Posted on Dec 28, 2022
Army special operations rethinking force structure, tech
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Army Green Berets may have 16 per team instead of 12 in the future along with other changes to organizations and units.
Army special operations rethinking force structure, tech
Posted from armytimes.com
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Special Forces
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@LTC Eugene Chu
Considering the background of the new SMA, we should expect more changes in that force structure.
Considering the background of the new SMA, we should expect more changes in that force structure.
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12 man teams have worked well since 1952. SF has always exceeded the expectations of commanders irrespective of the situation presented. the 12 man team allows redundancy in all essential skill sets and leaves a very small foot print for the enemy to detect. A 16 man SFOD-A may not sound like much of a change, but it's a 25% increase in team size that IMHO leads to a 25% increase in possible detection.
These 'leaders' in our armed forces need to stop tinkering with everything. The current team size already works well.
These 'leaders' in our armed forces need to stop tinkering with everything. The current team size already works well.
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LTC Eugene Chu
..."Lt. Gen. Jon Braga explained that the increasing role that space and cyber operations play in competition and conflicts (such as the ongoing war in Ukraine) has necessitated a reconsideration of long-held truths. The recently-unveiled “influence triad” is a framework to help commanders consider special operations, space and cyber together in a modern-era “combined arms” model.
The command is experimenting with expanding the size of the Special Forces operational detachment-alpha from the traditional 12 soldiers to 16. Other “convergence” efforts are underway to integrate all three branches of Army SOF at the battalion and brigade headquarters levels rather than keeping them siloed by branch as they currently are.
Braga also said that the command is experimenting with creating a new career field with a tech focus to help take some of the technical load off of the soldiers currently on the teams.
The commander indicated that other options could be on the table as well, such as restructuring the reserve component civil affairs and psychological operations formations."
..."Lt. Gen. Jon Braga explained that the increasing role that space and cyber operations play in competition and conflicts (such as the ongoing war in Ukraine) has necessitated a reconsideration of long-held truths. The recently-unveiled “influence triad” is a framework to help commanders consider special operations, space and cyber together in a modern-era “combined arms” model.
The command is experimenting with expanding the size of the Special Forces operational detachment-alpha from the traditional 12 soldiers to 16. Other “convergence” efforts are underway to integrate all three branches of Army SOF at the battalion and brigade headquarters levels rather than keeping them siloed by branch as they currently are.
Braga also said that the command is experimenting with creating a new career field with a tech focus to help take some of the technical load off of the soldiers currently on the teams.
The commander indicated that other options could be on the table as well, such as restructuring the reserve component civil affairs and psychological operations formations."
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