SOCCENT FWD (formerly known as Combined Forces Special Operations Component Command) is located at Al Udeid in Qatar.

The Command's motto is Molon labe[3] (Greek for "Come and take them", said by King Leonidas I of Sparta before the Battle of Thermopylae in response to the Persian demand to surrender their weapons).

In the initial stages of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, the formation's commander was Rear Admiral Albert Calland.

The bulk of these forces remained in Baghdad with outstations covering Al Qaim, Ramadi/Fallujah, Najaf/Nasiriyah, Hillah, Kut/Amarah, Tikrit, Balad, Samarra, and Kirkuk.

Award for unit decorations do not apply to any subordinate organizations, commands, or any other activities unless the orders specifically address them.