dsf

This course prepares CJSOTF, TSOC or GCC – level staff members to conceptualize, plan, and coordinate support-to-resistance operations, focusing on unconventional warfare for planning, management, and oversight of SOF activities at the operational and strategic levels.

This nominative course provides unit command teams a common understanding of the USSOCOM Commander’s priorities, command philosophy, and the responsibilities of joint SOF leaders serving at the tactical formation level. This course consists of a core curriculum of 7 modules framed by the Command's three themes: (1) People – SOF culture and ethics and the First SOF Truth; (2) Win – mission command; operational risk management; authorities; SOF command and control in Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental and Multinational Environments; and communication; and (3) Transform – force management, requirements, and resourcing. Student participation and discussions are guided by senior executive-level subject matter experts. Duration: This course is presented over 4.5 days. Location: This course is a hybrid that requires students to complete some unclassified elements online in parallel with the classroom presentations.

Description: This course consists of five days of resident instruction. During this period students will learn the functions, responsibilities, and requirements of USSOCOM personnel from select USSOCOM leaders, such as CoS, CSEL, and J-directorates. The course culminates with a writing assignment and the successful completion of a written exam. Duration: 5 Days Location: In-Resident

The TSPC-M curriculum is joint focused course for newly assigned Theater Special Operations Command (TSOC) personnel. This fast-paced course gives non-joint personnel exposure to Special Operations Forces (SOF) core activities through a joint lens in order to gain an appreciation of how SOF leverages employment/funding authorities to build theater security cooperation capability and capacity. Additionally, students will understand how a joint TSOC plans for, operates, and leverages U.S. special operations capabilities to compete in an era of Strategic Competition. Finally, through a series of practical exercises, students appreciate how a TSOC supports the Geographic Combatant Command's operational and strategic theater goals in support of national and defense security strategy in a Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental and Multinational (JIIM) environment. This Theater Special Operations Command Staff Preparation Course-Mobile (TSPC-M) is a five-day in-residence educational event taught at the sponsoring TSOC Headquarters. To hasten the learning curve and increase the understanding of the material, TSOC leadership have established additional on-boarding requirements prior to attending the resident phase. These distance learning requirements include Introduction to Special Operations Forces (ISOF-SOC 1210), JSOTF Level 1 (SOC 1610), and the Joint Planning Process (JPP) on JKO. Students will follow instructions in the TSOC Welcome Letter upon enrollment. Duration: Five (5) working days Location: The course is conducted as a hybrid via distance learning (DL) over 30 days. Student's must complete the following JSOU course pre-requisites prior to resident attendance.; Introduction to Special Operations Forces (ISOF-SOC 1210), JSOTF Level 1 (SOC 1610), and the Joint Planning Process (JPP) on JKO. The remaining five days are conducted in-resident at the TSOC location or at the Joint Special Operations University.

This workshop offers an overview of Blackboard Ultra LMS and other learning technologies faculty members will use to build and manage JSOU courses. Students will participate in an immersive learning experience in which they will create a simple course by building content modules, assignments, discussions, journals, rubrics, and assessment and select options for managing those items and monitoring and recording student progress. Students will also learn about J-Hub, J-Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and ancillary applications used in JSOU courses.

This course is an overview of selected aspects of command and execution of SOF Operations in a joint, inter-governmental, interagency, and multinational (JIIM) environment. It is an opportunity for teams to meet, exchange ideas, and work together prior to taking command.

Religious Support Team Orientation Course (RSTO), L2 (Direct Support to HQ USSOCOM). Each RSTO iteration is conducted for 25-45 students on the JSOU Campus. It is primarily designed for SOF Chaplains & SOF RST enlisted, POTFF team members, as well as military officers, warrant officers, noncommissioned officers, and U.S. government civilian/contractor employees, serving the SOF community or in direct support of chaplains/chaplain assistants and religious programs. It provides an overview of SOF religious support (RS) programs and issues in each SOF components and commands, as well as SOF-specific supportive care and counseling skills education. The curriculum also covers best practices, unique funding issues and role on the interdisciplinary team, and the Preservation of the Force and Family (POTFF) team.

Description: The purpose of this course is to provide students with a foundational level understanding of Sensitive Activities (SA) to a level that enables students to apply existing functional expertise to assist them in planning, managing, and/or enabling SA within the applicable authorities, permissions, processes, and oversight of their organization. Duration: Once accepted the student will have 30 days to complete the course. Location: The course is conducted as an asynchronous DL course via Blackboard on SIPR. NOTE: When registering for the course please include SIPR email address.

