings of the various investigative bodies and commission following the CHALLENGER accident. From 1989 to 1992, Dr. Uhler served initially as Technical Director for Warfare Systems Architecture in the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command; subsequently he became Deputy Director for Force and Mission Areas. In October 1992, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition (ASN (RDA)) assigned Dr. Uhler as the first Deputy PEO for Mine Warfare. Dr. Uhler was reassigned by ASN (RDA) to the position of Deputy Commander, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command in March 1995 to manage the downsizing and subsequent relocation of the Command to the West Coast in response to BRAC legislation. In August 1997, he was assigned to the position of Technical Director on the staff of the Navy's Director of Space, Information Warfare, Command and Control (CNO N6). ASN (RDA) appointed Dr. Uhler as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Space and C4I in October 1999.

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Marshall P. Adair Marshall Adair is a Minister-Counselor in the Senior Foreign Service. He currently serves as Political Advisor to the Commander, United States Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. As the State Department representative, he provides political, politicomilitary, economic, and other information of an international and foreign policy character to the commander and staff, as well as assuring coordination with the Department of State and U.S. diplomatic posts abroad. Since joining the Foreign Service in 1972, he has served overseas in a variety of economic, political and consular positions. These included posts in Europe (France & BosniaHerzegovina), Africa (Democratic Republic of the Congo), and Asia (Burma and four different posts in China: Taipei, Hong Kong, Beijing, & Chengdu). His most recent overseas post was in 2002/03 as Political Adviser to the Commander of NATO's Multinational Brigade in Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina. At the Department of State in Washington, DC, Mr. Adair served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for European Affairs under Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, and as an advisor on business relations for Under Secretary Stuart Eizenstat. He also spent one year as Senior Inspector in the Office of the Inspector General. In 1999, his Foreign Service colleagues elected Mr. Adair to the position of President of the American Foreign Service Association. The Department of State then sent him on detail for two years to that organization, which promotes the standards of American diplomacy, and represents the interests of active duty and retired Foreign Service personnel. Mr. Adair graduated from Middlebury College in Vermont, and has subsequently studied economics and Chinese at the Foreign Service Institute. He speaks Mandarin Chinese, French and Spanish. He is married to Ginger Chen Adair, originally from Taiwan, and they have one son, Charles.

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MAJOR GENERAL TIMOTHY MARTIN HAAKE, USAR Major General Timothy M. Haake, is the Deputy Commander, Mobilization and Reserve Affairs, United States Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Prior to this assignment, he served as Director of Legislative Affairs, United States Special Operations Command, Washington, D.C. General Haake was born May 14, 1946, in Schenectady, New York. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (1969) from Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio; a Law Degree (1973) from Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York; and Master of Laws Degree (LL.M.) in Taxation (1978) from Georgetown University Law Center, Washington D.C. He completed the Judge Advocate General's Officer Basic Course in 1978; The Judge Advocate General's Advanced Officer Course in 1982; Civil Affairs Officer Advanced Course in 1985; Command and General Staff College in 1987 and the Army War College in 1994. General Haake served in the Army National Guard as an enlisted member 1970 through 1976, where he completed the Special Forces Qualifications Course in 1973, and then served in the Army Reserve 1976 through 1978. He received a direct commission October, 1978. In 1978, General Haake served as the Staff Judge Advocate for Headquarters, 11th Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Meade, Maryland. In 1982, he became the Legal Officer for the 450th Civil Affairs Company in Riverdale, Maryland. In 1984, he returned the 11th Special Forces Group and served again as their Staff Judge Advocate. In 1992, he became the Legal Advisor (IMA) for the Joint Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Concurrently from 1995 he commanded the 157th EVIA Detachment for the Army Reserve in Washington, D.C. General Haake's awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal (one oak leaf cluster); the Army Meritorious Service Medal; the Joint Service Commendation Medal; Army Commendation Medal; Joint Service Achievement Medal; Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (silver oak leaf cluster); the National Defense Service Medal (bronze service star); the Armed Forces Reserve Medal (silver hourglass); the Army Service Ribbon and the Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon. He is a Master Parachutist, Special Forces Military Free Fall Parachutist, and holds German, Italian, and British military parachutist badges. General Haake is senior partner in Haake and Associates, Washington D.C. and maintains a current practice of law, consisting of representation of major U.S. and foreign corporations, trade associations, and individuals before the Congress of the United States and various federal agencies. 05/01/03

