Joint Special Operations Command

Joint Special Operations Command
Emblem of the Joint Special Operations Command
Founded	15 December 1980 (44 years, 5 months ago)
Country	United States
Allegiance	United States of America
Type	Sub-unified combatant command
Role	Special Operations Forces
Part of	Special Operations Command United States Department of Defense
Garrison/HQ	Fort Bragg, 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 Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Inherent Resolve Operation Neptune Spear Operation Freedom's Sentinel Operation Kayla Mueller
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 Bragg, North Carolina).