DTIC ADA502706: U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF pdf

DTIC ADA502706: U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF

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Special Operations Forces (SOF) are small, elite military units with special training and equipment that can infiltrate into hostile territory through land, sea, or air to conduct a variety of operations, many of them classified. SOF personnel undergo rigorous selection and lengthy specialized training. The U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) oversees the training, doctrine, and equipping of all U.S. SOF units. Special Operations Forces play a significant role in U.S. military operations and the Administration has given U.S. SOF greater responsibility for planning and conducting worldwide counterterrorism operations. U.S. SOF’s growing need for enabling forces that are largely drawn from conventional forces is a potential policy issue for congressional consideration

• Creator/s: Defense Technical Information Center
• Date: 6/22/2009
• Year: 2009
• Book Topics/Themes: DTIC Archive, , LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE, *MISSIONS, *SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES, *COUNTERINSURGENCY, *MILITARY CAPABILITIES, *MILITARY FORCE LEVELS, *COUNTERTERRORISM, CIVIL AFFAIRS, LEGISLATION, MILITARY BUDGETS, AFGHANISTAN CONFLICT, ARMY, ACTIVE DUTY, NAVY, MARINE CORPS, IRAQI WAR, MILITARY RESERVES, AIR FORCE

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