page_title: United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command
hierarchical_section_title: United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command
caption_attribution_description: Shoulder sleeve insignia of the United States Civil Affairs &amp; Psychological Operations Command
context_page_description: The United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command, USACAPOC, or CAPOC was founded in 1985 and is headquartered at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. USACAPOC is composed mostly of U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers in units throughout the United States. The size of the Command is nearly 13,500 Soldiers, which is 82% of the Department of Defense's Civil Affairs forces and 83% of Psychological Operations forces. The current Commanding General is Major General Jeffrey C. Coggin, who assumed command in July 2020.
  Historically, USACAPOC was one of four major subordinate commands composing the U.S. Army Special Operations Command. However, in May 2006, the reserve component of USACAPOC was transferred to the U.S. Army Reserve Command. The Army's active duty Special Operations Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations units, along with the Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Force Modernization/Branch Proponents, continue to fall under the U.S. Army Special Operations Command and United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, respectively.
context_section_description: The United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), USACAPOC(A), or CAPOC was founded in 1985 and is headquartered at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. USACAPOC(A) is composed mostly of U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers in units throughout the United States. The size of the Command is nearly 13,500 Soldiers, which is 82% of the Department of Defense's Civil Affairs forces and 83% of Psychological Operations forces. The current Commanding General is Major General Jeffrey C. Coggin, who assumed command in July 2020.
  Historically, USACAPOC(A) was one of four major subordinate commands composing the U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC). However, in May 2006, the reserve component of USACAPOC(A) was transferred to the U.S. Army Reserve Command. The Army's active duty Special Operations Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations units, along with the Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Force Modernization/Branch Proponents, continue to fall under the U.S. Army Special Operations Command and United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, respectively. The Active Component Civil Affairs Brigade—the 95th Civil Affairs Brigade—and the two active component Psychological Operations Groups—the 4th Psychological Operations Group and the 8th Psychological Operations Group—fall under USASOC.
  U.S. Army Reserve Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations constitute 5% of the U.S. Army Reserve's total force, but account for approximately 20% of Army Reserve deployments.  The command's Soldiers bring civilian expertise and education that is typically not found among active-duty soldiers. The projects these elements coordinate are worldwide, but more recently have focused on the Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Horn of Africa regions.
caption: U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) shoulder sleeve insignia.
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