Logistical Support of Special Operations Forces during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm

Abstract

Joint logistical doctrine requires that each Service provide for the support of their respective forces. How the Services would provide that support to deployed Special Operations Forces (SOF) has been a major concern of SOF planners and commanders for the past several years. OPERATION DESERT SHIELD/STORM required SOF to deploy to and conduct special operations in a theater in which there was no existing US support infrastructure at the start of the conflict. As such, it affords us the opportunity to analyze SOF support doctrine during a seemingly worse case scenario. Targeted primarily for those in the special operations community, this research project is of benefit to anyone involved in theater sustainment planning and operations. Having served as the Director for Logistics, J-4 of Special Operations Command Central, the author provides personal insight to several of the key logistics issues confronting SOF planners.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 03, 1992
Accession Number
ADA251754

Entities

People

  • Donald W. Betts

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Readiness
  • Control Systems
  • Employment
  • Lessons Learned
  • Logistics
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Seal Teams
  • Special Operations Forces
  • Transportation
  • United States Central Command
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.