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MAJOR GENERAL JAMES W. PARKER Major General James W. Parker, U.S. Army, is Director of the Center for Special Operations, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. The Center brings together those elements of the U.S. Special Operations Command that focus on the "warfight." The Center's mission is to collaborate with the Geographic Combatant Commanders and Interagency partners on current and future special operations. General Parker previously served as Director, Intelligence and Information Operations Center, U.S. Special Operations Command before assuming his current position in June 2003. Born in Miami, Florida, General Parker enlisted in the Army in 1970. Upon completion of Airborne School and the Special Forces Qualification Course, he served on an "A-Team" with the 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, NC. He graduated from Officer Candidate School in 1975, and was assigned to the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii where he served as a Rifle Platoon Leader, Scout Platoon Leader, and Company Executive Officer. In 1979, he reported to the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized), at Fort Carson, Colorado, where he served as an Infantry Company Commander and Battalion Maintenance Officer. In 1984, he was assigned to the newly reactivated 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Washington where he served as Battalion Operations Officer and Executive Officer for 3d Battalion. In 1988 he reported to El Salvador where he served a one year tour as the U.S. Advisor to the El Salvadorian 4th Infantry Brigade. He then served on the staff of U.S. Special Operations Command, in the J-3 Directorate. His next assignment was as the Commander, 1st Battalion, 3d Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. In July 1993, he was assigned as the Operations Officer, and later Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Special Forces Command. In 1995, he returned to Command the unit where he began his Special Operations career; the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He then served as the Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Special Operations Command. In 1998 General Parker took command of Special Operations Command South in the Republic of Panama. This Command was responsible for all special operations in the SOUTHCOM AOR. When U.S. forces left Panama in 1999, he moved his command and all components to Puerto Rico. He recently took part in combat operations in Iraq, serving with U.S. Central Command in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. General Parker's Military Schools include the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, Armed Forces Staff College, Defense Language Institute, and U.S. Army War College. His educational degrees are a BBA in Management from Fort Lauderdale University and an MA in Procurement/Contract Management from Webster University. His awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device, Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Meritorious Service Medal (with four Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Republic of El Salvador Combat Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Expert Infantry Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Military Freefall Parachutist Badge, Ranger and Special Forces Tabs. Current as of August 2003

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BRIGADIER GENERAL DONALD C. WURSTER Brigadier General Donald C. Wurster, U.S. Air Force, is Director of the Center for Intelligence and Information Operations, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. The center is responsible for all aspects of communications and intelligence for special operations forces. He previously served as Commander of the Special Operations Command, Pacific at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii before assuming his current position in March, 2003. Born in Washington D.C., General Wurster was commissioned in 1973 upon graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy. He completed undergraduate helicopter training at Fort Rucker, Alabama, in 1974. The general is a command pilot with more than 4,000 flying hours, including assignments in both rescue and special operations. He has commanded special operations forces at the squadron, group, wing, and subunified command level. Most recently, he served as commander of all U.S. forces assigned to JTF-510 during Operation Enduring Freedom - Philippines. EDUCATION:

1973 Bachelor of science degree, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado 1982 Distinguished graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama 1983 Master of arts degree, Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri 1987 Distinguished graduate, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama 1994 Air War College, by correspondence 1997 Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. ASSIGNMENTS:

1. June 1973 - July 1974, undergraduate helicopter training, Fort Rucker, Alabama 2. July 1974 - March 1975, HH-3E Jolly Green Giant training, Hill Air Force Base, Utah S.March 1975 - May 1976, HH-3E pilot, Detachment 13, 41st Rescue and Weather Reconnaissance Wing, Osan Air Base, South Korea 4. May 1976 - July 1979, HH-3E instructor pilot, 71st Air Rescue and Recovery Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska 5. July 1979 - November 1980, inactive Air Force Reserve, Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado 6. November 1980 - December 1983, HH-3E evaluator pilot, 1550th Aircrew Training and Test Wing, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico

7. December 1983 - July 1986, weapon systems program manager for rescue and special operations forces, Aircraft Acquisition Branch, Headquarters Military Airlift Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois 8. July 1986 - June 1987, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama 9. June 1987 - July 1989, MH-60G Pave Hawk assistant operations officer, 55th Special Operations Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida 10. July 1989 - August 1991, program element monitor for rescue and special operations forces, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 11. August 1991 - July 1994, operations officer, then MH-53J Pave Low HIE commander, 21st Special Operations Squadron, Royal Air Force Woodbridge and Royal Air Force Alconbury, England 12. July 1994 - July 1996, assistant for electronics, communications and special programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, Forces and Resources, Washington, D.C. 13. July 1996 - July 1997, student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 14. July 1997 - September 1997, MH-53J requalification, 551st Flying Training Squadron Squadron, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico 15. September 1997 - June 1998, commander, 16th Operations Group, Hurlburt Field, Florida 16. June 1998 - July 1999, commander, 16th Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida 17. October 1999 - October 2002, inspector general, U.S. Transportation Command and Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois 18. October 2002 - February 2003, commander, Special Operations Command, Pacific, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii 19. February 2003 - March 2003, Special Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida 20. March 2003 - Director, Center for Intelligence and Information Operations, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida FLIGHT INFORMATION: Rating: Command pilot Flight hours: More than 4,000 Aircraft flown: AC-130, HH-3E, MC-130, MH-53J, and MH-60G MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS: Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters Air Medal Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Force Achievement Medal Humanitarian Service Medal with service star EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION: Second Lieutenant June 6, 1973 First Lieutenant June 6, 1975 Captain June 6, 1977 Major February 1, 1986 Lieutenant Colonel April 1, 1989 Colonel June 1, 1996 Brigadier General September 1, 2000 May 2003

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Brigadier General Remo Butler Brigadier General Butler is the Chief of Staff and Director of the Center for Command Support, United States Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Brigadier General Remo Butler was born November 16, 1951 in Egypt, Mississippi. He was commissioned second lieutenant in 1974 with the U.S. Army upon graduation from Austin Peay State University. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science and a Master of Science degree from Troy State University in Personnel Management. His military education includes the Field Artillery Officer Basic Course, Airborne School, Special Forces Qualification Course, Ranger School, HALO School and the Infantry Officer Advanced Course. He is a Graduate of the Armed Forces Staff College, U.S. Marine Command and General Staff College, and the U.S. Army War College. Brigadier General Butler's initial tour of duty was with 2/17th Field Artillery, Camp Pelham, South Korea. Returning to the United States he was assigned from 1976 to 1977 as a platoon leader and then as company executive officer with the 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. After completing the Special Forces Qualification Course in 1977, he was assigned as a detachment commander in Company C, and later as executive officer of Company A, 3rd Battalion, 7th special forces Group (Airborne), Panama. In 1980, he attended the Infantry Officer Advanced course and later commanded Company C, Infantry Training Group, Fort Benning, Georgia. He returned to Fort Bragg and Special Forces in February 1984, and served as company executive officer and Battalion S-3 respectively, until assuming command of Company C, 2/7th Special Forces Group (Airborne). After completing the Armed Forces Staff College he was assigned in 1988 to Special Operations Command South, Panama, as Director J3 and as a special operations plans officer. He was also a participant in OPERATION JUST CAUSE. He departed Panama, July 1991, to become an instructor at the Armed Forces Staff College until December 1992. He returned to Fort Bragg to command 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) from January 1993-1995. BG Butler was then assigned as Deputy Chief of Staff to United States Army Special Forces Command until his departure to the United States Army War College. After the War College he was assigned as Chief, Special Operations Coordination Element, XVIJI Airborne Corps. BG Butler commanded the 1st Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne), United States Army Special Warfare Center and School, from 1997 through 1999. He was reassigned as the Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina from 1999 to 2000. His most recent assignment was as the Commanding General, Special Operations Command South from June 2000 to July 2003.

His awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal with One Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with Four Oak Leaf Clusters, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal with Three Oak Leaf Clusters, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Military Freefall Parachutist Badge, Venezuelan Parachutist Badge, Honduran Parachutist Badge, Special Forces Tab, and Ranger Tab.

(Current as of August 2003)

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BRIGADIER GENERAL PAULETTE M. RISHER Brigadier General Paulette M. Risher is the second President of the Joint Special Operations University, located at Hurlburt Field, Florida. As such, she is responsible for the education of senior and intermediate Special Operations Forces personnel and for the coordination of the education of other senior personnel in the application of Joint Special Operations in both strategic and operational settings. General Risher graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology. She earned a Masters of Arts Degree in Psychology Organizational Development from University of West Florida. She is a graduate of the U.S. Army's Command and General Staff College, the Army War College, and the Air War College. General Risher entered active duty in January 1973 and was assigned as an instructor to the United States Women's Army Corps Center and School at Fort McClellan. In January 1974 she became the Installation Protocol Officer and Chief, General Military Subjects Committee, Enlisted Education Department. In April 1977, she departed for the Regional Personnel Center, United States Army, Germany where she served as Chief Officer Records Division, Adjutant, for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, V Corps, Assistant Secretary of the General Staff, V Corps and Secretary of the General Staff, 3d Armored Division, V Corps. In August 1980 she was assigned to the United States Army Reception Station, Fort Dix, NJ as the Executive Officer. In June 1981 BG Risher left active duty and served in the Army Reserve in the following assignments: Administrative Officer, Assistant Public Administrative Officer, and Assistant Chief of Staff, Personnel and Administration, Assistant Chief of Staff, G4, Chief, Public Facilities and Chief, Operational Planning Team 4, for the 361st, Civil Affairs Brigade: Commander, 348the Personnel Group, Deputy Commander, 350th Civil Affair Command and Commander, 353d Civil Affairs Command. During this period, BG Risher was called to active duty and served in the following assignments: Assistant Operations Office, Joint Task Force Panama; J5 (Civil Military Operations) Joint Task Force Safe Haven in Panama; Civil Affair Liaison Officer to the U.S. Army Europe, Headquarters European Command, and Headquarters, Special Operations Command Europe, all in Germany. Prior to being appointed as President, BG Risher served as a civilian employee at the Air Force Research Laboratory, Munitions Directorate, Eglin AFB, FL as the Corporate Development Officer/Psychologist and Chief, Business Development Branch. Her decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with one Oak Leaf Cluster), Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal (with one Oak Leaf Cluster) and the Army Achievement Medal.

