Special Operations Outlook 2020 Edition

USASOC

INTERVIEW USASOC Commander Lt. Gen. Francis M. Beaudette BY SCOTT R. GOURLEY

Lt. Gen. Francis M. Beaudette assumed command, June 8, 2018, of U.S. Army Special Operations Command. