SF Principal Tasks Flashcards
FID
A whole of govermemt approach to support a country in dealing with internal threats such as rebellions and insurgencies.
Supports the host nations by assisting in the development of the internal development and defense plan, which is a plan developed by the HN with the help of the US. The IDADs purpose is to help improve their institutions and military.
During FID, SF orgainzes, trains, asvises, and assist, and improves it’s security forces. Funded under both Title 10 and 22 aurhorities but mostly under title 10.
UW
Assisting an indigenous force to coerce, disrupt, or over throw a oppresive government or occupying force.
Involves providing training, support and helping them coordinate their efforts to achieve mutual goals shared with the US.
Acrivities include PUSSGI: PE, UAR, Sabotage, Subersion, Guerilla Warfare, IO
SFA
Assisting foreign nations to build a strong and effective military by providing training and advising.
This enables them to better defend themselves against external threats and work as a part of international coalitions.
Conducted under title 10 but required DOS concurrence.
COIN
Efforts to stop a rebellion or insurgency by addressing the root cause of the problem.
Done by using a combination of military and non-military efforts to stabilize the situation.
SOF are particularily valuable in COIN because of their specialized capabilities.
SR
Gathering information about and enemy, target, or area by sending a small specialized team to secretly observe and report.
Most often conducted in denied area where conventional forces cannot reach.
Can be conducted with special equipment such as stay behind cameras or EW equipment.
SF can use indigenous forces forces when conducting SR.
DA
Short and precise strikes during special operations in denied, hostile, or politically sensitive environments.
Conducted by SOF units who use special equipment and training to engage targets unreachable to conventional forces.
Some examples include ambushes, CQB, sabotage, mining operations, sniper operations, and TGO.
CT
The effort to stop terrorist groups from carrying out attacks.
Done by gathering intelligence, disrupting their plans, and capturing or killing their leaders.
Counter Proliferation
Preventing the spread of dangerouse weapons such as CBRN.
Done by locating, tagging, tracking, and stopping countries from developing or using them.
OPE
Gathering information and preparing an area for potential military operations by conducting secret reconnaissance, mapping terrain, building networks, and identifying potential targets.
