Leadership of the United States Special Operations Command
Appearance
This is a list of all commanders, deputy commanders, vice commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and chiefs of staff of the United States Special Operations Command.
Current combatant command staff
- Bryan P. Fenton, Commander
- Sean M. Farrell, Deputy Commander
- Milton Sands III, Chief of Staff
- Kelly K. Steele, Director, Personnel (J1)[1]
- Constantin E. Nicolet, Director, Intelligence (J2)[2]
- Michael E. Martin, Director, Operations (J3)
- Christopher L. Paone, Director, Logistics (J4)[1]
- Kimberly C. Field, Director, Plans and Policy (J5)[3]
- Peter J. Tragakis, Director, Communications (J6)[1]
- Steven M. Marks, Director (J8)[4]
- Bradley J. Andros, Director, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (J10)[5]
- Milton Sands III, Chief of Staff
- Francis L. Donovan, Vice Commander
- Thomas R. Bouchard, Deputy Commander for Mobilization and Reserve Affairs[6]
- Sean M. Farrell, Deputy Commander
List of commanders of the United States Special Operations Command
Commander of the United States Special Operations Command | |
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United States Department of Defense | |
Type | Unified combatant commander |
Abbreviation | CDRUSSOCOM[7] |
Reports to | President of the United States Secretary of Defense |
Seat | MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, U.S. |
Nominator | Secretary of Defense |
Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
Term length | 2–3 years (approx.) |
Constituting instrument | 10 U.S.C. § 167 |
Formation | 16 April 1987 |
First holder | Duane H. Cassidy |
Deputy | Deputy Commander, United States Special Operations Command |
No. | Commander | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
1 | James J. Lindsay (born 1932) | General16 April 1987 | 27 June 1990 | 3 years, 72 days | U.S. Army | |
2 | Carl Stiner (1936–2022) | General27 June 1990 | 20 May 1993 | 2 years, 327 days | U.S. Army | |
3 | Wayne A. Downing (1940–2007) | General20 May 1993 | 29 February 1996 | 2 years, 285 days | U.S. Army | |
4 | Hugh Shelton (born 1942) | General29 February 1996 | 25 September 1997 | 1 year, 209 days | U.S. Army | |
- | Raymond C. Smith (1943–2022) Acting | Rear Admiral25 September 1997 | 5 November 1997 | 41 days | U.S. Navy | |
5 | Peter Schoomaker (born 1946) | General5 November 1997 | 27 October 2000 | 2 years, 357 days | U.S. Army | |
6 | Charles R. Holland (born 1948) | General27 October 2000 | 2 September 2003 | 2 years, 310 days | U.S. Air Force | |
7 | Bryan D. Brown (born 1948) | General2 September 2003 | 9 July 2007 | 3 years, 310 days | U.S. Army | |
8 | Eric T. Olson (born 1952) | Admiral9 July 2007 | 8 August 2011 | 4 years, 30 days | U.S. Navy | |
9 | William H. McRaven (born 1955) | Admiral8 August 2011 | 28 August 2014 | 3 years, 20 days | U.S. Navy | |
10 | Joseph Votel (born 1958) | General28 August 2014 | 30 March 2016 | 1 year, 215 days | U.S. Army | |
11 | Raymond A. Thomas (born 1958) | General30 March 2016 | 29 March 2019 | 2 years, 364 days | U.S. Army | |
12 | Richard D. Clarke (born 1962) | General29 March 2019 | 30 August 2022 | 3 years, 154 days | U.S. Army | |
13 | Bryan P. Fenton (born 1965) | General30 August 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 293 days | U.S. Army |
List of deputy commanders of the United States Special Operations Command
No. | Deputy Commander | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
1 | Harry A. Goodall | Lieutenant General16 April 1987 | May 1988 | ~1 year, 29 days | U.S. Air Force | |
2 | Hugh L. Cox III | Major GeneralMay 1988 | July 1990 | ~2 years, 61 days | U.S. Air Force | |
3 | Donald Snyder | Major GeneralJuly 1990 | May 1991 | ~304 days | U.S. Air Force | |
4 | Thomas E. Eggers | Major GeneralJune 1991 | July 1993 | ~2 years, 30 days | U.S. Air Force | |
5 | Irve C. Le Moyne (1940–1997) | Rear AdmiralJuly 1993 | May 1996 | ~2 years, 305 days | U.S. Navy | |
6 | James C. McCombs | Major GeneralMay 1996 | 1997 | ~1 year, 46 days | U.S. Air Force | |
7 | Raymond C. Smith (1943–2022) | Rear Admiral1997 | 2001 | ~4 years, 0 days | U.S. Navy | |
8 | Bryan D. Brown | Lieutenant General2002 | 2003 | ~1 year, 0 days | U.S. Army | |
9 | Eric T. Olson (born 1952) | Vice Admiral2003 | July 2007 | ~4 years, 15 days | U.S. Navy | |
10 | Francis H. Kearney III | Lieutenant GeneralJuly 2007 | ~April 2010 | ~2 years, 274 days | U.S. Army | |
11 | David P. Fridovich | Lieutenant General~April 2010 | December 2011 | ~1 year, 244 days | U.S. Army | |
12 | John F. Mulholland Jr. (born 1955) | Lieutenant GeneralAugust 2012 | July 2014 | ~1 year, 334 days | U.S. Army | |
13 | Sean A. Pybus (born 1957) | Vice AdmiralJuly 2014 | July 2016 | ~2 years, 0 days | U.S. Navy | |
