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National Defense February 2009 Grace V. Jean	Equipment Shortages Undercut U.S. Special Operations Forces The U.S. Special Operations Command has seen its budget and personnel nearly double since 2001. But analysts caution that the command may be stretching itself thin because it has not acquired enough additional equipment to support a larger force.
National Defense February 2008 Breanne Wagner	Special Operators Ponder the Right Mix of Roles and Missions U.S. Special Operations Command is growing. From 48,000 personnel today, its numbers are expected to increase to 58,000 in the coming years. But how will they be used?
National Defense May 2013 Stew Magnuson	Special Operations Missions to Require New Doctrine Whether it is called "soft power," or the latest buzzword, "the seventh warfighting function," special operations forces are entering a new chapter in their storied history, senior SOF leaders said.
National Defense October 2004 Harold Kennedy	Forces Under Stress The Special Operations Command is struggling to retain its most experienced personnel while it moves to fill a growing role in the U.S. war against terrorism.
National Defense April 2007 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Special Operations Command: Strategies, Opportunities in Long War on Terrorism In this long, non-traditional war the nation is fighting, we must recognize that it will take unconventional methods and tactics to deal with this enemy, and to defeat its robust network.
National Defense August 2007 Breanne Wagner	Special Operators Criticized for Snubbing Unconventional Approaches As U.S. special operations forces undergo a shift in responsibilities and a surge in personnel, a heated debate has developed about their future priorities.
National Defense April 2004 Roxana Tiron	Special Operators Must Change to Win War Despite their successes in recent conflicts, U.S. special operations forces need to alter their approach to win the war on terrorism, according to top military officials.
National Defense May 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Civil Affairs Army and U.S. Special Operations Command officials are studying proposals to reorganize the small but highly in-demand civil affairs force.
National Defense November 2007 Stew Magnuson	Units That Work With Civilians Often Disregarded, Soldiers Claim Experienced military troops who are trained to communicate with foreign audiences are neglected and underutilized, argue the authors of "United States Special Operations Command," a new book that is sparking debate within the special operations community.
National Defense May 2012 Stew Magnuson	Changes on the Horizon For Special Operations Command as Force Grows No one in the White House or Pentagon is talking about cutting the ranks of special operators. They number about 66,000 personnel now, and the goal to reach 70,000 will not change.
National Defense March 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Special Forces' Skills `Needed More Than Ever' Experts are questioning whether the Pentagon is making the best use of highly skilled special operations forces in the nation's war against extremist Islamic groups.
National Defense May 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Special Operations Command Faces Personnel Shortages Some of the most skilled personnel slots may face future shortages, including civil affairs operators, psychological operations staff, special forces units and combat controllers.
National Defense April 2005 Harold Kennedy	Coalition Training U.S. special operations forces step up collaboration with allies.
National Defense August 2007 James A. Gavrilis	Army Must Embrace Unconventional Fight Even a major unconventional campaign such as Iraq can have major conventional operations as part of it. In war the two are not mutually exclusive. The trick is finding the right mix.
National Defense April 2008 Sandra I. Erwin	Changes to Military Strategy, In Time for the Next War Iraq is far from over, but the Defense Department is already rewriting military doctrine so that forces are adequately trained and ready for another Iraq-like conflict years or decades from now.
National Defense May 2013 Stew Magnuson	Mali Crisis Offers Lessons for Special Operations Command A strategic shift to the Asia-Pacific, along with a hope for gradual disengagement in the Middle East and South Asia, will usher in a new era for Special Operations Command as it returns to its roots, which is carrying out foreign internal defense missions.
National Defense March 2006 James A. Gavrilis	Army Must Address Irregular Warfare Needs The Army's largest-ever modernization program, the Future Combat Systems (FCS), is expected to deliver a kit bag of new capabilities for the tactical force. It's easy to see how FCS technologies will provide a clear advantage in the conventional fight, but it is less clear how this program will improve capabilities in unconventional warfare.
National Defense April 2005 Harold Kennedy	Special Operations Command Plans for Expanded Role in U.S. War on Terrorism The new role for special operations forces would not interfere with the U.S. Central Command's leadership in Iraq or Afghanistan.
National Defense February 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Special Ops Command:No New Equipment Needed The Pentagon began a major expansion of U.S. special operations forces two years ago, but contractors won't see increased purchases of new high-tech equipment for SOF units.
National Defense February 2009 Stew Magnuson	Marine Special Operators Set Out to Prove Themselves The mission is a natural fit for a service that has always worked in tough conditions.
National Defense April 2005 Roxana Tiron	Irregular Warfare Counter-insurgency in Iraq provides a template for fighting terrorism.
Parameters Autumn 2004 Michael O'Hanlon	The Need to Increase the Size of the Deployable Army The possibility exists that large numbers of active-duty troops and reservists may soon leave the service rather than subjecting themselves to a life continually on the road. The seriousness of the worry cannot be easily established.
National Defense February 2004 Harold Kennedy	SOCOM Creates New Hub For Fighting War on Terror The U.S. Special Operations Command has reorganized its headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., in order to fulfill a new leadership role in the war on terrorism.
National Defense December 2009 Stew Magnuson	Integrating Civilian Agencies Into Military Operations Remains Difficult The United States' "whole government" approach to rebuilding war-torn nations is nevertheless moving forward.
National Defense June 2006 Grace Jean	Commandos see expanded mission portfolio To boost its unconventional warfare capabilities, Canada is revamping its special operations military organization and emphasizing counter-terrorism skills in elite unit training programs.
