The next Quadrennial Defense Review offers an opportunity for reshaping US special operations forces to address a wider range of issues, including weapons of mass destruction proliferation and anti-access, area-denial…
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Looking Beyond Afghanistan for Special Operations
May 13, 2013 • In the News • Original: Air Force Magazine
Sequester Has Air Force Clipping Its Wings
May 11, 2013 • In the News • Original: NPR
The Pentagon says the automatic budget cuts known as sequestration could leave the U.S. with a military that is simply unprepared for the most challenging combat missions. Secretary of Defense…
The Future of Special Operations: Lawrence of Arabia, Kim, & 007
May 10, 2013 • In the News • Original: AOL Defense
The future of Special Operations Forces may look less like Zero Dark Thirty and more like Lawrence of Arabia or Rudyard Kipling’s Kim – with just a dash of 007….
Budget Watchdog: Special Operations Forces Need More Rosetta Stone Subscriptions, Fewer White Guys
May 10, 2013 • In the News • Original: Foreign Policy Magazine
It seems everyone these days is clawing for a bigger piece of the Pentagon’s shrinking budget pie and special operations forces (SOF) are elbowing their way to the trough. But…
Shrinking Budget Forces Army Into New Battlefield
May 10, 2013 • In the News • Original: Wall Street Journal
As it prepares for peacetime budget cuts, the Army must shrink. But Pentagon officials say reducing ground forces too much would leave the U.S. vulnerable to threats by such countries…