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Title

National Guard Special Forces : enhancing the contributions of Reserve Component Army Special Operations Forces / John E. Peters, Brian Shannon, Matthew E. Boyer.

Author

Peters, John E.

Publication

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Arroyo Center, 2012.

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Additional Authors

• Boyer, Matthew E.
• Shannon, Brian.

Description

65 p. : ill., maps (some col.); 28 cm.

Summary

Hoping to draw on the experience gained from nearly a decade of war, U.S. Army Special Operations Command wished to identify options for enhancing the contributions of the Special Forces Groups residing within the U.S. Army National Guard (ARNG). The research was motivated by the sponsor's belief that ARNG might occupy high-value capability niches that could be put to use in future deployments. This report presents an analysis of ARNG Special Forces capabilities. The study also examined the prevailing legal and policy guidance that affects how the ARNG raises, trains, equips, sustains, mobilizes and deploys its Special Forces, with the expectation that the guidance might constrain how these processes could be conducted to fill the niches. The report concludes that the expected capability niches do not exist in a form that could benefit the overall Special Forces community or serve as the basis for training, organizing, or deploying ARNG Special Forces. The report also concludes that the regulatory environment presents far fewer constraints than commonly thought and that many of the points of contention between ARNG Special Forces and U.S. Army Special Operations Command can be effectively managed through regular coordination, cooperation, and periodic conferences.

Series Statement

Technical report ; TR-1199-A

Uniform Title

Technical report (Rand Corporation) ; TR-1199-A.

Subject

• Special forces (Military science) > United States
• United States. Army Reserve > Organization

Note

• "Prepared for the United States Army."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 65).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction -- ARNG special forces and USASOC -- Strong suits and niches : identifying and playing to the strengths of ARNG Special Forces -- USASOC's menu of options.

ISBN

• 9780833060129 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 0833060120 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2012035743

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Harvard Library