Future Warriors: Special Operations Forces in the 21st Century.

Abstract

Special operations forces have played a significant role in U.S. history when waging war or conduction operations during periods other than war. As the 21st Century approaches with the advent of the high-tech battlefield, will special operations forces continue to be relevant and how will they wage information warfare? This paper examines that question by exploring the current military revolution and how it shapes the future battlefield, information warfare and its application on the future battlefield, and the role of special operations forces in conducting information warfare. The result is that special operations forces have a role to play in the future.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 07, 1996
Accession Number
ADA311163

Entities

People

  • John A. Adams Jr

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Battlefields
  • Combat Areas
  • Information Warfare
  • Revolutions
  • Special Operations Forces
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.