Building special operations partnerships in Afghanistan and beyond: challenges and best practices from Afghanistan, Iraq, and Colombia ; prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense
"Building the capacity of Afghan special operations forces (SOF) is a key goal of the United States and its coalition partners. This report summarizes key partnering practices and presents findings from SOF partnership case studies in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Colombia. The goal is to identify bes...
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Zusammenfassung: | "Building the capacity of Afghan special operations forces (SOF) is a key goal of the United States and its coalition partners. This report summarizes key partnering practices and presents findings from SOF partnership case studies in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Colombia. The goal is to identify best practices to benefit the development of Afghan SOF, as well as for special operations partnerships beyond Afghanistan"--Publisher's description |
Beschreibung: | "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense" -- title page. - "Approved for public release; distribution unlimited" -- title page Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-100) |
Beschreibung: | XIX, 100 S. |
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Contents
Preface.in
Summary. ix
Acknowledgments.xv
Abbreviations.xvii
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction. 1
CHAPTER TWO
SOF Partnership in Afghanistan: The Ministry of Interior’s
National Mission Units.7
Methodology.8
Partnership Approach.8
Task Organization.8
Mission Focus.9
Rapport.12
Key Tasks.13
Continuity and Pre-Mission Training.17
Continuity.17
Pre-Mission Training .19
Summary. 20
CHAPTER THREE
SOF Partnership in Afghanistan: The Ministry of Interior’s
Provincial Response Companies.21
Methodology.21
vi Building Special Operations Partnerships in Afghanistan and Beyond
Partnership Approach. 22
Task Organization. 22
Mission Focus. 22
Rapport. 24
Key Tasks.25
Continuity and Pre-Mission Training. 27
Continuity. 27
Pre-Mission Training. 28
Summary.29
CHAPTER FOUR
SOF Partnership in Afghanistan: The ANASOF Special
Operations Kandaks.31
Methodology.32
Partnering Approach.32
Task Organization.32
Mission Focus. 34
Rapport. 36
Key Tasks.37
Continuity and Pre-Mission Training.39
Continuity.39
Pre-Mission Training.41
Summary. 42
CHAPTER FIVE
SOF Partnership in Iraq. 43
Methodology. 43
Overview and Task Organization of SOF Partnership . 44
Partnering Approach.47
Task Organization.47
Mission Focus .47
Rapport.49
Key Tasks. 50
Continuity and Pre-Mission Training. 54
Continuity. 54
Pre-Mission Training.55
Summary.57
Contents vü
Postscript: Iraqi SOF Performance in 2014.58
CHAPTER SIX
SOF Partnership in Colombia.59
Methodology. 60
Colombia in the Late 1990s: Drugs, Insurgency, and Terrorism and
the Initiation of Plans Colombia and Patriota. 60
Partnership Approach.62
Units and Task Organization.62
Mission Focus.63
Rapport.67
Key Partnering Tasks.69
Summary.71
CHAPTER SEVEN
Best Practices and Recommendations for SOF Partnering.73
Operational Tempo and Sustainability.73
Operations Must Be Subordinated to Capability Development.73
Focus on Sustainable Operations.76
Deliberately Wean Partner SOF from Unsustainable Support. 77
Link SOF to Existing Intelligence Infrastructure.79
Depth of Partnership and Rapport.81
Promote Deep Partnership Through Extensive Rapport Building.81
Use Mentorship Networks and the Chain of Command to Your
Benefit. 86
Assign Senior and Experienced Individuals to Key Mentorship
Positions. 87
Continuity and Training. 88
Maintain Effective Continuity of Operations. 88
Pre-Mission Training .91
CHAPTER EIGHT
Conclusion: SOF Partnership Beyond Afghanistan. 93
APPENDIX
Interview Protocol.95
References
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