National Defense May 2014 Dan Parsons	Special Operations a Valuable Tool In Dealing With Bloody African Conflicts Deploying small numbers of specially trained troops, namely Army Special Operations Forces that are well versed in supporting indigenous troops, can pay dividends, said Michael D. Lumpkin, assistant secretary of defense.
National Defense April 2008 Stew Magnuson	Special Operations Command: It Takes Too Long to Get Equipment To carry out their mission in Iraq, special operators will need better sensors, more up to date aircraft, and additional tactical trucks.
National Defense May 2004 Harold Kennedy	The New face of Peacekeeping U.S. leaders have began to rediscover the value of peacekeeping operations.
Popular Mechanics February 12, 2009 Joe Pappalardo	The Future of War: Can Special Ops Become Business as Usual? Is the Pentagon capable of shifting its resources and strategies over to so-called irregular warfare? Experts at the Special Operations Conference in D.C. debate whether or not the U.S. is ready for a new kind of fight.
National Defense May 2011 Grace V. Jean	Army Special Forces Gear Up For Gray Eagle As the Army ramps up production of the Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft, officials at U.S. Army Special Operations Command are developing tactics and plans for operating two companies worth of vehicles slated to come online beginning in 2013.
Parameters Autumn 2006 Michael R. Melillo	Outfitting a Big-War Military with Small-War Capabilities Unfortunately, it took the tragedy of 9/11 and the challenges posed by an adaptive enemy for the U.S. to realize it was not prepared to fight war on terms other than its own choosing.
National Defense February 2010 Grace V. Jean	'Culture Maps' Becoming Essential Tools of War The U.S. military has access to the world's best topographic maps. It is now trying to build "culture maps" that include details such as a region's tribal affiliations, ethnicity, religion and language.
National Defense May 2006 Perry & Flournoy	The U.S. Military: Under Strain And at Risk In the current debate over the nation's defense strategy and spending priorities, many have forgotten that the ground forces are under enormous strain. This strain, if not soon relieved, will have highly corrosive effects on the force.
National Defense November 2004 Roxana Tiron	Pentagon Seeks Joint Doctrine, Training for Personnel Recovery Despite accounting for each and every missing soldier in the Iraq war the combat search and rescue community is stretched thin and grappling with gaps ranging from policy to training.
Parameters Autumn 2007 Gregory L. Cantwell	Nation-Building: A Joint Enterprise When America's Army is at war, is the nation also at war?
National Defense May 2015 Valerie Insinna	Spotlight on Middle East Special Operators as Conflict Embroils Region With many countries in the region worried about insurgents and terror groups, it's common sense that countries there will seek to boost their special operations forces with new equipment.
National Defense March 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	War Lessons Should Not Be Politicized, Says CENTCOM Chief The organization in charge of gathering and reporting those lessons, the U.S. Joint Forces Command, deployed teams and embedded them with units in the field to get a first-hand look at the operations.
National Defense October 2004 Joe Pappalardo	Pentagon Balking at Intel Reform Recommendations Pentagon officials are publicly questioning some of the recommendations made by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
National Defense June 2013 Sandra I. Erwin	Special Operations Forces in the Market For Global Communications Technology When they deploy to combat zones, special operations troops bring along a multitude of gizmos. Besides basic line-of-sight radios to communicate with their peers, they need devices to connect with other U.S. government agencies and allies.
National Defense July 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Wanted: Soldiers With Cultural Savvy One of the catchphrases in Army circles these days is "culture training."
National Defense May 2015 Stew Magnuson	Despite Wider Cuts, Special Operations Command Budget Outlook Remains Rosy On the surface, Special Operations Command is holding its own in a time of fiscal austerity.
National Defense August 2012 Eric Beidel	Budget Cuts Could Threaten Special Operations Innovation If any part of the military is going to weather the budget storm and still be able to carry out ambitious, speedy acquisitions, experts say it will be SOCOM. But that doesn't mean austerity won't challenge the command or force it to change the way it has been doing things for the past decade.
National Defense March 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Enjoy Your Money While You Can ... More than any other service, the Army has relied on Iraq-war funding to refurbish vehicles and acquire new hardware. However, if history is any guide, money only lasts as long as there are troops under fire.
National Defense April 2009 Grace V. Jean	Low-Tech Needs Trump High-Tech Dreams Forget the latest and greatest technologies. U.S. special operations forces want tried-and-tested combat gear that they can easily take from one country to another.
National Defense March 2006 Harold Kennedy	Shift to Special Operations Will Not `Gut' the Marine Corps, General Says The Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC) is the first major Marine Corps component ever to join the U.S. Special Operations Command.
National Defense December 2012 Valerie Insinna	Army Training Contends With Uncertain Future Although the war in Afghanistan is scheduled to come to a close in 2014, the Army is already training its soldiers against a mix of near-peer conventional forces, insurgent elements and criminal groups.
National Defense December 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Mathematical Models: The Latest Weapons Against Urban Insurgencies The Defense Department is asking for models of social agendas and social behaviors to help them win the war.
National Defense February 2005 Roxana Tiron	Efforts to Deploy Sea Bases Could Draw Lessons From Special Warfare As the U.S. military attempts to develop the technology and doctrine that will allow it to launch and sustain missions solely from the sea, special operations forces have been carrying out such operations on a smaller scale for more than two decades, according to a top Navy official.
National Defense September 2015 Jon Harper	GAO Concerned About Special Ops Budget Metrics The Defense Department is not effectively assessing how much it spends on special operations forces, the Government Accountability Office said in a recent report.
National Defense February 2005 Tiron & Pappalardo	Sharper Focus On Special Operators Seen Worldwide Special operations forces around the world are being molded in the image of the elite military units of the United States, a development that is likely to shape future coalitions.