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Title: |
U.S. Special Operations Forces |
| Sub-title: |
Policies, Functions & Doctrines |
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| Edited by: |
Michael E Harris, Roger L Cook |
| ISBN10-13: |
1614705070 : 9781614705079 |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Size: |
180x260mm |
| Pages: |
150 |
| Weight: |
.484 Kg. |
| Published: |
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US) - February 2012 |
| List Price: |
165.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
Temporarily Out of Stock, more expected soon
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| Subjects: |
Warfare & defence |
| Special Operations Forces (SOF) are elite military units with special training and equipment that can infiltrate into hostile territory through land, sea or air to conduct a variety of operations, many of them classified. SOF personnel undergo rigorous selection and lengthy specialised training. The U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) oversees the training, doctrine and equipping of all U.S. SOF units. This book examines the background and issues for Congress of the U.S. Special Operations Forces with a focus on their history, mission and priorities, as well as their core activities. |
| Table of Contents: |
| Preface; U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background & Issues for Congress; USSOCOM Fact Book; Special Operations; Posture Statement of Admiral Eric T. Olson, USN Commander, United States Special Operations Command, Before the 112th Congress, House Armed Services Committee; Index. |
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