Special Operations News Update – Monday, August 24, 2020
August 24, 2020 SOF News Update 0
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SFODA Cdrs – Is There a Training or Cultural Problem? Two Special Forces officers have penned an article that details mission planning deficiencies by Special Forces Operational Detachment “Aâ€s. “Junior Officers Demonstrate Troubling Command Failuresâ€, Association of the United States Army, August 20, 2020.
Proxy Warfare and U.S. SOF. This year’s defense authorization legislation currently includes two alternative paths for U.S special operations forces and U.S. proxy warfare. A lengthy article by Tommy Ross, a ‘career national security professional’, provides a history of proxy warfare by U.S. SOF. Ross also provides details on current legislation that will influence the future of U.S. proxy warfare. “House and Senate Chart Different Courses on US Clandestine Support of Foreign Militiasâ€, Just Security, August 20, 2020.
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