The overall classification of this briefing is:

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American Society of Military Comptrollers

Professional Development Institute

Mr. Fran Machina

30 May 2014

Resourcing

Special Operations

U.S. Special Operations Command

United States Special Operations Forces

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Agenda

History

Structure & Personnel

Priorities

Funding

Accounting

Summary

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History

U.S. Special Operations Command

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Operation EAGLE CLAW “Desert One”

April 25, 1980

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MFP-11 Background

Desert One 1980:

Failure in joint special operations

Goldwater-Nichols 1986:

Created “a unified combatant command for special operations missions”

Cohen-Nunn 1987:

Amendment to FY87 Def Auth Act

Established MFP-11 and ASD/SOLIC

DEPSECDEF Memo 1991:

Delineated Services and USSOCOM programming and budgeting responsibilities

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National Defense Authorization Act of 1986

Established the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations Low Intensity Conflict and Interdependent Capabilities - ASD (SOLIC-IC)

Secretary Of

Defense

Under Secretary

of Defense (POLICY)

U.S. Special

Operations

Command

Assistant Secretary

of Defense

(Special Operations

Low-Intensity Conflict

& Interdependent

Capabilities)

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USSOCOM A Unique Organization

A Unified

Combatant Command

… with

Service, Military

Department, and

Defense Agency-like

responsibilities

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Combatant Command

• Command of all SOF & Theater Special Operations Commands (TSOCs)

• Synchronize planning for global operations against terrorist networks

• Deploy SOF to support Geographic Combatant Commanders (GCCs)

• As directed, conduct operations globally

• Plan & execute pre-crisis activities

Legislated Military Department-Like

Authorities

• Organize, train, equip SOF

• Develop SOF strategy, doctrine, and tactics

• Program & budget for SOF

• Procure SOF-peculiar equipment

• Monitor management of SOF personnel

• Ensure interoperability

• Conduct internal audits

Unique Capabilities

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Structure &

Personnel

U.S. Special

Operations Command

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Unified Commands

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

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91%

9%

USSOCOM Military

USSOCOM Civilians

88%

12%

Navy Military 96%

4%

Marine Corps Military

Marine Corps Civilians

86%

14%

Air Force Military

Air Force Civilians

93%

7%

Army Military

Army Civilians

36,698 Total Manpower

USSOCOM Personnel

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18,143 Total Manpower

3,327 Total Manpower 11,158 Total Manpower

Navy

Civilians

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United States Special

Operations Command (USSOCOM)

FT BRAGG, NC

SPECIAL FORCES RANGERS

AVIATION

MISO

CIVIL AFFAIRS

JFK SPECIAL

WARFARE CENTER

United States Army

Special Operations

Command

(USASOC)

Marine Corps

Special Operations

Command

(MARSOC)

Air Force

Special Operations

Command

(AFSOC)

Naval Special

Warfare Command

(NAVSPECWARCOM)

Joint Special

Operations Command

(JSOC)

NAB CORONADO, CA

SEAL TEAMS

SPECIAL BOAT

TEAMS

SEAL DELIVERY VEHICLE TEAMS

NAVAL SPECIAL

WARFARE CENTER

HURLBURT AFB, FL

AVIATION - FIXED WING

& VERTICAL LIFT SPECIAL TACTICS

AVIATION FID ISR/PED

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

The SOF Team

TAMPA, FL

SOF EDUCATION

AND

STAFF TRAINING

Joint Special

Operations

University

(JSOU)

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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

Theater Special Operations Commands

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SOCNORTH Peterson AFB, Colorado

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USSOCOM Headquarters

Commander

CFO / Comptroller

Political Advisor

Deputy

Commander

J3

Dep CDR MOB

& Reserve Affairs

Sr. Advisor

Science & Technology

Director

Strategic Communication

Senior Enlisted

Advisor

HQ CMDT

Chief of Staff Deputy Chief of Staff

J8 FMD

J1/7/9/JSOU

Vice Commander – NCR

J4

J6

WO

J5

Acquisition

Executive

Acquisition

Center

SOPA

Personal

Staff

Assistant

Vice Commander – NCR

SOLA LNOs

Chief Information

Officer

J2

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SOFM Directorate

Responsibilities

(Accounting Directorate) – Dave Ramseyer:

