SOF Renaissance: People Win Transform
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SOF Renaissance: People Transform Win
If you’re reading this document, it’s because you understand the value of Special
Operations Forces (SOF) – from yesterday, to today, and into tomorrow. You
know our unconventional approach to global challenges applies today more than
ever and fuels renewed relevance of SOF.
A SOF Renaissance is now upon us! In an era where technological advancement
is rapidly changing the character of war and threats are converging globally, our
eight decades of experience has tailor-made SOF for Strategic Competition’s
return. It’s in our DNA – speed of innovation, power of adaptability, comfortable
in chaos – hallmarks of SOF since 1944. Combined with our decades of experience
in crisis response and counterterrorism, we are now better than ever.
This pinnacle document – SOF Renaissance: People Win Transform – codifies
our efforts to tackle the challenges of today and realize the opportunities that
lie ahead. We’ve reached an inflection point, necessitating this timely update to
our 2022 vision and strategy. Above all, we will continue to learn and transform,
with a flexible formation ready to address whatever threats face the nation – just
as we did for GWOT – while maintaining our global remit for rapid response to
crises in distinctively SOF ways.
As we look back on the deliberate journey over the last two years, it’s clear we
have evolved, in how we balance the duality of our Service-like responsibilities
with our role as a Global Combatant Command. This duality demands constant
assessment of our priorities within ongoing missions, capability modernization,
and force readiness. For this truly unique command, our vision encapsulates
the direction for global SOF to continually provide options across competition,
crisis, and conflict for the Joint Force and the nation. The future of modern
warfare is here, and SOF is ready.
SHANE W. SHORTER
Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army
Command Senior Enlisted Leader
BRYAN P. FENTON
General, U.S. Army
Commander
