Intro to Special Operations Flashcards
Special Operations are operations requiring unique modes of _____, _____ ______, ______ and _______.
Employment, tactical techniques, equipment and training.
Typically, SO are characterized by one or more of the following;
Time sensitive, clandestine, low visibility, conducted with or through indigenous forces, regional expertise and high degree of risk.
Truth 1:
Humans are more important than hardware
Truth 2:
Quality is better than quantity
Truth 3:
Special Operations Forces cannot be mass produced
Truth 4:
Competent Special Operations Forces cannot be created after emergencies occur.
T or F: Peace time requires the constant training and maintaining of SOF units.
True
Truth 5:
Most special operations require non-SOF assistance
An essential or urgent thing, foundation for planning and executing SO in concert with other forces, etc.
SOF imperatives
SOF Imperatives (12)
Understand the operational environment, recognize political implications, Inter-agency activities, engage the threat discriminatory, anticipate long-term effects, legitimacy and credibility, anticipate and control Psychological effects, with or without others, multiple options, long-term sustainment, sufficient intelligence, balance security and synchronization.
ARSOF (Army Special Operations Forces) have two critical capabilities
Special warfare and surgical strike
combination of lethal and nonlethal actions taken by a specially trained and educated force that have a deep understanding of cultures and foreign language, proficiency in small-unit tactics and the ability to build and fight alongside indigenous combat formations in a permissive, uncertain or hostile environment.
Special Warfare
ARSOF core principles
Discreet, precise and scalable operations
