OSS is C_A
While the World War II Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was technically a military agency under the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in practice it was fairly autonomous and enjoyed direct access to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Major General William Joseph Donovan was the head of the OSS. Donovan was a soldier and Medal of Honor recipient from World War I. He was also a lawyer and former classmate of FDR at Columbia Law School.[38] Like its successor, the CIA, OSS included both human intelligence functions and special operations paramilitary functions. It's Secret Intelligence division was responsible for espionage, while its Jedburgh teams, a joint U.S.-UK-French unit, were forerunners of groups that create guerrilla units, such as the U.S. Army Special Forces and the CIA. OSS' Operational Groups were larger U.S. units that carried out direct action behind enemy lines. Even during World War II, the idea of intelligence and special operations units not under strict military control was controversial.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Activities_Center
The Special Activities Center (SAC) is a division of the Central Intelligence Agency responsible for covert operations and paramilitary operations. The unit was named Special Activities Division (SAD) prior to 2016.[1] Within SAC there are two separate groups: SAC/SOG (Special Operations Group) for tactical paramilitary operations and SAC/PAG (Political Action Group) for covert political action.[2]
Special Activities Center
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Directorate of Operations Seal
Active
2016–Present (as Special Activities Center)
Unknown – 2016 (as Special Activities Division)
Country
United States United States of America
Branch
Central Intelligence Agency
Type
Elite Paramilitary force
Role
Covert Operations
Special Operations
Espionage
Counter Terrorism
Direct Action
Targeted killing
Black Operations
Unconventional Warfare
Size
Highly Classified
Part of
Directorate of Operations
Garrison/HQ
George Bush Center for Intelligence
Langley, Virginia, U.S.
Nickname(s)
SAD
SAC
Motto(s)
Tertia Optio
Operations
Permesta
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Vietnam War
Operation Condor
Operation Cyclone
Operation Restore Hope
Operation Eagle Claw
War on Terror
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Iraq War
2008 Abu Kamal raid
Operation Inherent Resolve
Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa
Drone strikes in Pakistan
Operation Neptune Spear
Commanders
Deputy Director of CIA for Operations
Elizabeth Kimber
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Gina Haspel
President of the United States
Donald J. Trump
The Special Operations Group (SOG) is a department within SAC responsible for operations that include clandestine or covert operations with which the U.S. government does not want to be overtly associated.[3] As such, unit members, called Paramilitary Operations Officers and Specialized Skills Officers, do not typically wear uniform.[4]
If they are compromised during a mission, the U.S. government may deny all knowledge.[5] SOG is considered the most secretive special operations force with fewer than one hundred operatives. [6] The group often selects former personnel from the U.S. Special Operations Forces such as Delta Force, Green Berets, Rangers, Force Reconnaissance, Raiders, SEALs, SARC, STOs, CCTs, CROs and PJs.