James Joseph Lindsay was a United States Army four-star general, and served as the first commander of the United States Special Operations Command.
Lindsay in 1986
Image: Army distinguished service cross medal
United States Special Operations Command
The United States Special Operations Command is the unified combatant command charged with overseeing the various special operations component commands of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force of the United States Armed Forces. The command is part of the Department of Defense and is the only unified combatant command created by an Act of Congress. USSOCOM is headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.
Senator Barry Goldwater, former Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee
General James Lindsay, the first Commander in Chief, Special Operations Command
MH-60 landing on Hercules
One of two Iranian oil platforms set ablaze after shelling by American destroyers