DoD Role in Shaping Special Operations

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DoD Role in Shaping Special Operations

• NDIA SO/LIC Symposium
• 6 February 2004
• Honorable Thomas W. OConnell
• ASD-SOLIC

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Organizational Changes Homeland Defense

• Within Department of Defense
• United States Northern Command
• Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland
  Defense
• Within US Government
• Department of Homeland Security
• Homeland Security Council

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SO/LIC Principals
ASD SO/LIC (The Honorable Thomas OConnell)
Principal Deputy ASD SO/LIC (Mr. Paul Butler)
DASD SPECIAL OPS COMBATING TERRORISM (Mr
Michael Westphal)
DASD STABILITY OPERATIONS (Dr Joseph Collins)
DASD SPECIAL OPS PROGRAM SUPPORT (Mr Paul Butler)
Acting DASD COUNTERNARCOTICS (Mr Bob Newberry)
DIRECTOR, SPECIAL OPS RESOURCES (Mr Tim Morgan)
Peacekeeping Humanitarian Assistance
CNT Counter Narcoterrorism Worldwide
Detainee Policy Military PSYOP
MFP-11 Technology Oversight
Strategy Integration Policy Execution
Coordination AntiTerrorism Force Protection
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Changes in Defense Strategic Focus

• SOCOM from supporting to supported combatant
  command
• Regional to Global
• Reactive to Proactive

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National Strategies with particular SOLIC
interest

• National Security Strategy
• National Strategy for Combating Terrorism
• National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass
  Destruction
• National Drug Control Strategy

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Secretary of Defense Query Examples

• Does DoD need to think through new ways to
  organize, train, equip and focus to deal with the
  global war on terror?
• Are the changes we have made and are making too
  modest and incremental?
• What else should we be considering?

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Global War On Terrorism Strategy Support
Framework

• Protect the Homeland
• Disrupt and destroy terrorist networks
• Counter moral and ideological support for
  terrorism

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Projected Increases in SOCOM / MFP-11 resources

• Linked to increasing role in global war on
  terrorism
• 20 funding increase over 2003 level
• 4,000 manpower increase over next 5 years
• Initial 700 to provide 24/7 operations and
  intelligence fusion supported commander
• Future increases in both active and reserve
  components

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The Global Picture Counter Narcoterrorism (CNT)

• Drug smuggling routes, methods, and revenues may
  benefit terrorists. DoD has worked with the
  countries shown in pink to fight drug trafficking.

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Global SOF Activities Examples

• Iraq
• Colombia
• Philippines
• Afghanistan
• Joint and Combined Exchange Training
• Regional Counterterrorism Fellowship

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Interoperability Initiatives
US Coast Guard
US Marine Corps
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Policy Functions as a Two-way Street
National Security Interest
National Security Strategy
Pentagon visits by soldiers
National Strategy for Combating Terrorism
Site visits by leaders
Ground Level Execution