New DOD Report Outlines Priorities for Special Ops Forces

By Keith Costa / July 16, 2003 at 5:00 AM
The Defense Department this week released a " Special Operations Forces Posture Statement " that outlines five operational priorities for the highly trained warfighters in the ongoing global war against terrorism. The five priorities offer a "practical framework" for directing special ops employment and budgets. "Although the current limitations of [special operations forces] cannot be addressed in this document, it should be clear that areas in which [they] are not adequately prepared to support [these priorities] represent critical areas for...

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