page_title: United States special operations forces
section_title: United States Army
hierarchical_section_title: United States special operations forces / Composition / United States Army
caption_attribution_description: English: U.S. Army Rangers, assigned to 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment, prepare for extraction from their objective during Task Force Training on Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Jan. 30, 2014. Rangers constantly train to maintain their tactical proficiency. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Steven Hitchcock))
context_page_description: United States special operations forces are the special forces of the United States Department of Defense's United States Special Operations Command, used for special operations.
context_section_description: United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) ★★★
  1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) ★★
  1st SFC(A) Military Intelligence Battalion
  1st Special Forces Group (Airborne)
  Headquarters Company
  1st Battalion
  2nd Battalion
  3rd Battalion
  4th Battalion
  Group Support Battalion
  3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)
  Headquarters Company
  1st Battalion
  2nd Battalion
  3rd Battalion
  4th Battalion
  Group Support Battalion
  5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
  Headquarters Company
  1st Battalion
  2nd Battalion
  3rd Battalion
  4th Battalion
  Group Support Battalion
  7th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
  Headquarters Company
  1st Battalion
  2nd Battalion
  3rd Battalion
  4th Battalion
  Group Support Battalion
  10th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
  Headquarters Company
  1st Battalion
  2nd Battalion
  3rd Battalion
  4th Battalion
  Group Support Battalion
  19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (Army National Guard)
  Headquarters Company
  1st Battalion
  2nd Battalion
  3rd Battalion
  Group Support Company
  20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (Army National Guard)
  Headquarters Company
  1st Battalion
  2nd Battalion
  3rd Battalion
  Group Support Company
  4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne)
  Headquarters Company
  6th POB(A) Battalion
  7th POB(A) Battalion
  8th POB(A) Battalion
  8th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne)
  Headquarters Company
  1st POB(A) Battalion
  5th POB(A) Battalion
  9th POB(A) Battalion
  95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne)
  91st Civil Affairs Battalion
  92nd Civil Affairs Battalion
  96th Civil Affairs Battalion
  97th Civil Affairs Battalion
  98th Civil Affairs Battalion
  528th Sustainment Brigade, Special Operations (Airborne)
  112th Special Operations Signal Battalion
  Special Troops Battalion
  195th Support Company (Army National Guard)
  197th Support Company
  75th Ranger Regiment
  1st Ranger Battalion
  2nd Ranger Battalion
  3rd Ranger Battalion
  Special Troops Battalion
  Regimental Reconnaissance Company
  Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC) ★
  160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)
  Headquarters Company
  1st Battalion
  2nd Battalion
  3rd Battalion
  4th Battalion
  Special Operations Aviation Training Battalion
  United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School (USAJFKSWCS) ★★
  1st Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne)
  Special Warfare Education Group (Airborne)
  Special Warfare Medical Group (Airborne)
caption: Army Rangers during a training operation.
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