The emphasis on special operations and specifically unconventional warfare (UW) has grown significantly since the end of the Gulf War. The contemporary operational environment (COE) in which the U.S. military operates today is dictating this...
United States Army Special Forces (SF) has played a critical role in prosecuting the Global War on Terror. Their ability to wage unconventional warfare remains their trademark. Operations in Afghanistan and northern Iraq demonstrated SF's ability...
Special Forces (SF) has several characteristics that distinguish it from other forces in the U. S. military. Among these characteristics are a high level of maturity, a broader experience level, and regional orientation. Because of these...
This monograph examines the current organizational structure and employment of the Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Reserve Force, to research the possibility of increasing force readiness through command reorganization and implementation of a reserve...
This monograph addresses the question, "Is the 1999 edition of FM 100-25, Doctrine for Army Special Operations Forces, adequate to integrate the actions of special operations forces (SOF) and conventional forces on the contemporary battlefield?" ...
Due to the current and future world events, the United States Armed Forces have to be more flexible, far reaching, and timely to react to or deter conflict. To meet these demands the military must have interoperability, which in this monograph...
This paper will cover my experience as the United States Army Special Forces Command (USASFC(A)) G-3 Advisor to the 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and the rapid transformation of that unit in response to OEF and OIF mobilizations. The 20th...
This monograph examines the doctrinal mission focus of U.S. Army Special Forces to determine if it is appropriate to prepare the force to meet the requirements of the post-Cold War environment. The study suggests that current doctrine, largely...
LTC Oren McKnelly served as the chief of operational law in Baghdad, Iraq during 2004 and 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and as command judge advocate in Bagram, Afghanistan during 2006, 2007 and 2008 in support of Operation...
The American people expect the military to win future engagements with greater efficiency to reduce costs. Our National Military Strategy, Joint Vision 2010, and other keystone joint publications seek to answer their expectation by espousing...
This is a wartime account that describes logistics support operations carried out from homestation at Fort Campbell, Kentucky in support of the Global War on Terror (GWOT). I was assigned as the Group (Brigade) S-4 NCOIC for 5th Special Forces...
Fischer, Joseph, Stewart, Richard W., Sandler, Stanley
This document covers the special operations in Haiti, including details of Uphold Democracy, the psychological operations, civil affairs, support operations, redeployment and assessment of the military actions.
Major Tarrant was a member of the 7th SFG which primarily handles South America but his team was pulled to do a specific mission with the ICTF in Iraq for seven months. In this February 2010 interview, Major Shane Tarrant, US Army Special Forces,...
From September 2001 until June 2002, Major Stephen Howe served as a detachment commander in 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group and then, from July 2002 through December 2003, was the 2nd Battalion logistics officer. Following an Operation...
Major Michael Ripley served as the commander of Operational Detachment Bravo (ODB) 700, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) while deployed to Afghanistan in 2004. In this interview, he discusses at length the charter and organization of ODB 700,...
This study assesses the prospects for Special Forces operations in the Middle East. It is intended to provide insight into how US Army Special Forces units should be used in the Middle East until the year 2000. The study's research strategy is...
Stationed at Special Operations Command-South in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, on September 11th, Major Vincent P. Bramble, with the 20th Special Forces Group, was notified four days later "that they were going to need two SF officers/planners from each SF...
In the fall of 2004, 2nd Battalion 1st Special Forces Group deployed to Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom. The Battalion performed its role running firebases, occupying border control points, and running combat operations with indigenous...
This monograph examines the use of Foreign Internal Defense (FID) and Unconventional Warfare (UW) as the primary means of preventing global insurgency. The paper is broken into four sections. The History section gives a basic background of Special...
After the events of 11 September 2001, certain Army units were tasked with prosecuting the U.S. military effort in Afghanistan. One of these units was the 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) of the West Virginia Army National Guard....