Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict
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The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict is a senior U.S. Department of Defense civilian official responsible for overseeing special operations forces and policies related to irregular warfare, counterterrorism, and related missions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3807022 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict Context triple: [Nunn–Cohen Amendment, resultedInCreationOf, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict]
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A.
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for overseeing defense policy and security relationships with foreign nations and international organizations.
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B.
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security
The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security is the senior civilian official in the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for overseeing and integrating defense intelligence, counterintelligence, and security activities across the military and defense agencies.
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C.
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for overseeing military procurement, technology acquisition, logistics, and lifecycle sustainment of defense systems.
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D.
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs is the senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for overseeing military public communications, media relations, and information policy.
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E.
United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
The United States Deputy Secretary of Defense is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Defense, responsible for overseeing its day-to-day operations and acting as the principal deputy to the Secretary of Defense.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict Target entity description: The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict is a senior U.S. Department of Defense civilian official responsible for overseeing special operations forces and policies related to irregular warfare, counterterrorism, and related missions.
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A.
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for overseeing defense policy and security relationships with foreign nations and international organizations.
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B.
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security
The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security is the senior civilian official in the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for overseeing and integrating defense intelligence, counterintelligence, and security activities across the military and defense agencies.
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C.
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment is a senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for overseeing military procurement, technology acquisition, logistics, and lifecycle sustainment of defense systems.
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D.
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs is the senior U.S. Department of Defense official responsible for overseeing military public communications, media relations, and information policy.
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E.
United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
The United States Deputy Secretary of Defense is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Defense, responsible for overseeing its day-to-day operations and acting as the principal deputy to the Secretary of Defense.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Assistant Secretary of Defense
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United States Department of Defense position ⓘ civilian office ⓘ |
| advises |
Secretary of Defense
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Secretary of Defense
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy ⓘ |
| appointedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
Geographic Combatant Commands
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linked to:
Unified Combatant Commands
Joint Staff ⓘ United States Special Operations Command ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Special Operations Command
interagency counterterrorism partners ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| ensures | readiness of special operations forces from a policy perspective ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | ASD(SO/LIC) ⓘ |
| isCivilian | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States Department of Defense
ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Defense
|
| legalBasis |
10 U.S.C. § 138
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10 U.S.C. § 167 ⓘ Title 10 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| location | Arlington, Virginia ⓘ |
| memberOf | Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy ⓘ |
| oversees |
United States Special Operations Command policy guidance
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special operations capabilities development policy ⓘ special operations resources and requirements policy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Office of the Secretary of Defense
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United States Department of Defense ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Defense
|
| policyArea |
counterproliferation of weapons of mass destruction
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counterterrorism ⓘ foreign internal defense ⓘ irregular warfare ⓘ low-intensity conflict ⓘ special operations ⓘ stability operations ⓘ unconventional warfare ⓘ |
| rank | Assistant Secretary of Defense level ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Under Secretary of Defense for Policy ⓘ |
| requiresConfirmationBy | United States Senate ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
United States special operations forces policy
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civil affairs policy ⓘ counterinsurgency policy ⓘ counterterrorism policy ⓘ hostage recovery policy coordination ⓘ information operations policy ⓘ irregular warfare policy ⓘ psychological operations policy ⓘ security force assistance policy ⓘ |
| seat |
The Pentagon
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linked to:
Pentagon
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Input
Subject: Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict Description of subject: The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict is a senior U.S. Department of Defense civilian official responsible for overseeing special operations forces and policies related to irregular warfare, counterterrorism, and related missions.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Nunn–Cohen Amendment
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resultedInCreationOf
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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict
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Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
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oversees
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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict
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Office of the Assistant Secretaries of Defense
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hasPosition
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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict
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