This course listing serves as an entry point for students to access a Blackboard-based landing page from which students can then sign-up for a wide variety of government or government-funded, commercially provided, courses. These self-paced, distance-learning, educational offerings address two subject areas: Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence. The courses provide basic, intermediate and advanced learning opportunities. Actual length of the offered courses/modules varies. You will have access to the JSOU Blackboard landing page for 30 days upon enrollment.

Description: This course consists of five days of resident instruction. During this period students will learn the functions, responsibilities, and requirements of USSOCOM personnel from select USSOCOM leaders, such as CoS, CSEL, and J-directorates. The course culminates with a writing assignment and the successful completion of a written exam. Duration: 5 Days Location: In-Resident

This course is composed of a five-day synchronous session (32 hours) that will be conducted in residence. The course provides a comprehension level overview of the fiscal laws, rules, and processes for Service-common base operating support, home station, and deployment area administrative and logistical support using Major Force Program 11 funds (MFP-11).

***NOTE: Students should be nominated by SOF AT&L before registering for this course. This course has two components, Distance and Residence Learning. Students complete pre residence distance learning requirements over a period of four weeks then complete 36 hours resident course over a five-days. This course focuses on the Special Operations (SO)-unique Program Agile Acquisition Cycle with emphasis on: special operations (SO) acquisition principles; SO acquisition process, methods, events, and products; and developing an acquisition strategy. Students receive foundational knowledge about USSOCOM Directive & Policy 70-1 and culminate their learning experience by presenting an Acquisition Strategy Brief to a Milestone Decision Authority.

Special Operations Intelligence Course has been designed to prepare intelligence personnel for duty on a special operations command (SOCOM), theater special operations command (TSOC), combined joint special operations task force (CJSOTF), or special operations joint task force (SOJTF) intelligence staff. It examines SOCOM missions, Intelligence Community (IC) support to SOF, SOCOM J2 staff, components, real-life scenario lessons learned events from our strategic adversaries, intelligence support to irregular warfare (IW), and analyzing the multi-domain operational environment. Duration: This course is presented over 4 weeks of Distance Learning phase + 2 weeks residential learning phase Location: The course is conducted as a hybrid with four weeks via distance learning (DL). The remaining two weeks are conducted in resident at the Joint Special Operations University.

Please do not register for this course unless your unit has confirmed your selection/nomination by message traffic and received a pre-selection email from the course director with registration instructions. This offering focuses on baseline Joint logistics knowledge with specific focus on logistics support to SOF. Through USSOCOM Staff and JSOU faculty led instruction, this course offers Special Operations Forces (SOF) unique, Service Component Operational-Level/Theater-specific logistics capabilities, and resources to enable and support global SOF operations.

This course is designed for USSOCOM, TSOC, and component staff members who are new to the countering weapons of mass destruction (CWMD) problem set. The CWMD-F course provides an overview of USSOCOM’s roles in CWMD and recent Unified Command Plan (UCP) change; an understanding of weapons of mass destruction proliferation, nonproliferation, and counter proliferation; a review of DoD CWMD strategy and programs, and a discussion on CWMD and the interagency. These fundamentals enable students to align policies across the CWMD spectrum to USSOCOM capabilities in managing its Coordinating Authority position and what USSOCOM is currently doing to address CWMD operations.

This nominative course provides unit command teams a common understanding of the USSOCOM Commander’s priorities, command philosophy, and the responsibilities of joint SOF leaders serving at the tactical formation level. This course consists of a core curriculum of 7 modules framed by the Command's three themes: (1) People – SOF culture and ethics and the First SOF Truth; (2) Win – mission command; operational risk management; authorities; SOF command and control in Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental and Multinational Environments; and communication; and (3) Transform – force management, requirements, and resourcing. Student participation and discussions are guided by senior executive-level subject matter experts. Duration: This course is presented over 4.5 days. Location: This course is a hybrid that requires students to complete some unclassified elements online in parallel with the classroom presentations.

