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Book Synopsis The Transformation of Special Operations Forces in Contemporary Conflict by : Malcolm Brailey
Download or read book The Transformation of Special Operations Forces in Contemporary Conflict written by Malcolm Brailey and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper is a study of the recent transformation in the employment and structure of Special Operations Forces. The author argues that these forces have moved from a marginal, albeit important, part of traditional conventional strategy towards being a central component of any government warfighting organisational structures, doctrine and tactics demonstrate high levels of innovation, and the combination of resourcefulness and adapability has resulted in some new approaches to the conduct of operations. Taken together these changes may offer governments an increasingly viable and effective alternative to the conventional use of force by states.
Book Synopsis United States Special Operations Forces by : Christopher J. Lamb
Download or read book United States Special Operations Forces written by Christopher J. Lamb and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, two national-security experts put the exploits of America’s special operation forces in historical and strategic context. David Tucker and Christopher J. Lamb offer an incisive overview of America’s turbulent experience with special operations. Starting with in-depth interviews with special operators, the authors illustrate the diversity of modern special operations forces and the strategic value of their unique attributes. Despite longstanding and growing public fascination with special operators, these forces and their contribution to national security are poorly understood. With this book, Tucker and Lamb dispel common misconceptions and offer a penetrating analysis of how these unique and valuable forces can be employed to even better effect in the future. The book builds toward a comprehensive assessment of the strategic utility of special operations forces, which it then considers in light of the demands of future warfare. This second edition of United States Special Operations Forces, revised throughout to account for lessons learned in the twelve years since its first publication, includes two new case studies, one on High Value Target Teams and another on Village Stability Operations, and two new appendixes charting the evolution of special operation missions and the best literature on all aspects of U.S. special operation forces.
Download or read book Into the Void written by James D. Kiras and published by Hurst Publishers. This book was released on 2024-06-06 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The moment in the sun for special operations sometimes appears to have passed, seemingly eclipsed by preparations for potential conflict under the guise of ‘great power’ competition, combined with failure in Afghanistan. Yet the war in Ukraine serves as a reminder that special operations play an even greater role today―before, during and presumably after conflict. The challenge remains dealing with current irregular and hybrid threats, at the same time as preparing for an uncertain future, as threats and technologies evolve at a dizzying pace. Focusing too much on the future of conventional warfare creates a void in national security discussions related to special operations. This book seeks to fill that gap, drawing on the expertise of scholars and practitioners in the field, from the Indo-Pacific, Europe and the United States, to answer what, if anything, special operations can or should seek to do, and how. The contributors explore such topics as proxies, non-state special forces, capabilities, innovation and transformation, artificial intelligence, and special operations in space and cyberspace. These chapters are united by their analysis that special operations will have future strategic and operational value, for allies and adversaries alike, provided that difficult choices are made in the present.
Book Synopsis Special Operations Forces Transformation in the Future Operating Environment by : Peter M. McCabe
Download or read book Special Operations Forces Transformation in the Future Operating Environment written by Peter M. McCabe and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this edited volume, the authors pose solutions to Special Operations Forces' (SOF) future challenges. Looking to the national defense strategy, this volume describes the role of competition in the future and the three ways SOF can compete, deter, and win. SOF must maintain their edge, and their transformation needs to be addressed at the individual, organizational, and institutional levels. This volume takes risk into consideration while addressing SOF transformation in three key areas: SOF roles and missions, culture, and great power competition. Both U.S. and Canadian SOF perspectives are outlined in this volume, and each chapter urges readers to consider how SOF might better compete short of armed conflict."--
Book Synopsis Transformation Dilemma: Air Force Special Operations Command and the Role in the Future of the Air Force and Special Operations by :
Download or read book Transformation Dilemma: Air Force Special Operations Command and the Role in the Future of the Air Force and Special Operations written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Security Strategy of the United States issued in September 2002 states "a military structured to deter massive Cold War-era armies must be transformed to focus more on how an adversary might fight rather than where and when a war might occur." To support this focus, the Secretary of Defense issued the final report of the 2001 Quadrennial Defense Review which provides a framework for the services and US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to establish material solutions, organizational conflicts, and administrative procedures to effect transformation. Given that Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is both an Air Force major command as well as the air component to USSOCOM, the command has been put into a unique dilemma of trying to support some distinct differences in how the Air Force and USSOCOM plan to transform their organization. Using transformation road maps of both organizations as well as current doctrine and force structure, the paper analyzes congruencies and inconsistencies in both plans with reference to organizing, training, and equipping AFSOC forces. Based on those comparisons, this paper looks at how the current AFSOC long range plan is postured to support both strategies. Also, the Air Force's approach to transformation of Low Density/High Demand (LD/HD) assets will be reviewed with the goal to seek similar applications to AFSOC. Finally, this paper proposes transformation initiatives that the Air Force and USSOCOM could integrate into a joint strategy to meet the goals of DOD transformation.
