Colonel Charles Cleveland
USASOC Command Relationships HQDA USSOCOM (-) (-) COMBATANT COMMAND COMMAND (-) USASOC AFSOC NAVSPEC- WARCOM JSOC û Special Forces Rangers Aviation PSYOP Civil Affairs SOSCOM Aviation --Fixed Wing --Rotary Wing Special Tactics GP SEAL Teams Special Boat Unit SEAL Delivery Teams Patrol Coastal Ships
Compelling Need for ARSOF Growth Defense Planning Guidance FY 04-09 POM priorities - Forward basing, immediately employable and effective combat power improvements, and special attention to rotational base, OPTEMPO, readiness levels, and quality of life issues. SOF presence in critical regions;train allies in the GWOT Capability to conduct unilateral sensitive Special Ops Field a SOF long-range global strike capability Highest priority is to solve Optempo challenge that exists with lowdensity/high-demand (LD/HD) assets Identify shortfalls in SOF fixed and rotary wing platforms, C2, training, and mobility/fire support Eliminate critical MOS shortages (e.g. pilots and aviation maintenance) OSD (Mr. Rumsfeld), Jan 2002...need to increase the total number of Special Forces Army Modernization Plan 2002 ARSOF serve as the Nation s global scouts. Army s vision supports significant improvement in people, readiness, and Transformation
Facts OEF/OIF and other contingencies continue to highlight persistent ARSOF force structure issues (SOF Institutional Training, SF, MH-47s, CA, SOSCOM ) SOCOM Objective Force analysis supports ARSOF growth Total Army Analysis 2009 (TAA09) Cycle validated 5,000+ additional ARSOF requirements to support the War on Terrorism (WOT) ARSOF must be organizationally structured for current and future WOT requirements
Special Forces
Special Forces BAND I CURRENT FY04 BAND I SFG(A) 1383 SFG(A) 1480 + 97 78 SF BN 369 92 SF BN 405 GSC 198 HHD 45 SF CO 82 GSC 173 HHD 50 SF CO 83 BN SPT CO 78 ODB 10 BN SPT CO 106 ODB 11 ODA 12 ODA 12 = AC Change = RC MFF UWO MFF UWO
Special Forces BAND II SFG(A) + 170 (+156 in NG) 1650 103 BN 429 BN ESF BN 443 GSC 246 HHD SF CO 59 87 HHD 59 ESF CO 101 SF CO SF CO 87 BN SPT CO 109 ODB 11 BN SPT CO 109 ODB 17 ODB 11 ODA 12 ODA 12 ODA 12 FY 06-10 TOTAL GROWTH: 1841 AC: 1335 NG: 506 = AC Change = RC MFF UWO MFF MFF MFF MFF UWO
Rangers
Command and Control GWOT RHQ Future RHQ HSOC Strike Package (Nat l Msn Req t) Focused on multiple units, two or more services SOTF Package (sustained ops) HSOC Strike Package (Nat l Msn Req t) SOTF Package (sustained ops) JTF Node Focused on joint / interagency ops; intel fusion capability at Regt level SOTF capability with augmentation required Some operational experience with Interagency Operations Limited reachback planning and analysis Current operational execution and limited future operations planning SOTF capability with reduced augmentation required Sustained augmentation to JTF or similar organization in support of JTF role in GWOT Reachback planning and analysis; reduce our footprint Current operational execution and future operations planning Surge C2 Capability Sustained C2 Capability w/ reachback available
