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...is has been controversial when some activities are conducted by military [[special operations]] personnel and not deemed "intelligence" by the Administration.

...literature, until fairly recently. It now is defined by the United States Special Operations Command as <blockquote>Non-intelligence activities conducted prior to D-Day ...ce Agency teams, under the Counterterrorism Center|Counterterrorism Center/Special Operations that made initial contact with potential guerrilla allies in the Afghan Nor

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...te units, or control them directly (e.g., reconnaissance satellites, elite special operations forces)

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...leveland''' is a major general in the United States Army, who commands the Special Operations Component of United States Central Command. ...s could operate from Turkey, He established Task Force Viking, to be Joint Special Operations Task Force-North. Its core was the 10th Special Forces Group, under Charle

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It grew out of an earlier function in OSD, the [[Office of Special Operations]] (OSO).<ref name=Prouty->{{citation | title = Understanding Special Operations And Their Impact on The Vietnam War Era, 1989 Interview with L. Fletcher Pr

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...], [[air force]] (other than air elements under direct army control) and [[special operations]]. [[Coalition warfare]] goes a step farther, in involving different arms

...-range bomber aircraft|bombers and guided missiles, but special operations|special operations forces can carry out strategic missions, and either exfiltrate, or stay beh ...ed arms forces, and attacks in the enemy's rear by Strategic strike|air or special operations forces, the most common start of this phase is associated with German blitz

...ationship to the President, to bring previously scattered intelligence and special operations organizations under a single chain of command. His postwar service was limi

...ntions abroad. He is a fellow at the [[Hoover Institution]] and the [[U.S. Special Operations University]].

...for littoral operations including surveillance, anti-submarine warfare and special operations support

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...is a signals intelligence collection system originally intended for use by special operations personnel, typically performing special reconnaissance. While it is primari | title = Army Special Operations Forces Intelligence

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...jor; the latter is especially common in Commonwealth countries and in U.S. special operations forces.

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...Bush administrations; principal deputy assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict in the [[George H. W. Bush]] Administration; dir

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...ludes the airdrop of leaflets. AFSOC is the air component of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). ...is a modified transport aircraft that can, by airdrop or landing, support special operations personnel on the ground, usually at night. Its missions are intended to be

...dvanced parachuting skills, however, continue to have an important role in special operations. HALO and HAHO are not used for large units, but for small special operations teams, or even individuals.

...ation]]. It had both intelligence and operational functions, although the "special operations" suffix was classified for some time. Established by [[Director of Central For some time, the suffix "Special Operations", in CTC/SO, was classified. The SO function directed CIA field activities

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...user was United States Army Special Forces, then the overall United States Special Operations Command, United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marine Corps, and then more genera

...ad le-Modiin ule-Tafkidim Meyuhadim'' or Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations, the main external intelligence and covert action organization of [[Israel] * "Planning and carrying out special operations beyond Israel’s borders".

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..." helicopters (i.e., UH-60M utility, HH-60M medical evacuation, and MH-60M special operations) have comparable performance to the "L" models, but with improved "system i ==Special operations==

Subordinate to the wartime Ministry of Economic Warfare, the British '''Special Operations Executive''' (SOE) was a cadre for [[guerrilla warfare]] and direct action | title = A Historical Perspective of Special Operations Forces as an Instrument of Strategy

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...on [[Guam]], this is the headquarters for the U.S. [[Navy SEAL]] and other special operations units. It is commanded by CAPT Stephen Grzeszczak.

...ticle/2009/05/11/AR2009051101864_pf.html}}</ref>. McChrystal comes from a special operations background, as opposed to McKiernan's in armor; Gates is reported to have f

...rce Special Operations Command (AFSOC), the air component of United States Special Operations Command. ...are equipped with aerial refueling pods to provide in-flight refueling of special operations forces and combat search and rescue helicopters. They can also accept fuel

...out a long career, was a specialist in insurgency, counterinsurgency and [[special operations]] before that was recognized as a specialty, and certainly before it was a ...hich became the 11th Philippine Infantry Regiment, along with another U.S. special operations legend, [[Russell Volckmann]]. He later explained that he managed the stres

...oided participation for some time. In the Second World War, various Marine special operations units, principally Raider battalions but also a parachute battalion, were c ...The initial organization, now called FMTU is now designated as the Marine Special Operations Advisor Group (MSOAG), was formed to conduct foreign internal defense

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...s of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]], rather than the military [[Joint Special Operations Command]], having top-level command of the raid

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...nd automatic rifle versions, with "cut down" short versions for police and special operations use.

*U.S. Special Operations Command South (USSOCSOUTH): Located at Homestead Air Reserve Base near Miam

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...some cases, USSOCOM has operational control, but Special Forces (and other special operations forces) are usually attached to geographically Unified Combatant Commands. |title=Joint Publication 3-05: Doctrine for Joint Special Operations

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...fice of the Secretary of Defense, service departments, the [[United States Special Operations Command]], and, in their roles of supporting tactical operations, the [[Def

...ting to the [[Naval Special Warfare Command]], part of the [[United States Special Operations Command]]. The name is an acronym for "sea, air, land"; they are also [[par ...mission involves operating in water, although they also operate with other special operations forces where needed, as in the [[Afghanistan War (2001-2021)]]. While DA an

...CH-53. There are a number of specializations of the CH-53, including the special operations [[MH-53 PAVE LOW]], the general transport [[CH-53 series]], a minesweeping

...an War (2001-2021)]]. Its full operational title, "Counterterrorism Center/Special Operations (CTC/SO)" was, at first, classified.

