Special Operations Forces Aiming to Expand April 16, 2018
The 2019 budget request for U.S. Special Operations Command — $13.6 billion — is 10% higher than the 2018 level and is the largest budget request ever submitted by US…
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Special Ops, Counter-Propaganda, Overclassification August 24, 2017
The House Armed Services Committee took a retrospective look at US special operations forces earlier this year, thirty years after the establishment of US Special Operations Command (SOCOM).
Read moreNext U.S. National Military Strategy to be Classified April 13, 2016
In a number of national security policy areas, there is a long-term trend in favor of greater transparency and disclosure. For example, the U.S. Army openly published a manual last…
Read moreSpecial Operations Beyond War and Peace April 17, 2015
“Power and influence are now diffusing to a range of actors, both state and non-state, who have not traditionally wielded it,” said Gen. Joseph L. Votel, Commander of…
Read moreSpecial Operations as a Technology Driver September 11, 2014
The continuing prominence of special operations as an instrument of U.S. force projection is creating requirements for “revolutionary, game changing” new technologies and fostering the development of solutions…
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