1. Special Operations Command - Pacific
SOCPAC
Special Operations Command - Pacific
Welcomes
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Command Video
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3. History Special Operations Center Okinawa
Special Operations Staff CINCPAC
SOCPAC activated
SOCPAC assigned component units
26 years of continuous SOCPAC presence
Mar
SOCPAC established Joint Sp Ops Aviation Component
Jun
SOCPAC
gained OPCON th Sp Ops Regiment (Abn) Taegu, Korea
Nov
Special Operations Center, Pacific Command established in Okinawa
Oct
Special Operations Command (SOCPAC) established
Nov
SOCPAC activated
with 18 personnel
Dec
SOCPAC
gained OPCON 353rd Sp Ops / 1st Battalion, 1st Sp Forces (Airborne)
Jul
SOCPAC
assigned OPCON of Naval Sp Warfare Task based in Guam
May
Special Operations Staff established in
CINCPAC
Jul
SOCPAC
Establish JSOTF-P
Jul
Center is
dissolved
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U.S. Pacific Command
U.S. Pacific Command
Marine Corps
Forces
Pacific
Special Ops
Command
Pacific
U.S. Army
Pacific
Pacific Air
Forces
Pacific
Fleet
U.S. Forces Korea
U.S. Forces Japan
Alaskan Command
Joint Interagency
Task Force – West
Joint POW/MIA
Accounting
Command
Asia Pacific Center
For Security Studies
C Center for Excellence in
Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance
MISSION: Together with other U.S. government agencies, protect and defend the United States, its territories, Allies and interests. Alongside Allies and partners, promote regional security and deter aggression. If deterrence fails, be prepared to respond to the full spectrum of military contingencies to restore Asia Pacific security.

5. Special Operations Command Pacific
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Special Operations Command Pacific
Mission:
Special Operations Command Pacific
Mission: Plan, conduct and support Special Operations and Related Activities in the Asia-Pacific region.
Enhance Regional Security and Stability through development and cooperation with Allies, Partners, U.S. DoD and other Agencies.
On Order, respond to crisis in support of CDRUSPACOM objectives.
CDRUSPACOM Priorities:
Operation Enduring Freedom Philippines (OEF-P)
LeT Network
Contingency Response
NSWU-1
- 254 personnel
1 SEAL Platoon
6 RIBs
4 MK V
1/1 SFG (A)
434 personnel
3 Companies
each w/ 1 ODB/
6 ODA
353rd SOG
- 754 personnel Squadrons
5 MC 130 H
5 MC 130 P
2 PC-12
2 U-28
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Force Posture
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7. Lines of Effort Strategic Objectives Theater Strategy
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Lines of Effort
Theater Strategy
Build Partner Capacity
Preparation of the Environment
Gain Visibility and Understanding
of the Environment
Attack the Threat
Strategic Objectives
Shape the Operational Environment
NO BUILD
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8. Theater Campaign Plan (TCP) 2012 Events
12 May 09
Theater Campaign Plan (TCP) Events
Approximately 70 Planned Events
Event Types
Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Exercises
Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET)
Counter Narcotics Training (CNT)
Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) or Mobile Training Teams (MTT)
Counter Terrorism Activities
Pacific Area Special Operations Conference
19 Countries
Australia
Bangladesh
Cambodia
China
India
Indonesia
Japan
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Nepal
N. Zealand
Philippines
Singapore
S. Korea
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Thailand
Vietnam 8

9. COMSOCPAC’s Theater Vision
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COMSOCPAC’s Theater Vision
We are interagency partners
We will increase our understanding of potential adversaries and enemy networks… and their vulnerabilities
We will strengthen the friendly network… increasingly through multi-lateral mechanisms
We will contribute to conduct Operations, Actions and Activities “by, with, and through” Allies and Partner Nations
Bottom Line: Over time, our focused, tailored and synchronized SOF Operations, Actions, and Activities significantly contribute or help achieve CDR USPACOM objectives and COM goals…within countries and across regions to shape the theater
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Comments/Questions?
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11. SOCPAC Country Relationships
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SOCPAC Country Relationships
Australia
Japan
New Zealand (Treaty Suspended)
Philippines
South Korea
Taiwan (Taiwan Foreign Relations Act)
Thailand
Broad base, full spectrum
of engagement with
military and security
forces, to include
Counterterrorism
Treaty Allies/Defense Partnerships
Bangladesh
Cambodia
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Malaysia
Maldives
Nepal
Singapore
*Sri Lanka
Building National CT
capability and capacity
CT Partnerships
*Policy restrictions limit to non lethal interaction
*China
*Vietnam
Laos
Mongolia
Russia (Far East Military District)
Brunei
*Myanmar/Burma
Asia-Pacific Geo-Political Partnerships
ASEAN – Association of South East Asian Nations
SAARC – South Asia Association of Regional Nations
Emerging Opportunities
*Policy restrictions limit interaction
Not Prioritized
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