3-38. The Commanding General, U.S. Army Special Operations Command fills roles as the commander of U.S. Special Operations Command’s Army component and the commander of an Army Service Component Command. Its mission, assigned by U.S. Special Operations Command, is to man, train, equip, educate, organize, sustain, and support forces to conduct special operations across the full range of military operations in support of joint force commanders and interagency partners to meet theater and national objectives. The commander is responsible for recruiting, organizing, supplying, equipping, training, servicing, mobilizing, demobilizing, maintaining, administering, supporting, educating, and preparing the readiness of assigned Special Forces, Ranger, Special Operations Aviation, Psychological Operations, and Civil Affairs units, including those forces temporarily under the operational control of other unified commanders. The commander exercises command of continental United States-based Regular Army special operations forces. He also oversees and evaluates continental United States-based Army National Guard special operations forces. The command is responsible for the development of unique Army special operations doctrine; tactics, techniques, and procedures; and materiel.