Special Operations Forces: C-130 Upgrade Plan Could Help Fix Electronic Warfare Deficiencies

Abstract

The nation's special operations forces provide the National Command Authorities a highly trained, rapidly deployable joint force capable of conducting special operations anywhere in the world. In November 1986, Congress enacted section 1311 of Public Law 99-661, which directed the President to establish USSOCOM, a unified combatant command to ensure that special operations forces were combat ready and prepared to conduct specified missions. USSOCOM's component commands include AFSOC, the Army Special Operations Command, the Naval Special Warfare Command, and the Joint Special Operations Command. AFSOC, located at Hurlburt Field, Florida deploys and supports special operations forces worldwide.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA356627

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Congress
  • Control Systems
  • Defense Systems
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Guided Missiles
  • Military Science
  • Navigation
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Sonar Decoys
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Microelectronics