Special Operations Aviation
Current ARSOA Force 160th SOAR (A) 128 A/C 113/266/1225 = 1604 SOATC 21 A/C 1-160 60 A/C 2-160 24 A/C 3-160 23 A/C A Co 15 MH-6 A Co 12 MH-47 A Co 10 MH-60 Fenced from daily taskings B Co 15 AH-6 C Co 15 MH-60 B Co 6 MH-47 D Co Maint B Co 8 MH-47 C Co Maint D Co 15 MH-60 E/160th 6 MH-47 PACOM F Co Maint D/160th 5 MH-60 SOUTHCOM ACFT TOTALS: AH/MH-6 45 MH-60 60 MH-47 34
Current 1604 Pers +423 Pers 142 Acft 45xA/MH-6 37xMH-47 60xMH-60 F/160 (UF) 04 PDM Phasing Strategy F/160 ADVON G/160 05 Total 2/13/69//84 RHQ 0/3/0//3 2-160 2/7/22//31 3-160 0/3/37//40 G/160 0/0/10//10 West Coast ADVON F/160 IOC West Coast Deploy 1xCO 06 West Coast IOC 2-160 07 Total 10/27/140//177 2-160 1/1/20//22 3-160 4/13/35//52 G/160 5/13/85//103 Total 12/31/106//149 2-160 9/27/72//108 3-160 3/4/34//41 G/160 IOC? 08 Interim 2437 Pers 166 Acft 45xA/MH-6 61xMH-47 60xMH-60 Total 24/71/315//410
ARSOA Objective Force Phase I 160th SOAR(A) SIMO TDA 1-160 NMS 2/160 SOAB WEST COAST 3/160 SOAB HAAF D/160 SOUTHCOM 5 x MH60 E/160 PACOM 4+1 X MH47 F/160 EUCOM 4+1 X MH47 G/160 CENTCOM 4+1 X MH47 SOATC TDA A/1-160 15 X MH6 B/1-160 15 X AH6 C/1-160 20 X MH60 ASLT D/1-160 12 X MH60 DAP/C2 E/1-160 12 X MH47 A/2/160 5 X MH60 ASLT/DAP B/2/160 7 X MH47 C/2/160 7 X MH60 D/2/160 AVUM/AVIM A/3/160 5 X MH60 ASLT/DAP B/3/160 7 X MH47 C/3/160 7 X MH47 D/3/160 AVUM/AVIM ACFT TOTALS TYPE PAI TAI BAI* TOTAL AH/MH-6 30 10 5 45 MH-60 47 6 7 60 MH-47 52 6 3 61 *BAI remains under Regiment control 10 X A/MH6 6 X MH60 4 X MH47 F/1-160 AVUM/AVIM Regt Roll-up REGT 201 Special Mission 893 Forward Based 451 E/West Coast 892 REGT Officer 28 Warrant 19 Enlisted 154 Total 201 1-160 NMS Officer 53 Warrant 174 Enlisted 666 Total 893 2/160 Officer 31 Warrant 62 Enlisted 351 Total 444 3/160 Officer 33 Warrant 64 Enlisted 351 Total 448 OCONUS D/160 84 E/160 142 F/160 112 G/160 113 Total 451 Grand Total 2437
ARSOA Objective Force 3200 SIMO (TDA) 160th SOAR 303/503/2394//3200 1-160 SOAR Nat Msn SQDN 2-160 SOAR Nat Msn SQDN 3-160 SOAR Nat Msn SQDN SO Fwd Avn Rgt Theater SOA (O-6 Cmd) 4/160 SOAR SO Cbt Avn HAAFGA 5/160 SOAR SO Cbt Avn End State Support Squadron SOATC (TDA) 22 ACFT A/1-160 10 M/AH-6 B/1-160 7 MH-60 4 DAP C/1-160 4 MH-47 A/2-160 10 M/AH-6 B/2-160 7 MH-60 4 DAP C/2-160 4 MH-47 A/3-160 10 M/AH-6 B/3-160 7 MH-60 4 DAP C/3-160 4 MH-47 A SQDN SOUTHCOM 5 MH-60 4 MH-47 B SQDN PACOM 5 MH-60 4 MH-47 C SQDN EUCOM 5 MH-60 4 MH-47 D SQDN CENTCOM 5 MH-60 4 MH-47 A/B/4/160 8 ea MH47 C/4/160 10 MH-60 D/4/160 5 DAP E/4/160 AVUM/AVIM A/B/5/160 8 ea MH47 C/5/160 10 MH-60 D/5/160 5 DAP E/5/160 AVUM/AVIM ACFT TOTALS AH/MH-6 45 PAI/TAI/BAI 30/10/5 MH-60 96 PAI/TAI/BAI 83/6/7 MH-47 74 PAI/TAI/BAI 60/6/8
Humans are more important than hardware Quality is better than Quantity Special Operations Forces cannot be mass produced Competent Special Operations Forces cannot be created after emergencies occur