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BRIGADIER GENERAL DENNIS J. HEJLIK Brigadier General Hejlik is the Director, Center for Policy, Training and Readiness, United States Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. BGen Hejlik enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1968, and was honorably discharged as a sergeant in 1972. He graduated from Mankato State University in 1975, and was commissioned a second lieutenant through the Platoon Leaders Class Program. Upon completion of The Basic School in December 1975, Second Lieutenant Hejlik was assigned to the 5th Marine Regiment where he served as rifle and a weapons platoon commander, 2nd Battalion Assistant Operations Officer, Commanding Officer of Company E and Regimental Assistant Operations Officer. In July 1978, First Lieutenant Hejlik was transferred to the 3rd Marine Division where he served as the aide-de-camp to the Commanding General. In July of 1979 he was transferred to Marine Barracks, Yorktown, VA where he served as a platoon commander and guard officer and was promoted to the rank of Captain. Subsequently, Captain Hejlik attended the Amphibious Warfare School in Quantico, Virginia. In May 1983, he was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines where he served as Commanding Officer, Weapons Company and later as Logistics Officer (S-4). In May 1986, Major Hejlik was transferred to the Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Quantico, Virginia, as a Tactics Instructor at Amphibious Warfare School. From 1989 to 1990, he attended the Marine Corps Command and Staff College. Following his graduation, he was transferred to Headquarters Marine Corps, for duty with the Enlisted Assignment Section, Manpower and Reserve Affairs Department. During Operation Desert Storm he served with the G-3,1MEF. From 1992 to 1993, Lieutenant Colonel Hejlik attended the Naval War College where he received a Masters of Science Degree in National Security Strategy. In June 1993, he was transferred to the 2nd Marine Division and served as the G-l A until assuming command of 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines in November 1993 and in 1996 served as the Executive Officer of the 2d Marine Regiment. In January 1996, he was transferred to Headquarters Marine Corps and assigned as the Senior Military Fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations. In July 1997, he assumed command of Marine Barracks, Washington, DC. He was assigned as the Military Secretary to the Commandant of the Marine Corps in July 1999. In 2001 he was assigned as the Principal Director for Special Operations and Combating Terrorism in SOLIC/OSD. In October of 2002, he was transferred to Headquarters U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Florida and assigned as Chief of Staff and Director of the Center for Command Support. In August of 2003, he was reassigned as Director, Center for Policy, Training and Readiness, U.S. Special Operations Command. BGen Hejlik's personal decorations include the Legion of Merit with Gold Star, Meritorious Service Medal with two Gold Stars, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, and the Leftwich Award. (Current as of August 2003)

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COLONEL ALFRED K. FLOWERS Colonel Alfred K. Flowers is the Chief Financial Executive, Center for Force Structure, Resources, Requirements and Strategic Assessments, Headquarters U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. He is responsible for providing the financial resources and services required to recruit and access Air Force Personnel and provide them military, technical and flying training. Colonel Flowers was commissioned following graduation from the USAF Officer Training School as a distinguished graduate of the December 1978 class. His first assignment was as the Deputy Accounting and Finance, Finance and Budget Officer at Moody AFB, Georgia. Other assignments have been at Headquarters Tactical Air Command, Headquarters Air Force, Armed Forces Staff College, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, and the Joint Staff. Before assuming his current position, he was assigned as Air Force Director of Budget Programs. Colonel Flowers is also an active member of the American Society of Military Comptrollers. EDUCATION: 1975 Bachelor of Science Degree, Southern Illinois University 1976 Master of Arts Degree, Ball State University 1980 Squadron Officers School (residence) 1985 Professional Military Comptroller School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama 1988 Air Command and Staff College (correspondence) 1990 Armed Forces Staff College (residence) 1993 Air War College (seminar) 1994 Industrial College of the Armed Forces (residence) 1994 Master of Science Degree, National Defense University 2002 Advanced Management Program, Federal Executive Institute, Charlottesville, VA ASSIGNMENTS: 1. January 1979 - July 1979, Deputy Accounting and Finance Officer, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia 2. August 1979 - February 1981, Accounting and Finance Officer, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia 3. March 1981 - May 1982, Budget Officer, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia 4. June 1982 - June 1985, Budget Staff Officer, Headquarters Tactical Air Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia 5. July 1985 - September 1987, Budget Staff Officer, Headquarters Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

6. October 1987 - June 1989, Executive Officer, Headquarters Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 7. July 1989 - January 1990, Student, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia 8. February 1990 - June 1993, Chief of Budget Operations Division, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia 9. August 1993 - June 1994, Student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 10. July 1994 - December 1996, Defense Resource Manager, The Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 11. December 1996 - June 1999, Chief of Budget, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia 12. June 1999 - July 2001, Director of Budget Programs, Department of the Air Force, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary (Budget) 13. September 2001 - August 2003, Present, Comptroller, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas 14. September 2003 - September 2003 - Present, Chief Financial Executive, Center for Force Structure, Resources, Requirements and Strategic Assessments, Headquarters U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS: Legion of Merit Defense Meritorious Service Medal Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters Joint Commendation Medal Air Force Commendation Medal with six oak leaf clusters Joint Achievement Medal Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters Vietnam Service Medal EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION: Second Lieutenant First Lieutenant Captain Major Lieutenant Colonel Colonel