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...the United States Army#brigade combat team|brigade combat teams, and Army Special Operations Command units such as the 75th Ranger Regiment. The PRC-117|AN/PRC-117 is assigned to Marine battalions, special operations units, and signal companies.

...Luong Dac Biet]], or Vietnamese Special Forces, which variously served in special operations, as a Presidential guard and paramilitary unit, and counterpart to [[United

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...AVE LOWs, in the MH-53J or M versions, can fly long-range, very low level, special operations missions in night or day, and in adverse weather, as single aircraft or in ...53 formationTheir main role is infiltrating, exfiltrating, and resupplying special operations forces on the ground, but they have also led more heavily armed AH-64 Apach

...er United States Special Operations Command; USSOCOM has a specific Marine Special Operations component. A MEU(SOC) has various augmentation, varying with specifics but forces. Doctrine states it may conduct limited special operations ''in extremis'', when other forces are inappropriate or

...ft, which may be especially appropriate for African distances. [[Air Force Special Operations Command]] received the Osprey in 2006, and first deployed to [[Mali]], whic ...ons]] soldiers and their command team. Lt. Col. Eric Hill, leading the 8th Special Operations Squadron (SOS), observed "The tyranny of distance in the African continent

...RVN units - either as Border Guard Rangers or regular Rangers - as well as special operations units such as the [[Strategic Technical Directorate]]. They had a small but competent naval special operations unit modeled after the [[United States Navy SEAL]]s, the Lien Doi Nguoi Nha

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...k helicopters in BAI in 1991, with the literal first strike of that war by Special Operations helicopters on a critical early warning radar, the 2003 plan expected to us ==Special operations==

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Special operations and reconnaissance teams have needed augmentation with communications and [

For combat on the ground, force multipliers include GPS, night vision, special operations forces, precision-guided munitions and a common operational picture.

...o [[Infantry Brigade Combat Team]]s, [[Stryker Brigade Combat Team]]s, and special operations units such as the [[75th Ranger Regiment]].

===Special Operations=== ...se for them. MG Michael Repass commands the theater-level, multiservice special operations organization.

...can be used, from nuclear weapons to sabotage by a hand tool wielded by a special operations|special operator. A less obvious form of strike warfare deploys special operations|special operations forces in the enemy's rear areas, either to destroy critical targets by dir

*M1113 ECV is used for special operations vehicles and communications shelter carriers.

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...nama. Thereafter, he served as joint intelligence director (J-2), [[Joint Special Operations Command]] (JSOC), Fort Bragg, North Carolina from July 1997 to June 1999, J

...imes called '''motorized infantry''', or, not just in older times but with special operations forces working with guerrillas, '''mounted infantry''' that go to the battl ...f regular infantry (as distinct from [[special operations|behind-the-lines special operations units]]s, a '''fire team''' of 3 to 5 soldiers. Fire teams mutually support

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*Special Operations Command Pacific (Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii)

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...Between 2007 and 2009, he was [[Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations Capabilities]] (2007-2009) and a member of the Expert Panel of the [[Iraq S

****[[Brandenburg Regiment]] (Special Operations)

The '''Luc Luong Dac Biet (LLDB)''' were [[Special operations|Special Forces]] of the [[Army of the Republic of Vietnam]], originally a p | title = Unconventional Warfare: Rebuilding U.S. Special Operations Forces

====Special Operations Forces Liaison Element-Korea (ALE-K)==== ...rward deployed logistics planning and coordination element for U.S. [[Army Special Operations Command]].

...s given to the CIA, with most of the uniformed force coming from the Joint Special Operations Command. The assaulters were Navy SEALs. ...d was under the control of the CIA, with military personnel from the Joint Special Operations Command of which the Navy SEALs are assigned. CIA control does present som

...large number of [[cruise missile]]s and also be the mother ship for naval special operations forces, typically [[United States Navy SEAL]]s. ...r missile tubes can be adapted to hold either supplies for submarine-based special operations forces, or seven-shot Multiple-All-Up-Round Canisters (MACs) that can launc

...119|AN/PRC-119]]. Typically, they are assigned at the infantry battalion, special operations unit, or signal company levels.

...EALs]] are quite capable of boarding and security, but they are an elite [[special operations]] unit expected to carry the fight to the enemy. [[United States Marine Co

Fatah formed a deniable special operations unit, named Black September, not simply to carry out terror operations, but

While it emphasizes CAS directed by special operations troops, see Special reconnaissance#Fire Related Missions|a description of t

...in buildings, a pistol may become the primary weapon due to easy handling. Special operations personnel use finely tuned pistols when clearing rooms.