On this day in #USASOC History, 24 April, 1980, we remember Operation EAGLE CLAW. In Operation EAGLE CLAW, an attempt was made to rescue 52 American hostages in Iran and it failed dramatically. In the aftermath of the operation, Congress mandated several changes in structure and funding to correct the identified deficiencies in America’s ability to conduct special operations. Legislation established the Joint Special Operations Command. The Goldwater-Nichols Act and the Nunn-Cohen Amendment clarified command and service relationships and led to the creation of USSOCOM as a unified joint command with responsibility over all special operations. In 1982 the U.S. Army created the 1st Special Operations Command as an Army Service Component Command. Task Force 160 was created as the U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation unit. The formation of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command in 1989 combined all elements of Army Special Operations Forces under one headquarters.
Posted on: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 13:28:32 +0000
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