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Author : Andrew Feickert
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781437936490

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U. S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) by Andrew Feickert Pdf

Contents: (1) Background: Command Structures and Components; Special Operations Forces in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine, and Joint; NATO Special Operations; (2) Current Organizational and Budgetary Issues: 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review Report SOF-Related Directives; 2010 USSOCOM Posture Statement; (3) Afghanistan-Related Issues; A Change of Command Relationship for U.S. SOF; U.S. SOF Direct Action Against Afghan Insurgents; Training Village Security Forces; (4) Issues for Congress: Are Current Command Relationships and Rules of Engagement Having a Detrimental Impact on Special Operations in Afghanistan?; Are We Making the Best Use of SOF in Afghanistan?

Author : Christopher J. Lamb,David Tucker
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780231545228

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United States Special Operations Forces by Christopher J. Lamb,David Tucker Pdf

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.

Author : Thomas K. Adams
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 9780714647951

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US Special Operations Forces in Action by Thomas K. Adams Pdf

This work argues for a shift in expectations for "unconventional warfare" with a greater willingness to accept lengthy commitments and incremental progress.

Author : U.S. Special Operations Command
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Low-intensity conflicts (Military science)
ISBN : COLUMBIA:CU14308789

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United States Special Operations Forces Posture Statement by U.S. Special Operations Command Pdf

Author : Fred J. Pushies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Iraq War, 2003-2011
ISBN : 1610606906

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Special Ops- America's Elite Forces in 21st Century Combat by Fred J. Pushies Pdf

Author : Linda Robinson,Patrick B. Johnston,Gillian S. Oak
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780833092908

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U.S. Special Operations Forces in the Philippines, 2001–2014 by Linda Robinson,Patrick B. Johnston,Gillian S. Oak Pdf

This report examines the 14-year experience of U.S. special operations forces in the Philippines from 2001 through 2014 and the activities and effects of special operations capabilities employed to address terrorist threats in Operation Enduring Freedom—Philippines through training and equipping Philippine security forces, providing operational advice and assistance, and conducting civil–military and information operations.

Author : Jessica Glicken Turnley,Kobi Michael,Eyal Ben-Ari
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 541 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351802673

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Special Operations Forces in the 21st Century by Jessica Glicken Turnley,Kobi Michael,Eyal Ben-Ari Pdf

This book sets out the major social scientific approaches to the study of Special Operations Forces. Despite consistent downsizing, over the past two decades the armed forces of the industrial democracies have seen a huge growth in Special Operations Forces (SOF). Through increasing numbers of personnel and more frequent deployments, SOF units have wielded considerable influence in conflicts around the world, with senior SOF officers having led major strategic operations. This increased presence and unprecedented expansion for SOF is largely a result of the ‘new’ kinds of conflicts that have emerged in the 21st century. At the same time, even with this high profile in the military, policy and media and popular cultural arenas, there is relatively little social scientific research on SOF. This volume aims to fill this gap by providing a series of studies and analyses of SOF across the globe, since the end of World War II. Analysing SOF at the micro, mezzo and macro levels provides broad and diverse insights. Moreover, the volume deals with new issues raised by the use of such forces that include emerging modes of civilian control, innovative organizational forms and the special psychological characteristics necessitated by SOF operatives. It concludes with a discussion of a question which continues to be debated in today’s militaries: what makes SOF ‘special’? Filling a clear gap in the literature, this book will be of much interest to students of strategic studies, civil-military relations, irregular warfare, security studies, and international relations.

Author : Fred J. Pushies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-10
Category : Special forces (Military science)
ISBN : 1610607678

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US Special Operations Forces by Fred J. Pushies Pdf

From the streets of Mogadishu to the caves around Kandahar, the military might of the United States in the twenty-first century often sits in the hands of a select group of elite fighters from all branches of the armed forces. If a rapid but low-intensity response is needed to help diffuse a potentially explosive or sensitive situation, the highly trained units of the Special Operations Forces are called in to take on the mission. Doing battle from the air, on land, and in the sea, these men must demonstrate the highest levels of strength, endurance, and intelligence to combat any enemy under every imaginable circumstance. They are called upon to undertake such varied tasks as airfield seizures, ambushes, guerrilla warfare, hostage rescue, intelligence reconnaissance, psychological warfare, or counterterrorism - often against an elusive or scattered foe. For each unit, author Fred Pushies offers inside information to explain every aspect of the work and history of these experts in unconventional warfare. Each chapter covers a specific unit, with sections on history, structure and hierarchy, training, weapons and equipment, and missions and tactics. More than 200 photos accompany this in-depth and essential guide to America's elite fighting forces.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 7 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:318682646

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U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress by Anonim Pdf

Special Operations Forces (SOF) play a significant role in U.S. military operations and the Administration has given U.S. SOF forces greater responsibility for planning and conducting worldwide counterterrorism operations. The 9/11 Commission's recommendation that Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) paramilitary clandestine and covert operations should become the responsibility of the U.S. Special Operations Command has been included in both versions of House and Senate intelligence legislation. This report will be updated as events warrant.

