SOF: A Joint Force Integrator

Abstract

The 2006 QDR points to a globalized environment that is clouded by catastrophic, disruptive, and irregular threats which necessitate a national security strategy that not only offers military solutions, but incorporates the joint, interagency and multinational communities as well. However, the military is currently the only organization sourced and manned to lead this integrated effort to protect, prevent and prevail. In the context of today's operational environment, the military is often viewed pejoratively and should only be used when all other means have failed. This study will argue that special operations forces offer an incremental option in which military capabilities exist, but the presence is minimized, if not transparent. SOF offer unique skill sets, both kinetic and non-kinetic, that can shape the environment, integrate Joint forces, and conduct tactical actions with strategic results. The United States' Special Operations Forces must develop mutually interdependent relationships with conventional forces, multinational partners and interagency forces, and therein synchronize both kinetic and non-kinetic efforts throughout the operational environment to defeat its enemies and achieve the national strategic objectives.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 05, 2007
Accession Number
ADA468905

Entities

People

  • Clair A. Gill

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Globalization
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • Iraqi-War
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Second World War
  • Terrorism
  • United States Strategic Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.