Building special operations partnerships in Afghanistan and beyond : challenges and best practices from Afghanistan, Iraq, and Colombia / Austin Long, Todd C. Helmus, S. Rebecca Zimmerman, Christopher M. Schnaubelt, Peter Chalk.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, ©2015.Description: xix, 100 pages ; 30 cmISBN:
  • 9780833087591
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • UA853. A3.
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Contents:
Contents: Preface—Summary—Acknowledgments—Abbreviations—Chapter one : introduction—Chapter two : SOF partnership in Afghanistan : the Ministry of Interior’s National Mission Units—Chapter three : SOF partnership in Afghanistan : Ministry of Interior’s provincial response companies—Chapter four : SOF partnership in Afghanistan : the ANASOF special operations Kandaks—Chapter five : SOF partnership in Iraq—Chapter six : SOF partnership in Colombia—Chapter seven : best practices and recommendations for SOF partnering—Chapter eight : conclusion : SOF partnership beyond Afghanistan—Appendixes—References.
Summary: Summary: “To better understand how the Special Operations Joint Task Force–Afghanistan (SOJTF-A) and its subordinate units can effectively solidify the capabilities of Afghan special operations forces (SOF), a team of RAND analysts visited U.S. and coalition units partnering with Afghan SOF. The team also examined SOF-partnership case studies from Iraq and Colombia. The goal of this study was to understand key challenges confronting the SOF partnering mission and identify best practices for partnering across an array of international units…”—(summary page).

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents: Preface—Summary—Acknowledgments—Abbreviations—Chapter one : introduction—Chapter two : SOF partnership in Afghanistan : the Ministry of Interior’s National Mission Units—Chapter three : SOF partnership in Afghanistan : Ministry of Interior’s provincial response companies—Chapter four : SOF partnership in Afghanistan : the ANASOF special operations Kandaks—Chapter five : SOF partnership in Iraq—Chapter six : SOF partnership in Colombia—Chapter seven : best practices and recommendations for SOF partnering—Chapter eight : conclusion : SOF partnership beyond Afghanistan—Appendixes—References.

Summary: “To better understand how the Special Operations Joint Task Force–Afghanistan (SOJTF-A) and its subordinate units can effectively solidify the capabilities of Afghan special operations forces (SOF), a team of RAND analysts visited U.S. and coalition units partnering with Afghan SOF. The team also examined SOF-partnership case studies from Iraq and Colombia. The goal of this study was to understand key challenges confronting the SOF partnering mission and identify best practices for partnering across an array of international units…”—(summary page).

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