Capstone Concept for Special Operations
Abstract
The United States and its allies will remain at war for the foreseeable future. They will continue to battle a networked, technologically modern adversary that utilizes nonconventional methods of warfare as its primary means of operation. Traditional concepts of military response will no longer succeed in defeating the current enemy or removing the underlying conditions that give rise to similar future adversaries. For the United States to defeat these enemies, the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and the Joint Special Operations community must continue to develop and transform. Change depends upon the new approaches and processes established in this Capstone Concept for Special Operations (CCSO). The CCSO is an overarching concept that broadly describes how USSOCOM will implement its Title 10 functions and Unified Command Plan (UCP) missions. Additionally, it outlines how Commander, USSOCOM intends to focus current and programmed Joint Special Operations Force (SOF) capabilities using the growth identified in the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) and 2006 QDR Irregular Warfare Roadmap. Looking forward to just beyond the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP), the CCSO describes how Joint SOF will be expected to operate around the globe, conducting activities unilaterally or in partnership with multinational militaries and other governmental and nongovernmental organizations. Additionally, the CCSO articulates the transformational concepts that will prepare and position Joint SOF to win the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), also known as the Long War.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2006
- Accession Number
- ADA458268
Entities
Organizations
- United States Special Operations Command