Special operations forces : elements, trends in force structure and funding / Naomi Duncan, editor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 11, 2016).

SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES ELEMENTS, TRENDS IN FORCE STRUCTURE AND FUNDING ; SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES ELEMENTS, TRENDS IN FORCE STRUCTURE AND FUNDING ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES: OPPORTUNITIES EXIST TO IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY OF FUNDING AND ASSESS POTENTIAL TO LESSEN SOME DEPLOYMENTS* ; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY ; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS ; WHAT GAO FOUND ; ABBREVIATIONS ; BACKGROUND ; SOCOM Roles and Responsibilities ; Organization, Oversight, and Funding of Special Operations Command

AUTHORIZED POSITIONS FOR SOF HAVE INCREASED SINCE 2001 BUT REMAIN A SMALL PORTION OF THE MILITARY SERVICES' TOTAL FORCE LEVELS Authorized Special Operations Military Positions have Increased since 2001 ; Special Operations Military Positions Constitute a Small Portion of the Military Services' Total Force Levels ; SPECIAL OPERATIONS- SPECIFIC FUNDING HAS INCREASED MARKEDLY SINCE FISCAL YEAR 2001, BUT DOD DOES NOT HAVE INFORMATION ON THE TOTAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT SOF ; Special Operations- Specific Funding Has Increased Considerably since Fiscal Year 2001

Services Also Provide Considerable Support to SOFDOD Has Little Visibility over Total Funding Devoted to SOF ; DOD HAS NOT FULLY CONSIDERED OPPORTUNITIES TO ALLEVIATE INCREASED SOF DEPLOYMENTS; SOF Deployments have Increased to Support Operations in the Middle East, but Focus is Beginning to Shift to Other Regions ; SOCOM Has Taken Steps to Manage the Effect of SOF Deployments, but Some Portions of SOF Are Still Heavily Deployed ; DOD Has not Fully Assessed Opportunities to Reduce the Demand for SOF ; CONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION ; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION

APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGYAPPENDIX II: RESOURCES AT U.S. ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND; APPENDIX III: RESOURCES AT U.S. NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND ; APPENDIX IV: RESOURCES AT U.S. MARINE CORPS FORCES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND; APPENDIX V: RESOURCES AT U.S. AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND ; APPENDIX VI: SPECIAL OPERATIONS-SPECIFIC FUNDING IN NOMINAL DOLLARS ; APPENDIX VII: U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND'S SERVICE COMPONENT COMMANDS' ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE DESCRIPTIONS ; End Notes

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