Book Synopsis Transformation Dilemma: Air Force Special Operations Command and the Role in the Future of the Air Force and Special Operations by : Michael J. Kingsley
Download or read book Transformation Dilemma: Air Force Special Operations Command and the Role in the Future of the Air Force and Special Operations written by Michael J. Kingsley and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Security Strategy of the United States issued in September 2002 states "a military structured to deter massive Cold War-era armies must be transformed to focus more on how an adversary might fight rather than where and when a war might occur." To support this focus, the Secretary of Defense issued the final report of the 2001 Quadrennial Defense Review which provides a framework for the services and US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to establish material solutions, organizational conflicts, and administrative procedures to effect transformation. Given that Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is both an Air Force major command as well as the air component to USSOCOM, the command has been put into a unique dilemma of trying to support some distinct differences in how the Air Force and USSOCOM plan to transform their organization. Using transformation road maps of both organizations as well as current doctrine and force structure, the paper analyzes congruencies and inconsistencies in both plans with reference to organizing, training, and equipping AFSOC forces. Based on those comparisons, this paper looks at how the current AFSOC long range plan is postured to support both strategies. Also, the Air Force's approach to transformation of Low Density/High Demand (LD/HD) assets will be reviewed with the goal to seek similar applications to AFSOC. Finally, this paper proposes transformation initiatives that the Air Force and USSOCOM could integrate into a joint strategy to meet the goals of DOD transformation.
Book Synopsis Transformation of Special Operations by : John R. Basehart
Download or read book Transformation of Special Operations written by John R. Basehart and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite unparalleled success in Operation Enduring Freedom, special operations forces must undergo a rapid transformation to reduce joint operational friction. Joint friction results from employing the current, or legacy, special operations forces against an adversary that uses surprise and asymmetric warfare. In many fundamental ways special operations forces remain legacy forces designed for a different threat - the Soviet Union. They are not optimized for the war on terrorism and the complex future operating environment. These legacy ties create points of operational friction that hinder achieving the new defense strategy's goal of swift and decisive defeat of asymmetric adversaries. This paper examines the implications of the new defense strategy for special operations. It identifies critical areas that generate joint friction: unified command, legacy command relationships doctrine; ad hoc operational level joint command and control organizations; and, the use of Service-centric doctrine and procedures to plan and coordinate joint missions. This paper concludes with alternatives that will reduce joint friction and dramatically improve special operations forces' ability to support the defense strategy goal of making "truly dramatic improvements in joint operational effectiveness."
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Book Synopsis Special Operations Command by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, and Capabilities
Download or read book Special Operations Command written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, and Capabilities and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Comprehensive Transformation Strategy for U.S. Special Forces for the 21st Century by : William H. Dodge
Download or read book A Comprehensive Transformation Strategy for U.S. Special Forces for the 21st Century written by William H. Dodge and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Special Operations from a Small State Perspective by : Gunilla Eriksson
Download or read book Special Operations from a Small State Perspective written by Gunilla Eriksson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-05-25 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Over the past dozen years special operations forces (SOF) have been one of the few areas of growth and expansion in a number of militaries. This growth and expansion, however, has not been mirrored by a comparable one in academic inquiries into the subject. Special Operations from a Small State Perspective - Future Security Challenges, which contains a wide range of perspectives from both practitioners and academics, makes a unique contribution to the literature and offers fascinating insights into the opportunities provided by and challenges confronting small states such as Swedenin their evolutionary development and use of SOF.” Dr James Kiras, Associate Professor, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, The Air University, Alabama, USA.
Book Synopsis A Comprehensive Transformation Strategy for U.S. Army Special Forces for the 21st Century by :
Download or read book A Comprehensive Transformation Strategy for U.S. Army Special Forces for the 21st Century written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This strategy research paper examines the nuances and complexities of the 21st century battlefield in an ever-changing strategic environment and explores how U.S. Army Special Forces are adapting with new transformation strategies. With the strategic shift brought about by the increase in non-state actors and assorted terrorist groups comes a requirement to re-focus Special Forces architecture resourcing and training techniques to prepare our Soldiers for the complexities of current and future battlefields. The historical contemporary and future design of Special Forces formations are considered and possible enhancements to resourcing and training are investigated. By exploring the complex and uncertain 21st century strategic environment and by examining current mission requirements we can more accurately anticipate and predict future requirements and prepare for any contingency. The result is to ensure the appropriate force design resourcing and training necessary to provide the nation with highly trained competent Special Forces operatives capable of fighting and winning in any complicated environs or future battle space.