11 Dec 1978 1 Dec 1980 1 Dec 1982 1 Dec 1988 1 Aug 1992 1 Aug 1998

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS: Member of American Society of Military Comptrollers Certificate of Professional Development in Financial Management - Level III

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ROBERT V. MARTENS JR. Command Chief Master Sergeant Chief Master Sergeant Robert V. Martens, U.S. Air Force, assumed duties as the Command Chief Master Sergeant, United States Special Operations Command, Aug. 27, 2003. As command chief master sergeant, he provides direct feedback to the commander on matters concerning the welfare, effective use and progress of the enlisted force. Through direct communication between the commander, key staff members and the enlisted force, he ensures the commander's policies are known and understood. Chief Martens graduated from high school in 1976, then enlisted in the Air Force as a security police specialist. He retrained into the Combat Control career field in 1980, and after a year of intense training earned his beret as a Combat Controller. A Controller's primary mission is to deploy into austere airfields, parachute drop zones or recovery zones. Controllers provide air traffic control, long-range communications, command and control, special operations tactical air control and beacon placement for bombing strikes. The chief earned an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with Bronze Arrowhead for his combat role during Operation Just Cause in Panama. Chief Martens was part of a small team that took part in a daring pre-invasion mission to provide critical electronic navigational aid placement, establish long-range communications and pass critical real-time intelligence information to the Task Force commander. The chief is a master parachutist with more than 480 jumps to his credit. He is also qualified as a combat dive supervisor and military freefall jumpmaster. EDUCATION; 1979 Noncommissioned officers Orientation Course, Hill Air Force Base, Utah 1982 Supervisory Development Course, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. 1987 NCO Academy, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas 1989 Associate degree in airway science, Community College of the Air Force 1997 U.S. Air Force Senior NCO Academy, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. ASSIGNMENTS: 1. February 1977 — February 1978, entry control specialist, Air Forces Iceland, Keflavik, Iceland 2. March 1978 - November 1980, squadron security patrolman then wing/base security specialist, 2849th Security Police Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah 3. November 1980 - July 1981, student, Combat Control Pipeline course 4. August 1981 - January 1984, Combat Control team member, 437lh Military Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C.

5. January 1984 — August 1988, Special Tactics team member, Detachment 4, Numbered Air Force Combat Operations Staff, Pope Air Force Base, N.C.

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August 1988 ~ June 1992, Special Tactics team member, element leader, then superintendent Special Tactics Team, 1724lh Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, N.C. June 1992 - March 1994, superintendent Special Tactics team, 24lh Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, N.C. March 1994 - August 1997, Combat Control superintendent, 320lh Special Tactics Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan September 1997 — May 1999, Combat Control functional manager, 720Ih Special Tactics Group, Hurlburt Field, Fla. May 1999 - May 2000, deputy director of operations, 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla. May 2000 - January 2001, chief of operations, 720lh Special Tactics Group, Hurlburt Field, Fla. January 2001 to August 2003, Air Force Special Operations Command command chief master sergeant, Hurlburt Field, Fla. August 2003 - present, United States Special Operations Command command chief master sergeant, MacDill AFB, Fla.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS; Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Joint Service Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor device and oak leaf cluster Combat Readiness Medal with three oak leaf clusters Outstanding Airman of the Year with Bronze Star National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star Device Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with Bronze Arrowhead Southwest Asia Service Medal with Bronze Star NCO PME Graduation Ribbon with oak leaf cluster Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with Bronze Star Kuwait Liberation Medal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Kuwait Liberation Medal, Emirate of Kuwait OTHER AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS; AFSOC Outstanding NCO of the Year 1990 Air Force 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year 1991 EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION; Sergeant Sep 1, 1980 Staff Sergeant Nov 1, 1980 Technical Sergeant Mar 1, 1986 Master Sergeant Mar 1, 1991 Senior Master Sergeant Nov 1, 1996 Chief Master Sergeant Nov 1, 1999

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