Operating Accounting

Systems Accounting

HQ Accounting

CFO Compliance

(Budget/Operations Directorate) – Bob Baker: Budget and Execution

Centrally Managed Programs

Flying Hours/Flying Hours Program Office

Desk Officers

(Investments Directorate) – George Woods: Acquisition Programs

Strategic Integration

(Integration Directorate) – Ed Shapiro: Policy & Funds Control

Systems Integration/Resource Data Management Office

Budget Integration

(Special Programs Directorate) – COL Chris Zimmerman: Intelligence

Classified Budget

Special Funding Authorities

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Priorities

U.S. Special

Operations Command

The overall classification of this briefing is:

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Global Persistent Presence

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USSOCOM

Commander Priorities

Win the Current Fight

resources

Unify SOF efforts globally

Maximize Afghan/Host Nation lead

Modernize key SOF platforms

Develop game changing capabilities

Enhance Intelligence, Surveillance, &

Reconnaissance

Expand the Global SOF Network

Networked, agile SOF that can achieve global

effects

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Align USSOCOM to support network

Preservation of the Force and Families

Humans are more important than hardware

Increase predictability through PERSTEMPO

Institutionalize resiliency solutions

Strengthen SOF families

Sustain Current Functions

Sustain Current Programs

Increase Acquisition Agility

x

Freedom of maneuver to realign resources

Implement Theater Special Operations

Command master plan

Freedom of maneuver to realign resources

Compete migration of Overseas Contingency

Operations funding to baseline funding

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Funding

U.S. Special

Operations Command

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CFO Mission &

Vision Statements

Mission

Advise the Commander, USSOCOM, the USSOCOM Staff, the

Component Commanders, and the TSOCs on all financial management

matters. Prepare, submit, and defend all budget products, and analyze

the execution of the command’s funding and Congressional

appropriation matters. Utilize a strategy-to-resource integration

approach across the Planning, Programming, Budget, and Execution

(PPBE) process.

Vision

Appropriately resource the SOF warfighter to achieve USSOCOM’s

mission of providing fully capable SOF to defend the United States and

its interests.

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10 USC Sec. 167

“The commander of the special operations

command shall be responsible for, and shall

have the authority to conduct, the following:

Development and acquisition of special

operations-peculiar equipment…Program and

budget execution.”

Legislative Intent

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Special Operations Peculiar

SO-PECULIAR - Equipment, material, supplies, and services required for special operations mission support for which there is no broad conventional force requirement.

Includes standard items used by other DoD forces but modified for special operations forces (SOF).

Items initially designed for, or used by, SOF until adapted for use as Service-common by other DoD forces.

Items approved by the USCOMSOC as critically urgent for the immediate accomplishment of a special operations mission but not normally procured with MFP 11.

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Service Funded:

• Initial Training

• Basic MOS Training

• Pay

• Entitlements

• Officer PME

• Service PME

• Tuition Assistance

• Housing

• Family Services

• DFAC

• Fitness Center

MFP-11 Funded:

• SOF Basic Skills

Training

• Advanced Skills

Training

• Operational

Travel/TDY

• SOF Advanced

Education Benefits

• SOF Unique Uniforms

and Equipment

• POTFF

• Civilian Pay, Awards,

and Benefits

Over 6,500 Army, Navy, and Air Force Civilians

MFP-11 SOF Peculiar vs. Service Common

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New-build Nose/Cockpit Structure Rebuilt Airframe Structure (New Elect. Wires/ Hydraulic Lines)

Improved Bilge Paint & Corrosion Protection

Standardized Engines (T55-GA-714A)

