Artifact

This final essay discusses the future of SOF. It suggests how SOF should optimize its support with the intelligence community in order to shift operations from having expertise in high-value targeting in a permissive environment to prosecuting operations against an adversary with robust cyber and space capabilities.

DEF 623 – Intelligence and Special Operations

Self-Reflection

This entry discusses my key takeaways from the Intelligence and Special Operations course. It discusses the importance of intelligence to SOF, the role of HUMINT within SOF, and the benefits and risks associated with SOF missions.