Author : Richard H. Shultz,Robert L. Pfaltzgraff,W. Bradley Stock
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Special forces (Military science)
ISBN : 9780788171406

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Special Operations Forces by Richard H. Shultz,Robert L. Pfaltzgraff,W. Bradley Stock Pdf

Author : Andrew Feickert,Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 7 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Commando troops
ISBN : OCLC:1050581948

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U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress by Andrew Feickert,Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Pdf

Special Operations Forces (SOF) play a significant role in U.S. military operations and the current Administration has given U.S. SOF greater responsibility for planning and conducting worldwide counterterrorism operations. Recent leadership changes, the availability of SOF special mission unit (SMU) forces, and circumstances surrounding a Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC) incident in Afghanistan might be issues for congressional consideration. This report will be updated as events warrant.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1993-10
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : UFL:31262091044544

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Special Warfare by Anonim Pdf

Author : Samuel A. Southworth
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786730810

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U.s. Special Forces by Samuel A. Southworth Pdf

President George W. Bush has told all Americans that the war against terrorism would be like no other war. But what does this mean? Who will fight? How will they fight? What weapons will be used? Most informed commentators agree that the war against terrorism will be fought largely by "special forces"—that is, by a relatively new community within the American military known as Special Operations Forces, or SOF's. This new "branch" of the armed forces was created in the mid–1980s and is organized under its own unified command, called U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM). Consisting of special units from the other branches of the armed forces, such as Green Berets, Rangers, SEALs, and Delta Force, this new fighting command is recognized internationally as the most well-trained and well-equipped special operations force in the world. Their missions are varied—including combat terrorism, search and rescue, reconnaissance, humanitarian assistance, peacekeeping duty, and conventional and unconventional warfare.Despite special forces' international reputation for excellence, Americans know little about this remarkable fighting force. U.S. Special Forces provides a handy and comprehensive compendium, including descriptions of the units and their operational specialties, training, and organization, as well as the equipment and technological gadgetry, weapons, armor, planes, helicopters, and support vehicles used by each unit.

Author : James D. Kiras
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2006-07-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135989880

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Special Operations and Strategy by James D. Kiras Pdf

James D. Kiras shows how a number of different special operations, in conjunction with more conventional military actions, achieve and sustain strategic effect(s) over time. In particular, he argues that the root of effective special operations lies in understanding the relationship existing between moral and material attrition at the strategic level. He also presents a theoretical framework for understanding how special operations achieve strategic effects using a unique synthesis of strategic theory and case studies. This study shows how the key to understanding how special operations reside in the concept of strategic attrition and in the moral and material nature of strategy. It also highlights major figures such as Carl von Clausewitz, Hans Delbrück, and Mao Zedong, who understood these complexities and were experts in eroding an enemy’s will to fight. These and other examples provide a superb explanation of the complexities of modern strategy and the place of special operations in a war of attrition. This book will be of great interest to all students and scholars with an interest in special forces and of strategic and military studies in general.

Author : Robert M. Toguchi,Michael Krivdo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1940804450

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The Competitive Advantage by Robert M. Toguchi,Michael Krivdo Pdf

"In keeping with the ARSOF Vision above, Army Special Operations has demonstrated its relevance across the range of military operations since its inception. This volume in the Army University Press Large Scale Combat Operations Series provides historical case studies that illustrate Special Operations Forces (SOF) activities in large scale combat operations. These case studies encompass operations from 1916 to 2003. The units conducting the operations were organizations with SOF-like characteristics and functions, though some were not called "SOF" in their time. Eight of the twelve chapters describe U.S. SOF operations, and four chapters depict SOF operations of other nations. All address the roles and activities of special operations in division and higher level operations. Four notable themes emerge from these chapters. First is the opportunity to achieve decisive results through conventional force and SOF synergy. Second is the value of SOF operating in denied areas to provide options for commanders and to create dilemmas for adversaries. Third is the combat-enabling power of indigenous forces and populations in support of large scale combat operations. Fourth are the SOF capabilities of precision targeting and crisis response to strike high value targets and rapidly address priority requirements. Together, these chapters describe the past to inform our understanding of SOF's role in future large scale combat operations. This compilation also reveals the characteristics of SOF as seen in the past and still evident today"--