SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES: Additional Actions Are Needed to Effectively Manage Air Reserve Component

Abstract

AFSOC is the Air Force component of U.S. Special Operations Command and is responsible for providing Air Force capabilities and forces to support special operations activities. Special operations are operations requiring unique modes of employment, tactical techniques, equipment, and training often conducted in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive environments. Demand for AFSOC capabilities, including those provided by the ARC, is identified as part of the Department of Defenses (DOD) Global Force Management process for assigning and allocating forces to meet global requirements. This process allows the Secretary of Defense to strategically manage forcesincluding the military services, conventional forces, and special operations forcesto support strategic guidance and meet combatant commander requirements. As part of this process, the Joint Staff validates requirements for forces. U.S. Special Operations Command, as the joint force provider, is responsible for identifying and recommending forces to support special operations requirements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1116038

Entities

People

  • Cary Russell

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Air Force
  • Air National Guard
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Guidance
  • House Of Representatives
  • Information Systems
  • Military Personnel
  • National Governments
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Training
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Government
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.