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Looking Beyond Afghanistan for Special Operations

May 13, 2013 • In the News • Original: Air Force Magazine

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…

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…

SOF Must Develop ‘New Magic’ To Keep Up With Threats

May 10, 2013 • In the News • Original: DefenseTech

In future years, U.S. Special Operations Forces must utilize next generation technologies and strategic partnerships to counter the threats posed by extremist groups, weapons of mass destruction proliferation and Anti-Access/Area-Denial…

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…