Pentagon Moves to Support War in the “Grey Zone”

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Pentagon Moves to Support War in the “Grey Zone”
Posted on Aug.21, 2018 in Dept of Defense, Military Doctrine by Steven Aftergood

The Department of Defense issued a directive this month based on new authority granted by Congress last year to engage in “low-visibility, irregular warfare” operations.

In the FY2018 defense authorization act (PL 115-91, sect. 1202) Congress specifically authorized the Secretary of Defense “to provide support to foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals engaged in supporting or facilitating ongoing irregular warfare operations by U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF).”

https://fas.org/blogs/secrecy/2018/08/dod-grey-zone/