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Special operations forces

Term · Defense and military · MLC-T-DEF-001527

Those Active and Reserve Component forces of the Services designated by the Secretary of Defense and specifically organized, trained, and equipped to conduct and support special operations.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-DEF-001527
FieldDefense and military
AbbreviationSOF
ReferencesJP 3-05
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-DEF-001527",
  "term": "Special operations forces",
  "field": "Defense and military",
  "definition": "Those Active and Reserve Component forces of the Services designated by the Secretary of Defense and specifically organized, trained, and equipped to conduct and support special operations.",
  "abbreviation": "SOF",
  "references": [
    "JP 3-05"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/defense/special-operations-forces/"
}

Record 1,525 of 1,778 in Defense and military terminology (MLC-0115). Request the full dataset.