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1 online resource (140 pages) |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figure and Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; Purpose; Organization of This Monograph; CHAPTER TWO Special Operations Forces Before U.S. Special Operations Command; The Long and Storied History of Commandos; Vietnam and Its Aftermath; U.S. Special Operations Forces Limp into the 1980s; The Catalytic Failure at Desert One, 1980; Reform and Reconstitution in the Early 1980s; Problems Remain: Grenada, 1983; Further Congressional Pushes and Defense Resistance; Congress Takes Decisive Action, 1986 |
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CHAPTER THREE The Transition to and Evolution of U.S. Special Operations CommandFurther Legislation to Force Implementation; The Bureaucratic Burdens of Administering New Authorities; Evolution After the Establishment of U.S. Special Operations Command; The Authorities of U.S. Special Operations Command; CHAPTER FOUR Cyber Forces and U.S. Cyber Command; The Lexicon; Cyber Force Roles; The Need for Uniformed Cyber Forces; Integration into Full-Spectrum Operations; Authority to Operate in Cyberspace; Deployability; Current Cyber Force Structure; U.S. Army Cyber Forces; U.S. Cyber Command |
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CHAPTER FIVE Confirming the Analogy: How Alike Are Pre-U.S. Special Operations Command Forces and Contemporary Cyber Forces?Common Features; Personnel; Doctrine; Organization; Development Strategy; Institutionalization of Training; Adequacy Relative to Potential Demand; Similarities; Personnel; Relationship with and to Conventional Forces; "Precarious Values"; Applicability Across the Spectrum of Conflict; Acquisition Needs; Calls for Reform; Differences; Personnel; Historical Tradition; Salient Historical Events; Core Essence; Lessons from the Analogy |
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CHAPTER SIX Lessons for U.S. Cyber Forces from U.S. Special Operations Command AcquisitionsProblems with Current Acquisition Processes; Cyber Acquisition Needs; U.S. Special Operations Command Rapid Acquisition Needs; U.S. Special Operations Command Rapid Acquisition Processes; Culture and Other Keys to Success; Quick Recognition and Validation; The Ability to Contract to Develop Products Quickly; The Ability to Equip Selected Warfighters Rather Than Field Capabilities to the Entire Force; Track Record of U.S. Special Operations Command's Rapid Acquisition Programs |
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How Cyber Acquisition Could Be Modeled After the U.S. Special Operations Command Rapid Acquisition ApproachSummary; CHAPTER SEVEN Conclusions and Recommendations; Recommendations for the U.S. Department of Defense; Empower USCYBERCOM as a Joint Home for the Cyber Community.; Find Acquisition Solutions for Needed Cyber Tools; Recommendations for the U.S. Army; Support USCYBERCOM as a Capstone Coordinator of and Organizational Home for the Entire Cyber Force; Make U.S. Army Cyber Command for the Army's Cyber Forces What USSOCOM Is for All SOF |
| Summary |
With the establishment of U.S. Cyber Command, the cyber force is gaining visibility and authority, but challenges remain, particularly in the areas of acquisition and personnel recruitment and career progression. A review of commonalities, similarities, and differences between the still-nascent U.S. cyber force and early U.S. special operations forces, conducted in 2010, offers salient lessons for the future direction of U.S. cyber forces |
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Recognize the Precarious Value of Cyber Forces and Support Them Accordingly |
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Print version record |
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United States. Strategic Command (2002- ). Cyber Command -- History
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U.S. Special Operations Command -- History
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U.S. Special Operations Command fast |
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United States. Strategic Command (2002- ). Cyber Command fast |
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Cyberspace -- Security measures -- United States -- Planning
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Computer networks -- Security measures -- United States -- Planning
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Cyberterrorism -- United States -- Prevention -- Planning
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Information warfare -- United States
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Special forces (Military science) -- United States -- History
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Information warfare
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Special forces (Military science)
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Porche III, Isaac R
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Axelband, Elliot
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| ISBN |
9780833088000 |
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0833088009 |
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