The Special Operations Planning Course (SOPC) instructs students on operational-level, Special Operations Forces (SOF)-centric, operational design and planning. Each day students will be challenged to exercise critical thinking and problem-solving skills during multiple different learning activities. These activities include readings, analysis of prepared PowerPoint and other materials, completing homework assignments, and synthesizing information from online resources such as audio and video files. Collaborative interaction occurs through seminar discussions with a small group mentor, group-level practical application exercises, and briefings and presentations. Students will gain an understanding of the relationship between Joint doctrine, SOF operational approaches, national and Theater strategy, and operational-level planning. SOPC prepares students to participate in Joint Planning Groups within a Theater Special Operations Command (TSOC), special operations component, special operations command, or Joint Force Headquarters. For both the virtual and resident course iterations, students should plan for full days, nightly & weekend homework, and participation in group practical exercises. SOPC is Joint-certified annually by the Joint Staff J7, and officers completing the course earn 1.5 credits toward Joint Officer Qualification (JQO) status. Registration will open 60 days before the course’s start date.

Description: The purpose of this course is to provide students with a foundational level understanding of Sensitive Activities (SA) to a level that enables students to apply existing functional expertise to assist them in planning, managing, and/or enabling SA within the applicable authorities, permissions, processes, and oversight of their organization. Duration: Once accepted the student will have 30 days to complete the course. Location: The course is conducted as an asynchronous DL course via Blackboard on SIPR. NOTE: When registering for the course please include SIPR email address.

Description: This course consists of five days of resident instruction. During this period students will learn the functions, responsibilities, and requirements of USSOCOM personnel from select USSOCOM leaders, such as CoS, CSEL, and J-directorates. The course culminates with a writing assignment and the successful completion of a written exam. Duration: 5 Days Location: In-Resident

*Note: Students MUST provide BOTH a personal email address AND either their .gov or .mil email address in order to be registered for the course. The course educates and prepares enlisted special operators for mid-level leadership roles in SOF. Using a transformative approach, students will enhance their skills in critical thinking, organizational leadership, and management. Students will analyze the implications of U.S. national strategy on the execution of USSOCOM operations and strategy.

*Note: Students MUST provide BOTH a personal email address AND either their .gov or .mil email address in order to be registered for the course. This course educates enlisted students for entry-level leadership careers in SOF. Students, from a tactical and operational perspective, will develop skills in communications, creative thinking, and ethical decision-making. Students will also analyze the history, unique function, and organization of the USSOCOM from the headquarters down to the subcomponent commands. This course is available to international partners. Prospective international students must contact the security cooperation training element at the U.S. Embassy in his/her country to initiate course attendance. Provide the following MASL Number: D400022

Special Operations Intelligence Course has been designed to prepare intelligence personnel for duty on a special operations command (SOCOM), theater special operations command (TSOC), combined joint special operations task force (CJSOTF), or special operations joint task force (SOJTF) intelligence staff. It examines SOCOM missions, Intelligence Community (IC) support to SOF, SOCOM J2 staff, components, real-life scenario lessons learned events from our strategic adversaries, intelligence support to irregular warfare (IW), and analyzing the multi-domain operational environment. Duration: This course is presented over 4 weeks of Distance Learning phase + 2 weeks residential learning phase Location: The course is conducted as a hybrid with four weeks via distance learning (DL). The remaining two weeks are conducted in resident at the Joint Special Operations University.

This course is composed of a five-day synchronous session (32 hours) that will be conducted in residence. The course provides a comprehension level overview of the fiscal laws, rules, and processes for Service-common base operating support, home station, and deployment area administrative and logistical support using Major Force Program 11 funds (MFP-11).

Description: The purpose of this course is to provide students with a foundational level understanding of Sensitive Activities (SA) to a level that enables students to apply existing functional expertise to assist them in planning, managing, and/or enabling SA within the applicable authorities, permissions, processes, and oversight of their organization. Duration: Once accepted the student will have 30 days to complete the course. Location: The course is conducted as an asynchronous DL course via Blackboard on SIPR. NOTE: When registering for the course please include SIPR email address.

This course is designed for USSOCOM, TSOC, and component staff members who are new to the countering weapons of mass destruction (CWMD) problem set. The CWMD-F course provides an overview of USSOCOM’s roles in CWMD and recent Unified Command Plan (UCP) change; an understanding of weapons of mass destruction proliferation, nonproliferation, and counter proliferation; a review of DoD CWMD strategy and programs, and a discussion on CWMD and the interagency. These fundamentals enable students to align policies across the CWMD spectrum to USSOCOM capabilities in managing its Coordinating Authority position and what USSOCOM is currently doing to address CWMD operations.

