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To: unclewest who wrote (204911)	5/4/2007 9:27:42 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793975

New Doctrine for U.S. Special Operations Forces [W. Thomas Smith Jr.] The office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has just released a 400-page document outlining in great detail the doctrine for "organizing, planning, preparing, and executing" U.S. military special operations worldwide. It includes "targeting and mission planning," as well as "guidance on establishing command relationships normally associated with a JSOTF [Joint Special Operations Task Force] or theater special operations command." . The document — entitled, Joint Special Operations Task Force Operations — is very precise, complex stuff indeed. But then so are special ops. . Here's a highlight from the executive summary: fas.org "There are four principles of SO [special operations] mission planning. These are: SOF [special operations forces] may begin planning by providing options to the JFC [joint force commander]; specific targets or mission assignments for SOF should always contribute substantially to the strategic and operational objectives within the lines of the operation being executed; SOF missions are complete packages that include insertion, resupply, fire and maneuver support, extraction and personnel recovery that must be thoroughly planned before committing the force; and SO rarely can be repeated if they at first fail, since SO targets normally are perishable either from a military or political viewpoint." Oh, wondering what a Joint Special Operations Task Force really is? That's in there, too: "[A JSOTF is] a joint task force composed of special operations units from more than one service, formed to carry out a specific special operation or prosecute special operations in support of a theater campaign or other operations. The Joint Special Operations Task Force may have conventional non-special operations units assigned or attached to support the conduct of specific missions." Read the entire document here. tank.nationalreview.com