Special operations forces : elements, trends in force structure and funding /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Duncan, Naomi (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2016]
Colección:Military and veteran issues.
Temas:
U.S. Special Operations Command.
United States. > Marine Special Operations Command.
United States. > Marine Corps > Organization.
États-Unis. > Marine Corps > Organisation.
United States. > Marine Corps.
Special forces (Military science) > United States.
Unified operations (Military science)
Opérations interarmes (Science militaire)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science
Armed Forces > Organization.
Special forces (Military science)
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES ELEMENTS, TRENDS IN FORCE STRUCTURE AND FUNDING ; SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES ELEMENTS, TRENDS IN FORCE STRUCTURE AND FUNDING ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES: OPPORTUNITIES EXIST TO IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY OF FUNDING AND ASSESS POTENTIAL TO LESSEN SOME DEPLOYMENTS* ; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY ; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS ; WHAT GAO FOUND ; ABBREVIATIONS ; BACKGROUND ; SOCOM Roles and Responsibilities ; Organization, Oversight, and Funding of Special Operations Command
  • AUTHORIZED POSITIONS FOR SOF HAVE INCREASED SINCE 2001 BUT REMAIN A SMALL PORTION OF THE MILITARY SERVICES' TOTAL FORCE LEVELS Authorized Special Operations Military Positions have Increased since 2001 ; Special Operations Military Positions Constitute a Small Portion of the Military Services' Total Force Levels ; SPECIAL OPERATIONS- SPECIFIC FUNDING HAS INCREASED MARKEDLY SINCE FISCAL YEAR 2001, BUT DOD DOES NOT HAVE INFORMATION ON THE TOTAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT SOF ; Special Operations- Specific Funding Has Increased Considerably since Fiscal Year 2001
  • Services Also Provide Considerable Support to SOFDOD Has Little Visibility over Total Funding Devoted to SOF ; DOD HAS NOT FULLY CONSIDERED OPPORTUNITIES TO ALLEVIATE INCREASED SOF DEPLOYMENTS; SOF Deployments have Increased to Support Operations in the Middle East, but Focus is Beginning to Shift to Other Regions ; SOCOM Has Taken Steps to Manage the Effect of SOF Deployments, but Some Portions of SOF Are Still Heavily Deployed ; DOD Has not Fully Assessed Opportunities to Reduce the Demand for SOF ; CONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION ; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION
  • APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGYAPPENDIX II: RESOURCES AT U.S. ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND; APPENDIX III: RESOURCES AT U.S. NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND ; APPENDIX IV: RESOURCES AT U.S. MARINE CORPS FORCES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND; APPENDIX V: RESOURCES AT U.S. AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND ; APPENDIX VI: SPECIAL OPERATIONS-SPECIFIC FUNDING IN NOMINAL DOLLARS ; APPENDIX VII: U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND'S SERVICE COMPONENT COMMANDS' ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE DESCRIPTIONS ; End Notes

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