Download or read book Grey Wars written by N. W. Collins and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2021-06-29 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An analysis of U.S. Special Operations, at the center of America’s twenty-first-century wars This original and accessible book is a comprehensive, authoritative analysis of U.S. Special Operations. U.S. Special Operations Command trains and equips units to undertake select military activities, frequently high-risk missions, often for the purposes of counterterrorism and counterinsurgency. Since 9/11, impelled by an attack on U.S. soil, these forces have been a central instrument of America’s military campaign—operating in about one hundred countries on any given day. This fight—neither hot war nor cold peace—was launched and executed as a new type of global war in 2001 and has since splintered into a spectrum of regional conflicts. The result is our nation’s grey wars: hazy and lethal. This contemporary history, incorporating extensive interviews and archival research by security studies expert N. W. Collins, delves deeply into the transformation of these forces since 9/11.
Book Synopsis Initiating the Cognitive Revolution by : U. S. Military
Download or read book Initiating the Cognitive Revolution written by U. S. Military and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-28 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper examines the 4th Military Information Support Group (MISG) is the only active military information support group in the Department of Defense and operates across the full spectrum of military operations. In 2006, then Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld designated the 4th MISG as a special operations unit. In practice and by doctrine, special operations units possess highly specialized skills that they use in the routine execution of high-risk, politically sensitive missions. Prior to 2006, the 4th MISG primarily supported general-purpose forces and its mission profile was random, broad, and unremarkable. As a result, implementing and sustaining the elements that facilitate organizational change within the 4th MISG, so as to bring its capabilities into line with SOF, will demand an extraordinary shift in how the special operations community employs this unique MISO capability. In essence, the 4th MISG's metamorphosis will necessitate not only a complete organizational transformation, but also a matching cognitive revolution within the special operations community. The shape of this shift requires consideration of what the 4th MISG's optimal organization would be, as well as the kinds of missions it should execute. This paper discusses how the special operations community should transform and employ its influence forces and why a rapid transformation is essential. To enable this transformation, the author also proposes specific, innovative changes to the 4th MISG's organizational structure, target audience analysis, and tactics designed to ensure its full and effective migration into the unique special operations paradigm.
Book Synopsis The NATO Special Operations Forces Transformation Initiative by : Steven C. Taylor
Download or read book The NATO Special Operations Forces Transformation Initiative written by Steven C. Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the end of the Cold War in 1989-1991, NATO has engaged more extensively in expeditionary operations designed to establish and maintain stability in war-torn countries. From the Balkans to Afghanistan, NATO's special operations shortfall has been illuminated. At the Riga Summit in November 2006, NATO leaders decided to develop an Alliance special operations capability. The NATO Special Operations Forces Transformation Initiative (NSTI) was agreed upon as the means by which the Allies would improve such capabilities. This thesis investigates the extent to which NATO requires robust special operations capabilities similar to U.S. capabilities in order to respond to current and future threats. Because threats in the post-11 September 2001 environment are largely unconventional, NATO must develop a capability that can meet these threats in kind. The need to face and overcome unconventional adversaries is likely to increase as the scope of NATO's military operations extends to areas far from its traditional geopolitical space. This thesis concludes that the NSTI's objective--to enhance the special operations capabilities of the Allies--is well-founded and should be properly funded and supported by appropriate command arrangements.
Book Synopsis Enhancing Hungarian Special Forces Through Transformation--the Shift to Special Operations Forces by : Norbert Tajti
Download or read book Enhancing Hungarian Special Forces Through Transformation--the Shift to Special Operations Forces written by Norbert Tajti and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this thesis is to highlight the challenges posed by the further development of the Hungarian Special Forces (HUNSF) and to provide a viable alternative for facilitating the consolidation. The study utilizes historical examples of Special Forces units, organizational design theory and statistical analysis of the empirical research of HUNSF's bureaucratic environment. The key findings are that the challenges HUNSF faces show similarities with the evolution of other Special Forces and the challenges are in connection with the actual development stage of HUNSF as an organization. The analysis of the empirical research revealed that the permissiveness of the bureaucratic environment depends most on: the degree of military organizational value alignment between the Hungarian Defense Forces (HDF) and HUNSF, and HUNSF's perceived disrespect toward the HDF. Moreover, HUNSF, in its present stage of organizational evolution, must become more appreciative of its potentially accommodating bureaucratic environment; the current dependence on influential individual sponsors must be replaced by institutionalized sponsorship; for HUNSOF to become an enhanced HDF asset, the present special forces capacity must turned into a Special Operations Forces capacity on the tactical, operational and strategic level with adequate representation. The thesis provides a viable alternative for implementing the necessary adjustments.
Book Synopsis US Special Operations Forces in Action by : Thomas K. Adams
Download or read book US Special Operations Forces in Action written by Thomas K. Adams and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work argues for a shift in expectations for "unconventional warfare" with a greater willingness to accept lengthy commitments and incremental progress.
Download or read book Special Warfare written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