The course is nominative/invite only. Please contact SOCOM J4 on SIPR at ussocom_j4x@socom.smil.mil to request to attend or for questions. The course educates students on best practices in critical and strategic thinking, analysis, innovation, problem solving, risk management, negotiations, influential leadership, and relationships to enable global logistics support to sensitive activities. The curriculum provides graduates with advanced skills and knowledge required t determine the appropriate appropriations, arrangements and span of efforts required to enable the full range of SOF Operations. Duration: The course is presented over 35 days (30 days DL and 5 days resident) Location: The course is conducted as a hybrid with the first 30 days via distance learning (DL). The remaining five days are conducted in resident at the Joint Special Operations University.

SOF Chaplaincy Crisis Care and Counseling (SCCC), L2 (Direct Support to HQ USSOCOM). Each iteration provides virtual/residence space for 8-16 students. SCCC is primarily designed for SOF Chaplains & SOF RST SEL as well as POTFF team members assigned within the USSOCOM enterprise. This continuing education course is given at a seminar-based graduate level and serves as part of the SOF Chaplaincy Advanced courses in order to challenge students to apply a conceptual framework for Crisis Care and Counseling that effectively responds to the psycho/social, spiritual/theological and existential issues within the special operations environment with a particular focus to mitigate suicidality, PTSD, moral injury and other SOF peculiar stress related conditions encountered by U.S. Special Operations Command service members and their families.

Description: This course consists of five days of resident instruction. During this period students will learn the functions, responsibilities, and requirements of USSOCOM personnel from select USSOCOM leaders, such as CoS, CSEL, and J-directorates. The course culminates with a writing assignment and the successful completion of a written exam. Duration: 5 Days Location: In-Resident

This nominative course provides unit command teams a common understanding of the USSOCOM Commander’s priorities, command philosophy, and the responsibilities of joint SOF leaders serving at the tactical formation level. This course consists of a core curriculum of 7 modules framed by the Command's three themes: (1) People – SOF culture and ethics and the First SOF Truth; (2) Win – mission command; operational risk management; authorities; SOF command and control in Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental and Multinational Environments; and communication; and (3) Transform – force management, requirements, and resourcing. Student participation and discussions are guided by senior executive-level subject matter experts. Duration: This course is presented over 4.5 days. Location: This course is a hybrid that requires students to complete some unclassified elements online in parallel with the classroom presentations.

Description: The purpose of this course is to provide students with a foundational level understanding of Sensitive Activities (SA) to a level that enables students to apply existing functional expertise to assist them in planning, managing, and/or enabling SA within the applicable authorities, permissions, processes, and oversight of their organization. Duration: Once accepted the student will have 30 days to complete the course. Location: The course is conducted as an asynchronous DL course via Blackboard on SIPR. NOTE: When registering for the course please include SIPR email address.

Please do not register for this course unless your unit has confirmed your selection/nomination by message traffic and received a pre-selection email from the course director with registration instructions. This offering focuses on baseline Joint logistics knowledge with specific focus on logistics support to SOF. Through USSOCOM Staff and JSOU faculty led instruction, this course offers Special Operations Forces (SOF) unique, Service Component Operational-Level/Theater-specific logistics capabilities, and resources to enable and support global SOF operations.

This resident course prepares staff officers for planning, management, and oversight of cyber-related activities at the TSOC-level. The course examines the organizations, processes, and procedures involved in planning and conducting operations in the cyber domain in-support-of deployed forces and the TSOC staff. During the course, students will conduct two planning evolutions simulating the actions required to employ cyber effects. The course is composed on 2-weeks of unclassified Distance Learning (self-paced, asynchronous) and 1-week classified resident.

This course is composed of a five-day synchronous session (30 hours) conducted in residence at JSOU. This interactive course explains the SOF medical operations concepts and fundamentals of the USSOCOM mission, roles, and capabilities, with a focus on medical operations in a joint setting. The students will also examine operations/plans, current lessons learned, medical intelligence, medical force protection, operational risk assessment, health surveillance, and SOF-relevant clinical subjects.

The course is nominative/invite only. Please contact SOCOM J4 on SIPR at ussocom_j4x@socom.smil.mil to request to attend or for questions. The course educates students on best practices in critical and strategic thinking, analysis, innovation, problem solving, risk management, negotiations, influential leadership, and relationships to enable global logistics support to sensitive activities. The curriculum provides graduates with advanced skills and knowledge required t determine the appropriate appropriations, arrangements and span of efforts required to enable the full range of SOF Operations. Duration: The course is presented over 35 days (30 days DL and 5 days resident) Location: The course is conducted as a hybrid with the first 30 days via distance learning (DL). The remaining five days are conducted in resident at the Joint Special Operations University.

