Manning, Equipping and Readiness Challenges Facing SOF

[Jedburgh]

The Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee met on 31 Jan 07 to receive testimony on current manning, equipping and readiness challenges facing Special Operations Forces:

GEN Bryan D. Brown, USSOCOM

LTG Robert W. Wagner, USASOC

RADM Joseph Maguire, USN Special Warfare Command

LtGen Michael W. Wooley, USAFSOC

MG Dennis J. Hejlik, USMC SOCOM

[Jedburgh]

...I almost posted this in the Adversary/Threat forum, but after reflection, figured it would make a better read here. This time (14 Feb 07), the Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee received testimony on the challenges posed to SOCOM posed by the global terrorist threat. This makes for a natural follow-on read after that on SOCOM's manning, equipping and readiness...

Bruce Hoffman - Al-Qaeda on the Run or on the March?

Daniel Benjamin - The Nature of the Terrorist Threat

Rita Katz - The Online Jihadist Threat

Jarrett Brachman - Challenges Facing the Nation by the Global Jihadi Movement