Regional Understanding and Unity of Effort: Applying the Global SOF Network in Future Operating Environments Communications

Abstract

The convergence of popular wars, ethnic and religious conflict, ideological extremism, and competition over diminishing resources are messy scenarios that defy prescriptive solutions. Yet this messiness is what increasingly defines todays operating environment, requiring adaptive combinations of knowledge and action within a unified interagency framework. In this context, Special Operations Forces (SOF), to include Information Operations and Civil Affairs,plays an increasingly active and necessary role.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 07, 2016
Accession Number
AD1042545

Entities

People

  • Christopher Varhola

Organizations

  • Joint Special Operations University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • General Officers
  • Governments
  • Military Education
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • National Security
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Africa Command
  • Urban Areas
  • Warfare

Readers

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