Description: This course consists of five days of resident instruction. During this period students will learn the functions, responsibilities, and requirements of USSOCOM personnel from select USSOCOM leaders, such as CoS, CSEL, and J-directorates. The course culminates with a writing assignment and the successful completion of a written exam. Duration: 5 Days Location: In-Resident

Description: The purpose of this course is to provide students with a foundational level understanding of Sensitive Activities (SA) to a level that enables students to apply existing functional expertise to assist them in planning, managing, and/or enabling SA within the applicable authorities, permissions, processes, and oversight of their organization. Duration: Once accepted the student will have 30 days to complete the course. Location: The course is conducted as an asynchronous DL course via Blackboard on SIPR. NOTE: When registering for the course please include SIPR email address.

*Note: Students MUST provide BOTH a personal email address AND either their .gov or .mil email address in order to be registered for the course. The course educates and prepares enlisted special operators for mid-level leadership roles in SOF. Using a transformative approach, students will enhance their skills in critical thinking, organizational leadership, and management. Students will analyze the implications of U.S. national strategy on the execution of USSOCOM operations and strategy.

*Note: Students MUST provide BOTH a personal email address AND either their .gov or .mil email address in order to be registered for the course. This course educates enlisted students for entry-level leadership careers in SOF. Students, from a tactical and operational perspective, will develop skills in communications, creative thinking, and ethical decision-making. Students will also analyze the history, unique function, and organization of the USSOCOM from the headquarters down to the subcomponent commands. This course is available to international partners. Prospective international students must contact the security cooperation training element at the U.S. Embassy in his/her country to initiate course attendance. Provide the following MASL Number: D400022

Description: The purpose of this course is to provide students with a foundational level understanding of Sensitive Activities (SA) to a level that enables students to apply existing functional expertise to assist them in planning, managing, and/or enabling SA within the applicable authorities, permissions, processes, and oversight of their organization. Duration: Once accepted the student will have 30 days to complete the course. Location: The course is conducted as an asynchronous DL course via Blackboard on SIPR. NOTE: When registering for the course please include SIPR email address.

The course educates students for nominative-level leadership roles in SOF. Students will learn mission-oriented leadership and strategic thinking skills to prepare them to effectively advise, lead, and mentor at the strategic leader level. Students will also analyze and evaluate the impact strategic thinking, U.S. national policy, and global security has on USSOCOM.

*Note: Students MUST provide BOTH a personal email address AND either their .gov or .mil email address in order to be registered for the course. This course educates enlisted students for entry-level leadership careers in SOF. Students, from a tactical and operational perspective, will develop skills in communications, creative thinking, and ethical decision-making. Students will also analyze the history, unique function, and organization of the USSOCOM from the headquarters down to the subcomponent commands. This course is available to international partners. Prospective international students must contact the security cooperation training element at the U.S. Embassy in his/her country to initiate course attendance. Provide the following MASL Number: D400022

*Note: Students MUST provide BOTH a personal email address AND either their .gov or .mil email address in order to be registered for the course. The course educates and prepares enlisted special operators for mid-level leadership roles in SOF. Using a transformative approach, students will enhance their skills in critical thinking, organizational leadership, and management. Students will analyze the implications of U.S. national strategy on the execution of USSOCOM operations and strategy.

JSOFSEA enhances the critical thinking of senior enlisted leaders (SEL) as they grow their knowledge base in the strategic and operational realm. Students gain valuable knowledge and experience to successfully lead in the joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational (JIIM) environment. This course develops students for operational and strategic level positions across a broad range of joint and special operations assignments.

JSOFSEA enhances the critical thinking of senior enlisted leaders (SEL) as they grow their knowledge base in the strategic and operational realm. Students gain valuable knowledge and experience to successfully lead in the joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational (JIIM) environment. This course develops students for operational and strategic level positions across a broad range of joint and special operations assignments.

JSOFSEA enhances the critical thinking of senior enlisted leaders (SEL) as they grow their knowledge base in the strategic and operational realm. Students gain valuable knowledge and experience to successfully lead in the joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational (JIIM) environment. This course develops students for operational and strategic level positions across a broad range of joint and special operations assignments.

JSOFSEA enhances the critical thinking of senior enlisted leaders (SEL) as they grow their knowledge base in the strategic and operational realm. Students gain valuable knowledge and experience to successfully lead in the joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational (JIIM) environment. This course develops students for operational and strategic level positions across a broad range of joint and special operations assignments.