Preservation of the Force and Families

U.S. Army special operations forces walk to a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft to conduct a high-altitude, low-opening jump with Philippine and Australian special operations forces May 7, 2014, during Balikatan 2014 at Fort Magsaysay, Philippines. Balikatan is an annual bilateral training exercise designed to increase interoperability between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military when responding to future natural disasters.

SOCOM ready for DoD’s shifting strategy, focused on personnel readiness

SOCOM’s current focus is on improving the readiness and training of their forces, including improving the resiliency of their families.