GRAY= Army Provided

Enhanced Air Transportability Pylons

Standardized Extended Range (Fat Tank) Configuration

Standard Aircraft Max Gross Wt (54,000 lbs)

Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) w/ Improved Countermeasures Dispenser

Left Gunner Windows Modifications

Expanded Left-forward Gunner’s Window

Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS) Cockpit

New Electro-Optical Sensor System (EOSS FLIR)

RED = SOF Unique

Suite of Integrated Radio Frequency Countermeasures (SIRFC)

Infrared Exhaust Suppressors (IES-47)

Rescue Hoist

AN/AVR-2B Laser Detection System

YELLOW = SOF Driven-Tested / Army-Adopted

XM-216 Dark Flares

Multi-Mode Radar (MMR)

Aerial Refuel Probe

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Congress OSD OMB

$

USSOCOM

MFP-11 Funding Flow

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$ $

$

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USSOCOM Budget/Manpower

$6.0 $6.1 $6.2 $6.2 $6.9

$7.4 $6.9

$7.7

$3.3 $2.8

$3.7 $4.1

$3.9 $2.4

$2.3

$9.3 $8.9 $9.9

$10.3 $10.8

$9.8 $9.2

$7.7

54.2

66.3 69.7

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

$0.0

$2.0

$4.0

$6.0

$8.0

$10.0

$12.0

FY 08 FY 09 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 FY 14* FY 15*

Base OCO Manpower End Strength

Military (ES) / C

ivilian (FTE) in

Tho

usan

ds

$ in

Bill

ion

s

* FY 08-13 totals represent EOY actuals; FY 14 represents enacted base/OCO funding; FY 15 OCO to be submitted separately .

SOF relies heavily on OCO ~25% in FY14

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Army 24.1%

Navy 23.6%

Air Force 27.8%

Marine Corps 6.2%

USSOCOM 1.6%

DW (Other) 16.7%

USSOCOM TOA AS A PERCENT OF DOD

($B) FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15

USSOCOM 9.4 8.9 9.9 10.3 10.8 9.8 9.2 7.7

DOD 665.9 666.3 690.9 687.0 645.5 577.5 581.2 495.6

% of DOD 1.4% 1.3% 1.4% 1.5% 1.7% 1.7% 1.6% 1.6% Sources: FY08-13 DoD FY14 Green Book and USSOCOM annual budget requests; FY14 Enacted Appropriation; FY 2015 Defense Budget Overview (base only)

USSOCOM FUNDING VS. DOD

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USSOCOM FY2013

Funding by Component

AFSOC $2.3B

HQSOCOM $1.5B

Other HQ $1.4B

NSWC $1.1B

USASOC $2.6B

MARSOC $0.2B

SORDAC $0.6B

SOCA $33M

SOCC $48M

SOCE $38M

SOCK $20M

SOCS $32M

SOCP $53M

SOCN $0.4M

TSOCs $0.2B

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O&M $4,774 O&M $4,782 O&M $5,222

PROC $1,706 PROC $1,414

PROC $1,524

RDT&E $457

RDT&E $357

RDT&E $508 MILCON $521

MILCON $383

MILCON $411

OCO $2,368

OCO $2,277

**Numbers in ‘000s

USSOCOM

FY 2013-2015 Totals

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($M) FY 2013 Actual FY 2014 Enacted FY 2015 PB

Base $7,457 $6,936 $7,665

OCO $2,368 $2,277 -

Total $9,825 $9,213 $7,665

*FY2015 OCO request is being submitted separately pending DoD guidance

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Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) funding

Continue OCO to Base (O2B) transition into SOF

– Full migration of O2B critical to future of SOF operations

– Various enduring requirements that will still exist after FY15

OCO Execution

– OMB guidelines will be used to constrain & discipline DoD spending

– Seeking SOF exception to match new Defense Strategy

Support Commander Vision

Resource Global SOF Network and Support Initiatives

Auditability

Achieve new clean audit milestones (2014 & 2015)

