Article: JAMES A. HOWARD (Ret. SGM) U.S. Army Special Forces Special Operations January 22, 1935 - May 21, 2002

Encyclopedia entry: Special Operations Forces
The Oxford Companion to American Military History;      700+ words ...Special Operations Forces OverviewArmy Special ForcesNavy SEALsMarine Special UnitsAir Force Special Forces Special Operations Forces: Overview Functionally, American special operations forces have existed since the seventeenth ...

Article: Special Operations Command, United States
Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security;      666 words ...Special Operations Command, United States Special operations forces (SOFs) are elite units of the United States ... since World War II, the formal organization of special operations did not emerge until much later, culminating in ...

Article: Special operations: Shaping the future force
Army;  April 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... U.S. interests and roles Army special operations forces (ARSOF) will play in the ... challenges ahead. The U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC), located at Fort ... the Army component of the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) located at MacDill ...

Transcript: SPECIAL OPERATIONS: FORCE MULTIPLIER IN ...
Regulatory Intelligence Data;  November 13, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Nov. 13, 2003 - Multitalented special operations troops provide senior U.S. military ... global terrorism, said DoD's top special operations official. Army, Air Force and Navy ... assistant secretary of defense for special operations/low intensity conflict. These ...

Transcript: JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNIVERSITY PREPARES TO ...
Regulatory Intelligence Data;  August 30, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... AFPN) -- United States Special Operations Command was born out of the need to integrate special operations into one operational entity ... in chief has established Joint Special Operations University as a focal point for ...

Special Operations Forces: Management Actions Are Needed to ...
General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony;  January 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... of Defense (DOD) has relied on special operations forces to conduct military operations ... service component under the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to integrate ... extent to which (1) the Marine Corps special operations command has identified its force ...

Article: MARINE CORPS SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND ACTIVATED
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 24, 2006 ;     685 words ... ... officially joined the ranks of U.S. Special Operations Command here today in a ceremony ... the men and women of the U.S. Special Operations Command and the United States Marine ... said at the activation ceremony. Special operations forces and U.S. Marines are legendary ...