The Impact of Congressional Legislation on United States Special Operations Capability

Abstract

Congressional action led to the activation of the United States Special Operations Command. Since the April 1987 activation, an inordinate level of activity has occurred relative to the Congressional legislation. Activity has focused on major legislative shortcomings dealing with operational command of assets, special operations forces training, budgeting and traditional roles and missions of the military departments. Although the legislation's overall impact was favorable, negative aspects have constrained US special operations capability. Keywords: Special forces; Unconventional warfare.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 1989
Accession Number
ADA209619

Entities

People

  • Steven F. Tomhave

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airlift Operations
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Department Of Defense
  • Law
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Capabilities
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Special Operations Forces
  • Training
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting
  • Systems Analysis and Design