Special Operations Vs Special Operation

In this lesson you will continue to review the key agencies and major force management processes used in developing warfighting capability provided to combatant comman

Operation Nimrod was a counterterrorist hostage-rescue mission operated by the British Special Forces unit: Special Air Service (SAS) in London at Iranian Embassy on May 5th 1980. Operation Nimrod is considered to be as one of the best special operations. Examining the roles of British senior civilian and military decision makers during the operation will provide a better understanding of the topic of the thesis.

The book The Ugly American clearly demonstrates several of the established Special Operations Force (SOF) imperatives outlined in ADRP 6-22. As a Special Forces soldier I can relate these imperatives to stories illustrated in the book and apply them to real life situations that I have experienced in the field. The Ugly American is a goldmine of wisdom and a handbook for special warfare. All Special Operations soldiers should read it.

General Hugh Shelton was selected as a leader for this assignment since I served in the United States Army’s Group Support Company, 3rd Special Forces Group as he was the Commander in Chief of the United States Special Operations Command before he was nominated as the Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff. General Shelton was the 14th Chairman for the Joint Chiefs of

He recognized the special capabilities and value of the U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Berets) in the struggle against despotic insurgency.

….The US invasion of Grenada in 1983 involved Special Forces in many crucial capacities and revealed serious weaknesses in SOF capabilities. This resulted on more focused attention from the Reagan administration, which created a program specifically to improve the forces. But the key development would be passage of the Goldwater-Nichols Act in 1986, which created the US Special Operations Command, for the first time putting SOF from all the armed services under the same top

The Special Operations Forces (SOF) imperatives are a refined and instrumental group of attributes that SOF relies on to accomplish difficult missions with minimal oversight and resources. SOF operates in an ambiguous environment much like the one described in William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick’s fictional novel The Ugly American. I will illustrate how the novel’s characters that embodied the SOF imperatives were successful, or those who did not utilize the imperatives experienced failure. I will then reinforce that illustration, with my personal experiences using the same imperatives to support my assessment of the characters.

In 1987, the US Special Operation Command was established in order to carry out classified missions which includes gathering intelligence, capturing high-value targets, and training foreign troops (Turse). Each branch of the military have their own special operations force that operates under the command of Special Operation Command. Navy SEALs, Army Rangers, SFOD, and Green Berets are the few special operation forces that part of Special Operation Command (Turse). The expansion and the increase use of US Special Operation Force would allow special operators to continue to conduct operations in global hotspots, to train with their international partners more often, and to respond to a

Special Forces (SF) trains and educates for Unconventional Warfare (UW) because it is our core mission.  SF was created to execute UW.  It is our duty and obligation to train and educate ourselves and others on the subject of UW. As stated by, Robert M. Gates in 1992, “Unconventional Warfare… …remains uniquely Special Forces'. It is the soul of Special Forces: the willingness to accept its isolation and hardships defines the Special Forces soldier. Its training is both the keystone and standard of Special Forces Training: it has long been an article of faith, confirmed in over forty years of worldwide operations, that ‘If you can do the UW missions, you can do all others.’" If SF is trained and prepared to conduct UW, then they can be called upon to conduct the other aspects of warfare across the entire spectrum of military and security operations.

Then, begun all the meeting and studies necessaries to establish this the new Group, which finally was called Joint Special Operation Command. This organization was created with the purpose of joint capabilities in intelligence and operations of the Armed Forces Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police, and the Administrative Department of Security (DAS), required for the development of operations counter terrorist nationally; so this organization constitutes an essential tool to formulate strategies, policies, and procedures in accordance with the Democratic Security and Defense policy, focused in searching targets of high value strategic.

Based on the “Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community”, the U.S. Military should prioritize and train for the conduct of counterterrorism, unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, counterinsurgency, stability operations, civil military operations, and law enforcement activities. Consequently, our nation must take a whole of government approach in resolving these irregular threats working with the international community and the host nation. To enable these partnerships in this whole of government approach requires military proficiency in civil military operations and law enforcement activities. Civil military operations and law enforcement activities are not identified within the five types of Irregular Warfare

JSOC Special Forces should continue to provide critical support and training to local forces on the ground in Syria and Iraq. Aiding these local militia in their attempt to widen and deepen an offensive against ISIS, will build a foundation for political relations with potential future state governments.

The 'Joint and Coalition Operational Analysis (JCOA) case study is regarding the U.S-Philippines partnership in counter-terrorism (CT) operations that took place from 2002-2011. The CT operation was titled as 'Operation ENDURING FREEDOM-PHILIPPINES (OEF-P) and was conducted by the partnership of Philippine security forces and US Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines (JSOTF-P). The CT cooperation took place at three levels, tactical, operational, and strategic. The role of JSOTF was that of 'advise and assist' whereby ground operations were conducted by the Philippine forces. The US cooperation for CT in Philippines was guided by the Joint Publication (JP) 5-0, Joint Operation Planning, and a policy and action framework to act as a binding framework for conducting joint, interagency, and multinational CT operations using full range of military operational capacity. The OEF-P was also conducted by incorporating JP 5-0 principles and guidelines of engagement. The OEF-P took place in Southern Philippines. Following is an assessment how the US forces used termination, military end state, and objectives of operational design (Joint Pub 5-0, page III-18) to develop and refine their operational approach.

There are military forces that are capable of being deployed anywhere at any time all over the world these forces are know as Special Operations Forces (SOF) and they are the most elite soldiers in world. They receive the most advanced technology and have one of the highest successful mission rate in the US. Special Forces units like SEAL Team Six be deployed anywhere, get the job done, and be gone in a flash. Their training is notoriously hard but this training gives them the abilities to complete missions like the Osama Bin Laden raid, the Capt. Phillips rescue, and the Jessica Buchanan rescue. Without the use of Special Forces which receive special training and are able to deploy quickly to distant and difficult to reach locations, many modern military missions would not be successful.

The U.S. Special Forces are in the top ten most deadliest in the world.The 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta is ranked number six in this list and the U.S Navy SEALS are ranked number two (Jeff,1). With the U.S. having special forces in the top ten deadliest in the world and North Korea not even close just goes to show you the U.S. special forces are not to be underestimated. “ Delta Force has been composed largely of soldiers who have served in the U.S special forces like the Green Berets or Rangers” (Jeff,1). This shows that these soldiers not only have experience but are more than just well trained every day soldiers, these are elite soldiers coming from different special forces.