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    Role Of Army Special Operations Forces In Nation Building
    Role Of Army Special Operations Forces In Nation Building
    Role Of Army Special Operations Forces In Nation Building
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    Role Of Army Special Operations Forces In Nation Building

    By Major Jeffrey J. Monte

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    Although the United States (US) has been involved in nation-building efforts for the past 100 years it does not have a doctrinal definition to articulate what nation building is. Another challenge for the US is the lack of a designated agency within the US Government (USG) to lead the effort. First, an interagency, agreed upon, doctrinal definition of nation building must be established. Following this, each department and agency within the USG must be examined to identify the role each plays within a nation-building operation. This examination will allow the identification of the relationships between departments of the USG and the resources available to conduct nation building.
    This thesis examines the role of Army Special Operation Forces (ARSOF) in nation building. In order to do so, a definition of nation building is established, key tasks of nation building are derived, and military tasks that support a nation building operation are developed. These military tasks are analyzed against the doctrinal missions and capabilities of ARSOF in order to identify how ARSOF can contribute to nation building. This thesis concludes with recommendations on the employment of ARSOF in nation-building operations.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTannenberg Publishing
    Release dateAug 15, 2014
    ISBN9781782897750
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      Role Of Army Special Operations Forces In Nation Building - Major Jeffrey J. Monte

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      Text originally published in 2000 under the same title.

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      Publisher’s Note

      Although in most cases we have retained the Author’s original spelling and grammar to authentically reproduce the work of the Author and the original intent of such material, some additional notes and clarifications have been added for the modern reader’s benefit.

      We have also made every effort to include all maps and illustrations of the original edition the limitations of formatting do not allow of including larger maps, we will upload as many of these maps as possible.

      THE ROLE OF ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES IN NATION BUILDING

      By

      MAJ Jeffrey J. Monte

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Contents

      TABLE OF CONTENTS 4

      ABSTRACT 5

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 6

      ACRONYMS 7

      CHAPTER 1 — INTRODUCTION 10

      CHAPTER 2 — LITERATURE REVIEW 15

      CHAPTER 3 — RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND ANALYSIS 22

      Nation-Building Definition 22

      Nation-Building Key Tasks 22

      Nation-Building Military Tasks 25

      Special Operations Forces 28

      Army Special Operations Forces 28

      Analysis of ARSOF within Nation-Building Military Tasks 30

      CHAPTER 4 — CASE STUDIES 34

      Operation Uphold Democracy: Haiti 34

      Army Special Operations Forces in Haiti 35

      Operation Enduring Freedom: Afghanistan 37

      Army Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan 38

      Analysis of ARSOF in Haiti and Afghanistan 39

      CHAPTER 5 — CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 42

      Conclusions 42

      Recommendations 42

      GLOSSARY 44

      REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 50

      REFERENCE LIST 51

      ABSTRACT

      Although the United States (US) has been involved in nation-building efforts for the past 100 years it does not have a doctrinal definition to articulate what nation building is. Another challenge for the US is the lack of a designated agency within the US Government (USG) to lead the effort. First, an interagency, agreed upon, doctrinal definition of nation building must be established. Following this, each department and agency within the USG must be examined to identify the role each plays within a nation-building operation. This examination will allow the identification of the relationships between departments of the USG and the resources available to conduct nation building.

      This thesis examines the role of Army Special Operation Forces (ARSOF) in nation building. In order to do so, a definition of nation building is established, key tasks of nation building are derived, and military tasks that support a nation building operation are developed. These military tasks are analyzed against the doctrinal missions and capabilities of ARSOF in order to identify how ARSOF can contribute to nation building. This thesis concludes with recommendations on the employment of ARSOF in nation-building operations.

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      I would like to thank the members of my research committee for their patience, assistance, and counsel throughout the development of this thesis. Their professionalism, expertise, and commitment to this effort are greatly appreciated.

      I would like to especially thank my wife Alexa for supporting me and tolerating the numerous days and nights needed to complete this thesis.

      ACRONYMS

      AFSOF—Air Force Special Operations Forces

      ANA—Afghan National Army

      ARSOF—Army Special Operations Forces

      AUSA—Association of the United States Army

      CA—Civil Affairs

      CAO—Civil Affairs Operations

      CBRNE—Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, or High-Yield Explosive

      CJCS—Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

      CJCSM—Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Manual

      CJSOTF—Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force

      CMO—Civil-Military Operations

      CMOC—Civil-Military Operations Center

      COCOM—Combatant Command

      CP—Counterproliferation (used in conjunction with WMD)

      CSIS—Center for Strategic and International Studies

      CT—Counterterrorism

      DA—Direct Action

      DOD—Department of Defense

      DOS—Department of State

      FID—Foreign Internal Defense

      FMS—Foreign Military Sales

      HCA—Humanitarian and Civic Assistance

      IMET—International Military Education and Training

      IO—Information Operations

      JCMOTF—Joint Civil-Military Operations Task Force

      JPOTF—Joint Psychological Operations Task Force

      JSOTF—Joint Special Operations Task Force

      MAAG—Military Assistance Advisory Group

      MAT—Ministerial Advisory Team

      MCA—Military Civic Action

      MOOTW—Military Operations Other Than War

      NAVSOF—Naval Special Warfare Forces

      NGO—Non-Governmental Organization

      NSS—National Security Strategy

      NSW—Naval Special Warfare

      OEF—Operation Enduring Freedom

      OP—Operational (Task)

      PRT—Provincial Reconstruction Team

      PSYOP—Psychological Operations

      PVO—Private Volunteer Organization

      QDR—Quadrennial Defense Review

      SA—Security Assistance

      SAO—Security Assistance Organization

      SEAL—Sea-Air-Land team

      SF—Special Forces

      SO—Special Operations

      SOA—Special Operations Aviation

      SOAR—Special Operations Aviation Regiment

      SOC—Special Operations Command (within a combatant command)

      SOCCE—Special Operations Command and Control Element

      SOCJFCOM—Special Operations Command, Joint Forces Command

      SOF—Special Operations Forces

      SR—Special Reconnaissance ST Strategic Theater (Task)

      UJTL—Universal Joint Task List

      UN—United Nations

      UNAMA—United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan

      UNMIH—United Nations Mission in Haiti

      USSOCOM—United States Special Operations Command

      UW—Unconventional Warfare

      WMD—Weapons of Mass Destruction

      CHAPTER 1 — INTRODUCTION

      Nation building is not a new mission for the United States or the United States military. The United States has been involved in nation building since the takeover in the Philippines in 1898 (Maslowsky 1993, 4), to include missions in Cuba, Germany, Japan, Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and now Iraq. In fact, the number of nation-building operations has increased since the demise of the Soviet Union with the United States averaging a nation-building operation every two years.

      The United States has experienced varying levels of success with nation building. In Germany and Japan following World War II, nation building was very successful, while in Haiti nation building was unsuccessful (RAND 2003, xix-xxi). Although it is too early to tell the results of nation building in Afghanistan there have been positive results, and the conditions within Afghanistan are improving (Celeski 2003).

      Although the United States has been involved in nation-building efforts around the world for the past 100 years, the United States does not have a doctrinal definition to clearly articulate what nation building is and what the role of the US Armed Forces is within a nation-building operation. One military officer, Colonel Jayne Carson, defines

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