Establishing a Special Forces Firebase

Abstract

The U.S. Army Special Forces has used firebases to project a forward presence since the beginning of the Vietnam War. It has proven one of the best ways to get a small element of Special Forces into an area and begin to establish an American presence to assist in foreign policy agreed upon by the U.S. and host nation. Using firebases, Special Forces are able to recruit and train indigenous personnel and build rapport with the local population. Small elements like Special Forces are able to operate with little direct guidance and support themselves with a minimal amount of higher levels of support. The U.S. Army can meet its objective in a large area without risking a large amount of Soldiers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 27, 2006
Accession Number
AD1136219

Entities

People

  • Dennis B. Berry

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan
  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Airborne
  • Army
  • Army Rangers
  • Deployment
  • Explosive Devices
  • Families (Human)
  • Green Berets
  • Hardened Structures
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Infantry
  • Iraqi-War
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Materials
  • Schools
  • Security
  • Special Forces
  • Training
  • Warfare

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