Post-Afghanistan, Special Operations to Shift to Conflict Prevention
07.31.2013 at 11:56am
Post-Afghanistan, Special Operations to Shift to Conflict Prevention by Steff Thomas, National Defense
After U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan ends, special operators will have to shift from fighting in conflicts to helping to prevent them, Special Operations Command leaders said July 29.
The ability to build relationships with partner nations will determine whether this shift from combat to prevention works or not, said Col. Stuart Bradin, chief of the global network operational planning team at the U.S. Special Operations Command…
