The United States Army Special Operations Command (Airborne) (USASOC or ARSOC) is the command charged with overseeing the various Special Operations Forces (SOF) of the United States Army. The command is part of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM); a larger command overseeing all the different SOF Commands of each branch of the U.S. military. The commander of United States Army Special Operations Command is Lieutenant General Charles T. Cleveland.
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