SOF Dependent on Services new ERP Systems to achieve auditability

– Continuing to adapt and learn for SOF to achieve DoD goals

CFO 2014 Fiscal Priorities

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Accounting

U.S. Special

Operations Command

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USSOCOM Fiduciary

Oversight

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USSOCOM required to prepare stand-alone financial statements IAW CFO Act of 1990

SecDef Memo, Improving Financial Information and Achieving Audit Readiness, dtd 13 October 2011 Audit readiness for Statements of Budgetary Resources by end of 2014

Meet audit readiness for all DoD financial statements by 2017

DoD’s interest in USSOCOM: Service-like Unified Command

Only non-Service component that “owns” military equipment

Solely responsible for Major Force Program 11, and several appropriations

– Executes funding in O&M, Procurement, RDT&E, & MILCON

SOCOM accounts significantly impact auditability of Defense-Wide financial statements.

Command Priority Recognize benefits of accurate financial reporting

Quarterly briefings financial statements trends

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USSOCOM funds executed in the Services’ accounting systems

USSOCOM

Accounting Challenges

GAFS-R DEAMS (ERP)

STARS-HCM STARS-FL NAVY ERP

STANFINS SOMARDS

GFEBS (ERP)

SABRS

SOCPAC

NAVSPECWARCOM SOCCENT AFSOC

HQ SOCOM

SOCEUR JSOC SOCAFRICOM SOCKOR USASOC SOCSOUTH

MARSOC

SOC NORTH

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Wrap Up

U.S. Special Operations Command

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A Unique and Capable Force

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Older, Mature, Multiple-time Volunteers

Arduous Initial Training With High Attrition

Multiple Advanced Tactical Schools

Regionally Focused Assignments

Proficient in at Least One Foreign Language

Exceptional Physical Skill and Endurance

Intelligent Adaptive Problem Solvers

Possess both Individual and Team Skills

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SOF’s Relevance is its People

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• 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

COMPETENCE

SOF TRUTHS

CREATIVITY

COURAGE

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The Fifth SOF Truth

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Air and Space

Expeditionary Force

(AEF)

Expeditionary/Carrier

Strike Group

(ESG/CSG)

Marine Air-Ground

Task Force

(MAGTF)

Modular Army – Brigade

Combat Team

(BCT)

US Special Operations

Forces

Organic

Enablers

Organic

Enablers

Organic

Enablers

Organic

Enablers

Service-

Provided

Capabilities

Organic

Enablers

5th SOF Truth:

Most SOF operations require non-SOF support

10 U.S.C. 167 and 164(c): USSOCOM resources SO-Peculiar Requirements

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Summary

USSOCOM is a Unique Combatant Command

Budget and acquisition authorities for SOF unique requirements

Service-like responsibility to provide forces to GCCs

Material to DOD achieving auditability

Mini-DOD…has four Service components

Requires support from Services to succeed

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USSOCOM Quiz

Established in what year?

Number of personnel FY14?

Funding for SOF peculiar requirements is called?

Total FY14 budget?

SOF budget as percent of DOD budget?

Percent of SOCOM budget in OCO?

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1987

69,300

MFP-11

$9.2B

1.6%

25%

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Questions

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What if…

We take a family budget and model it after the

Federal Budget?

Let’s drop 8 zeros and see what that looks like!

Budget Perspective

American Household Budget

Annual Family Income $27,750

Family Planned Expenses $34,550

New credit card debt $6,800

Outstanding Credit Card Balance $176,010

Sequestration -$1,200

Federal Budget

U.S. Tax Revenue $2,775,000,000,000

Federal Budget $3,455,000,000,000

New Debt $680,000,000,000

National Debt $17,601,000,000,000

Sequestration (-1.2T ovr

10yr)

-$120,000,000,000 (LESS 8 ZEROES!)

Source: 2013 Totals (actuals) as reported in the Budget of the U.S. Government, FY 2015, Office of Management and Budget, Table S-1 & S-4Current National Debt (round to

nearest $B) as of 01 Apr 2014 from US Treasury website, http://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP/debt/current.

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