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USSOCOM COMMAND SURGEON

COL STEVEN W. SWANN

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SERVICE CHIEFS

SECRETARY OF

DEFENSE

CJCS

U.S.

CYBER

COMMAND

U.S.

SPECIAL OPERATIONS

COMMAND

U.S.

STRATEGIC

COMMAND

U.S.

TRANSPORTATION

COMMAND

U.S.

PACIFIC

COMMAND

U.S.

CENTRAL

COMMAND

U.S.

AFRICA

COMMAND

U.S.

NORTHERN

COMMAND

U.S.

SOUTHERN

COMMAND

U.S.

EUROPEAN

COMMAND

Unified Commands

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Pentagon

… with

Service, Military

Department, and Defense

Agency-like

responsibilities

USSOCOM

A Unique Organization

A Unified

Combatant Command

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USSOCOM provides fully capable and enabled

Special Operations Forces to defend the Nation’s

interest in an environment characterized by

Irregular warfare.

USSOCOM Strategy 2010

Organize, train, and equip SOF forces

Synchronize DoD planning for global operations

against terrorist networks

Unified Command Plan 2011

USSOCOM Mission Statement

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LOO 4. RESPONSIVE RESOURCING

Special Operations Forces 2020

ENEMY

OBJECTIVES:

FREEDOM OF

MANEUVER TO

REALIGN

RESOURCES

TSOCs BECOME THE

GCC’s “FORCE OF

CHOICE” SOLUTION

NETWORKED, AGILE

SOF

SYNCHRONIZED

GLOBALLY

MULTILATERAL

SOF CAPABILITIES

THAT CAN

IDENTIFY, DISRUPT

AND/OR DEFEAT

THREATS

HEALTHY FORCE

& FAMILIES

LOO 2. EXPAND THE GLOBAL SOF NETWORK

LOO 3. PRESERVE THE FORCE/FAMILIES

LOO 1. WIN THE CURRENT FIGHT

ENDSTATE:

A GLOBALLY

NETWORKED

FORCE OF

INTERAGENCY,

ALLIES,

AND PARTNERS,

ABLE TO

RAPIDLY AND

PERSISTENTLY

ADDRESS

REGINAL

CONTINGENCIES

AND THREATS

TO STABILITY.

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USSOCOM HQ

End Strength

Military

Civilian

Contractors

53%

6%

41%

USSOCOM End

Strength

83%

9% 8%

USSOCOM Personnel

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United States Special

Operations Command (USSOCOM)

SG – COL Swann

SEMA – MSG Montgomery

FT BRAGG, NC

SPECIAL FORCES

RANGERS

AVIATION

MISO

CIVIL AFFAIRS

JFK SPECIAL WARFARE CENTER

United States Army

Special Operations

Command

SG - COL BENSON

SEMA – MSG AUBIN

Marine Corps

Special Operations

Command

SG- CAPT COMPEGGIE

SEMA - HMCS FLETCHER

Air Force

Special Operations

Command

SG – COL ROBINETTE

SEMA - CMSgt ORSI

Naval Special

Warfare Command

SG – CAPT GLUCK

SEMA – HMCM QUILL

Joint Special

Operations Command

SG- COL BURLINGAME

SEMA – SGM PEREZ

NAB CORONADO, CA

SEAL TEAMS

SPECIAL BOAT

TEAMS

SEAL DELIVERY VEHICLE TEAMS

NAVAL SPECIAL

WARFARE CENTER

HURLBURT AFB, FL

AVIATION - FIXED WING & ROTARY WING SPECIAL TACTICS

AIR FORCE SPECIAL

OPERATIONS SCHOOL

FT BRAGG, NC

JOINT STANDING

DEVELOPMENT,

TRAINING

AND EXERCISES

CAMP LEJUENE, NC

MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMPANIES

MARINE SPECIAL

OPERATIONS ADVISORY GROUP

MARINE SPECIAL

OPERATIONS SUPPORT GROUP

MARINE SPECIAL

OPERATIONS SCHOOL

TAMPA, FL

SOF EDUCATION

AND

STAFF TRAINING

SOF Medical Team

Special

Operations

Command

Joint Capabilities

(SOC-JC)

Joint Special

Operations

University

(JSOU)

SUFFOLK, VA

TRAIN

CONVENTIONAL

AND SOF

JOINT FORCES

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SOF Levels of Medical Capabilities

ARMY

SF - 18D (ADSOCM), 18 SERIES (TCCC), PHYSICIAN / PA

RANGERS – 68WW1 (SOCM), PHYSICIAN / PA, EMT-B

SOAR - PHYSICIAN, 68W1 (SOCM)

CIVIL AFFAIRS / MISO – 68W1&W4

528th SOSB(SO)(ABN) - PHYSICIAN, PA, 68W1 (SOCM)

NAVY

SEAL TEAM – MEDIC (SOCM/ADSOCM)

PHYSICIAN (GROUP LEVEL)

