PEO Overview: SOF Warrior (SW)
The Program Executive Office for Special Operations Forces Warrior (PEO-SW) is a diverse organization which provides rapid and focused acquisition of Special Operations-Peculiar capabilities to USSOCOM operators conducting global, decisive Special Operations Forces (SOF) activities. PEO-SW comprises 10 Joint Program Management Offices and over 300 military, civilian, and contractor personnel. By cultivating an aggressive, risk-taking culture, they dutifully and dependably execute every dollar appropriated to develop, acquire, and field critical warfighting capabilities in support of USSOCOM’s five Component Commands. PEO-SW is a decisive enabler to SOF AT&L’s no-fail mission to provide effective, wide-ranging, time-sensitive capabilities to widely dispersed and often isolated SOF in several unique commodity areas. PEO-SW manages a more than $1 billion investment portfolio that includes over 500 efforts across programs, projects, Middle Tiers of Acquisition, Combat Evaluations, Studies, and CRADAs. The diverse portfolio includes six primary warfighting focus areas:
- Ground Mobility
- Operator Target Acquisition & Visual Augmentation Systems
- Operator Weapon Systems & Accessories
- Operator Ammunition/Demolition /Loitering & other Munitions
- Operator Equipment, Protection, and Survival
- Operator First Aid Kits, Medic Kits
- Casualty Evacuation