United States Army Special Forces Unit of Command

Abstract

The forces of the United States have trained for years for full-scale force on force combat. However, the aftermath of toppling the Afghanistan and Iraqi governments ultimately leads to lawlessness and insurgencies. Combating insurgencies is something conventional forces were not prepared to deal with. As we transition to this form of combat, we draw much of our knowledge from the U.S. Special Forces (USSF) who are experts at this type of warfare. The essay examines the U.S. Army conventional forces readiness before and after 11 September 2001 and affects of long-term combat on readiness. Further discussed is the history and organization of USSF, USSF missions, and impacts USSF has made on conventional forces abilities to fight and win against insurgents.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 04, 2007
Accession Number
AD1117195

Entities

People

  • Brian S. Shrout
  • Duwayne Jones
  • Jerry D. Patton
  • Ronald N. Sampson

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attrition
  • Combat Areas
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Governments
  • Green Berets
  • Guerrilla Warfare
  • Information Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Tactics
  • Military Training
  • Personnel Management
  • Special Forces
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Unconventional Warfare
  • United States
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.