AIR FORCE

STS – PARARESCUEMEN (PJs) (SOCM)

SOFME – PHYSICIAN, PA, 4N0XX

MARINES

CORPSMAN (SOCM/ADSOCM)

PHYSICIANS

ARMY

SF – NONE

RANGERS – NONE

SOAR – NONE

CIVIL AFFAIRS / PSYOPS – NONE

528th SB(SO)(ABN) – SORT (no surgical)

NAVY

SEAL TEAM – NONE

AIR FORCE

AFSOC – SOST x 5

AFSOC – SOCCET x 5

MARINES

MARSOF – TBD

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SOF

Robust Level I / Limited

Level II / No Level III+

Reliance on CASEVAC

Limited

Limited

None

None

Limited

Limited

None

None

Limited

Medical Support

Conventional

Yes

MEDEVAC

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Treatment &

Hospitalization

Evacuation

Preventive Med

Veterinary

Laboratory

Blood

Dental

Logistics

CSC

Area Support

C2

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USPACOM

USNORTHCOM

USSOUTHCOM

USAFRICOM

USEUCOM

USPACOM

USCENTCOM

SOCSOUTH

Homestead ARB, Florida

SOCAFRICA

Stuttgart, Germany

SOCEUR

Stuttgart, Germany

SOCCENT

MacDill AFB, Florida

SOCKOR

Camp Kim, Seoul, Korea

SOCPAC

Camp Smith, Hawaii

SG: COL Robert Noback

OPS: Maj Tracie Tippins

DSN: 315-477-7922/1590

COMM: 808-477-7922/1590

SG: COL Andy Pennardt

OPS: LtCol Richard French

DSN: 312-791-6191/6355/6356

COMM:305-224-6191

SG: LTC Melissa Givens

OPS: LTC Dieter Dupont

Maj Keith Vollenweider

DSN: 314-421-3339/3563

SG: COL Warner Farr

OPS: Maj Caroline Plahuta

DSN: 968-5248

COMM: 813-828-4231 /7010

SG: LTC John Maza

OPS: Maj Jim Payette

DSN: 314-430-6641

SG: LTC Daniel Irizarry

OPS: LTC Drew Leiendecker

DSN: 314-423-8262

SG: COL Steven Swann

DEP: COL Jose Garcia

OPS: LTC David Seed

DSN: 312-299-2719/5043

COMM: 813-826-2719

Theater Special Operations Command Surgeons

(TSOCs)

SG: VACANT

SG: VACANT

NATO SOF

Chievres, Belgium

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MFP-11 Funding

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Command Surgeon

Mission Statement

Provides support to and oversight of joint medical

doctrine, organization, training and equipping of SOF

medical and non medical forces and assist in deploying

healthy combat ready force to Combatant Commanders.

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Command Surgeon Organization

Deputy SG

COL Jose L. Garcia, USA

MED-1/8

Manpower & RM

Maj Kathy Naylor, USAF

(Fellow)

MED-2

LTC Joanne Cline, USA

SOCOM Clinic

COL Hal Walker, USA

+ 13 RC pax

MED-3

LTC David Seed, USA

MED-7/9 (Clinical Ops)

LTC Douglas McDowell, USA

MED-5

LCDR Curt Quick, USN

MED-7V (Veterinarian)

LTC Dana McDaniel, USAR

MED-4

LTC Marc Bustamante, USA

LTC John Goodrich, USA (Intern)

MED-7P (Psychologist)

Maj Thomas Magee, USAF

Senior Enlisted Medical Advisor

MSG Howard Montgomery

(current duty at 75th RR)

Command Surgeon

COL Steven W. Swann, USA

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SOCOM Directive 350-29:

- Command Medic Certification Program

- SOCOM Dir 350-29 contains updates to comply with DODI 3216.01 ISO LTT

Research, Development, & Acquisition (SOCOM Dir 40-1):

- SOF TCCC

Increment I – Operator and Medic Kits: In progress configuration change IOT meet TC3 protocols

Increment II – CASEVAC Set: Production contract awarded 25 OCT 11

- Quarterly SOCOM Biomedical Initiative Steering Committee (BISC)

Freeze Dried Plasma:

- IND application, Protocol and Informed Consent Form were approved by FDA

- ASD (HA) approved use for SOCOM FDP IND Protocol (16 NOV ’11)

- BPA is being executed by the USAMEDCOM Health Care Acquisition Activity European Regional Contracting office

- USASOC has received 20 vials of expired FDP for training use only (16 Jan ‘12); pending French final approval

Accepted List Positions (ALP) & Borrowed Military Manpower (BMM) Authorizations:

- USASOC – 130 additional authorizations (39 ALPs / 91 BMMs)

- Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) – MOA from Services

SOF Senior Medical Leader “Bench Building”

Command Surgeon’s Focus

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COURAGE

• 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

• Most SOF operations require non-SOF support

INTEGRITY

SOF’s Relevance is its People

COMPETENCE

SOF TRUTHS

CREATIVITY

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