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Title: Less door kicking, more partner building for special operations in ‘great power competition’
Post by: rangerrebew on April 12, 2019, 11:24:15 am

Less door kicking, more partner building for special operations in ‘great power competition’

By: Todd South   

As the services shift to “great power competition,” some on Capitol Hill are asking what that might mean for special operations forces.

The top civilian over low-intensity conflicts, a long-held SOF specialty, and the new head of U.S. Special Operations Command told lawmakers this week that special operators will see the fight flip from how they’ve experienced the past two decades of counterterrorism and counterinsurgency warfare.

“(Special operations) has grown accustomed to being the supported force,” said Mark Mitchell, deputy assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2019/04/10/less-door-kicking-more-partner-building-for-special-operations-in-great-power-competition/ (https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2019/04/10/less-door-kicking-more-partner-building-for-special-operations-in-great-power-competition/)

Title: Re: Less door kicking, more partner building for special operations in ‘great power competition’
Post by: sneakypete on April 12, 2019, 01:40:06 pm

So,what are the SEALS and Marines going to do,stay home and train?