Among the many authorities it was given is the requirement to organize, train, and equip Special Operations Forces (SOF). Concomitant to this responsibility was the creation of a funding stream, Major Force Program 11, dedicated solely for the purchase of SOF-peculiar equipment, material, ...
*SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES*JOINT MILITARY ACTIVITIES*CULTURE*COUNTERTERRORISM*MISSIONSCOVERT OPERATIONSCONFLICTLAW ENFORCEMENTThe United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) 2009 Research Topics list, produced by the Joint Special Operations University (JSOU), is intended to guide research projects for ...
The next major action involving American and Iranian forces occurred on Oct. 19, 1987, in Operation Nimble Archer. During the spring and summer, Iran, which had seized Iraq’s strategic Al Faw Peninsula, had been deploying Silkworm anti-ship missiles there, posing a serious threat ...
the U.S. Armed Forces might see the US-2 as a specialized seaplane if actually purchased for U.S. special operations and maritime forces. The US-2 comes unarmed, and without a rear
Part 11:International Special Operations Forces Strategic Shift Toward State-on-State Unconventional Warfare In the spring and summer of 2014, Army Staff Sgt. Lauren Montoya didn’t like what she was hearing from her doctors. “They were telling me I probably wasn’t going to walk again,” sh...
The U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has procured L-3 GCS Hawk-eye 3 Lite 1.2M and Hawkeye 3 2.0M VSAT terminals equipped with iConnex e800 satellite router boards from iDirect Government Technologies (iGT) to support the Special Operations Forces Deployable Node-Family of Terminals (...
This system can be equipped with multiple fixed-wing, aerostat and uncrewed aerial vehicles. L3Harris Electro Optical president Kristin Houston said: “The next-generation electro-optics and infrared sensors in the WESCAM MX-25D will provide the special operations forces with world-leading advanced ...
It is an auto-acquire terminal and used by the Special Operations Forces for direct communication from remote locations.The US Army has taken delivery of more than 4,000 Hawkeye VSATs to date. How well do you really know your competitors? Access the most comprehensive Company Profiles on the...
Military ForcesExplores the use of the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) as a model for transforming the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM). Organizational comparison between USSOCOM and USTRANSCO...
Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). It features the command's acquisition model which focuses on its origins, its uniqueness and its successes. The article provides recommendations on how to reform Defense acquisitions.SCHEINERMemberGLENDAMemberArmed Forces Comptroller...