Revisiting the Special Action Force (SAF) Concept for Use in Motw/Humanitarian Assistance.

Abstract

The post Cold War era is a complex environment typified by ethnic, religious, territorial and economic tensions. The potential for global war has been replaced by regional instability. Actions involving U.S. military, in the near future, will primarily be in military operations other than war. This paper will review the challenges in MOOTW and determine if the use of the Special Action Force (SAF) concept, developed in the 1960's, is a viable method to meet these challenges. For the purpose of this paper, the focus on MOOTW activities will be limited to peace operations, support to insurgencies, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 09, 1996
Accession Number
ADA308623

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civic Action
  • Civil Affairs
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Green Berets
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Lessons Learned
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Psychological Operations
  • Special Operations Forces
  • Unconventional Warfare
  • United States
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies