Military Sees Broader Role for Special Operations Forces, in Peace and War
Military Sees Broader Role for Special Operations Forces, in Peace and War by Thom Shanker, New York Times.
Here at the headquarters of the Army , planning is well under way for a significantly increased presence in Africa, Asia and Latin America for the Special Forces soldiers with the distinctive green berets who were the first American troops into after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Special Operations forces, which include Green Berets, teams, the Rangers and specialized aviation units, have historically been a small corner of the military and not always embraced by conventional commanders.
But they took on large and central roles for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and their integration with the conventional military transformed the way the Defense Department is thinking about future conflicts…
