U.s. Special Operations ForcesDescribes the position of the U.S. special operations forces in terms of their preparedness for possible military requirements. |
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activities AFSOC Air Force SOF Air Force Special aircrews amphibious Army SOF Army Special Operations Aviation avionics Battalion Bragg Camp Mackall capabilities Civil Affairs combat communications equipment component conducted continue counterterrorism craft deployed Developer/Manufacturer Dollars in millions enhanced Force Special Operations foreign internal defense Fort Bragg Fort Campbell FY 92 FY headquarters helicopters Hurlburt Field improved Iraqi Joint Special Operations Kuwait maritime ment Military Construction military forces Mobility munitions Naval Special Warfare non-developmental item numbers Operation DESERT STORM organized Patrol Coastal PAVE LOW personnel planned Posture Statement procurement Psychological Operations PSYOP purpose forces radio Ranger RDT&E refueling requirements Reserve resupply SEAL Delivery Vehicle SEAL Team SF Group SOF teams SOF units Special Boat Unit Special Forces Group Special Operations Command Special Operations Forces Special Operations SQ Special Operations Wing special reconnaissance squadrons Status Tactical theater tions training facility unconventional warfare upgrade USSOCOM weapons
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Page 5 - Special activities means activities conducted in support of national foreign policy objectives abroad which are planned and executed so that the role of the United States Government is not apparent or acknowledged publicly, and functions in support of such activities, but...
Page 3 - The use of preponderantly indigenous military forces on projects useful to the local population at all levels in such fields as education, training, public works, agriculture, transportation, communications, health, sanitation, and others contributing to economic and social development, which would also serve to improve the standing of the military forces with the population.
Page 3 - Low intensity conflict ranges from subversion to the use of armed force. It is waged by a combination of means employing political, economic, informational, and military instruments.
Page 4 - A statement of an entity's reason for being and what it wishes to accomplish as an organization. Nation Assistance: Civil and/or military assistance rendered to a nation's territory during peacetime, crises, or emergencies, or war, based on agreements mutually concluded between nations. Nation Assistance programs include, but are not limited to, security assistance, FID, other DOD Title 10 programs, and activities performed on a reimbursable basis by federal agencies or international organizations.
Page 5 - Defense defines it as the unlawful use of — or threatened use of — force or violence against individuals or property to coerce or intimidate governments or societies, often to achieve political, religious, or ideological objectives.
Page 3 - Inter-operability: The ability of systems, units, or forces to provide services to and to accept services from other systems, units, or forces and use the services so exchanged to enable them to operate effectively together.
Page 4 - The planned use of propaganda and other psychological actions having the primary purpose of influencing the opinions, emotions, attitudes and behavior of hostile groups in such a way as to support the achievement of national objectives.
Page 5 - A mission undertaken to obtain, by visual observation or other detection methods, information about the activities and resources of an enemy or potential enemy, or to secure data concerning the meteorological, hydrographic, or geographic characteristics of a particular area.
Page 1 - The activities of a commander that establish, maintain, influence or exploit relations between military forces and civil authorities, both governmental and nongovernmental, and the civilian population in a friendly, neutral or hostile area of operations in order to facilitate military operations and consolidate operational objectives.
Page 2 - Operations conducted by specially trained, equipped, and organized DOD forces against strategic or tactical targets in pursuit of national military, political, economic, or psychological objectives.