14 | Joseph Osterman (born 1960) | Lieutenant GeneralJuly 2016 | 15 October 2018 | ~2 years, 92 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
15 | Timothy Szymanski (born 1962) | Vice Admiral15 October 2018 | 16 December 2021 | 3 years, 62 days | U.S. Navy | |
16 | Collin P. Green (born 1962) | Vice Admiral16 December 2021 | 20 January 2024 | 2 years, 35 days | U.S. Navy | |
17 | Sean M. Farrell | Lieutenant General27 March 2024 | Incumbent | 83 days | U.S. Air Force |
List of vice commanders of the United States Special Operations Command
No. | Deputy Commander | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
1 | Eric E. Fiel | Lieutenant General11 June 2010 | 19 July 2011 | 1 year, 38 days | U.S. Air Force | |
2 | Bradley A. Heithold | Lieutenant General19 July 2011 | 16 June 2014 | 2 years, 332 days | U.S. Air Force | |
3 | Thomas J. Trask | Lieutenant General16 June 2014 | 2 August 2017 | 3 years, 47 days | U.S. Air Force | |
4 | Scott A. Howell (born 1965) | Lieutenant General2 August 2017 | 29 July 2018 | 361 days | U.S. Air Force | |
5 | James C. Slife (born 1967) | Lieutenant General29 July 2018 | June 2019 | ~321 days | U.S. Air Force | |
6 | Tony D. Bauernfeind | Lieutenant General31 June 2020 | 9 December 2022 | 2 years, 162 days | U.S. Air Force | |
7 | Francis L. Donovan | Lieutenant General~15 December 2022 | Incumbent | ~1 year, 186 days | U.S. Marine Corps |
List of senior enlisted leaders of the United States Special Operations Command
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No. | Senior enlisted leader | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
6 | Command Sergeant Major Thomas H. Smith | 23 January 2006 | 27 September 2011 | 5 years, 247 days | U.S. Army | |
7 | Command Sergeant Major James C. Faris | 27 September 2011 | 15 October 2014 | 3 years, 18 days | U.S. Army | |
8 | Command Sergeant Major William F. Thetford | 15 October 2014 | 7 July 2016 | 1 year, 266 days | U.S. Army | |
9 | Command Sergeant Major Patrick L. McCauley | 7 July 2016 | 11 July 2019 | 3 years, 4 days | U.S. Army | |
10 | Chief Master Sergeant Gregory A. Smith | 11 July 2019 | 4 August 2022 | 3 years, 24 days | U.S. Air Force | |
11 | Command Sergeant Major Shane W. Shorter | 4 August 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 319 days | U.S. Army |
List of chiefs of staff of the United States Special Operations Command
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. |
No. | Chief of Staff | Term | Service branch | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | ||
- | Brigadier General Gary W. Heckman | December 1997 | August 1998 | ~243 days | U.S. Air Force | |
- | Major General Joseph Votel (born 1958) | ~3 May 2010 | May 2011 | ~1 year, 12 days | U.S. Army | |
- | Major General Mark A. Clark | May 2011 | August 2012 | ~1 year, 92 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
- | Major General James B. Laster | August 2012 | 2014 | ~1 year, 319 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
- | Major General Walter Lee Miller Jr. | ~2014 | ~October 2015 | ~1 year, 107 days | U.S. Marine Corps | |
- | Major General J. Marcus Hicks | October 2015 | June 2017 | ~1 year, 243 days | U.S. Air Force | |
- | Major General James C. Slife (born 1967) | June 2017 | June 2018 | ~1 year, 0 days | U.S. Air Force | |
- | Major General James B. Linder | July 2018 | July 2019 | ~1 year, 0 days | U.S. Army | |
- | Major General Tony D. Bauernfeind | July 2019 | August 2020 | ~1 year, 31 days | U.S. Air Force | |
- | Rear Admiral Collin P. Green (born 1962) | 15 October 2020 | September 2021 | ~335 days | U.S. Navy | |
- | Major General Marcus S. Evans (born 1970) | September 2021 | August 2023 | ~1 year, 334 days | U.S. Army | |
- | Rear Admiral Milton Sands III | 31 July 2023 | Incumbent | 323 days | U.S. Navy |
See also
- United States Special Operations Command
- Leadership of the United States Africa Command
- Leadership of the United States European Command
- Leadership of the United States Indo-Pacific Command
- Leadership of the United States Northern Command
- Leadership of the United States Space Command
- Leadership of the United States Cyber Command
- Leadership of the United States Strategic Command
- Leadership of the United States Transportation Command
References
- ^ a b c https://www.socom.mil/FactBook/2023%20Fact%20Book.pdf
- ^ https://www.gomo.army.mil/public/Biography/usa-11157/constantine-nicolet
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-field-a9285631/
- ^ https://www.gomo.army.mil/public/Biography/usa-10961/stevenm-marks
- ^ https://www.navy.mil/Leadership/Flag-Officer-Biographies/BioDisplay/Article/2236517/rear-admiral-bradley-andros/
- ^ https://www.nationalguard.mil/portals/31/Features/ngbgomo/bio/3/3272.html
- ^ "DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms, January 2021" (PDF). jcs.mil. Retrieved 15 May 2021.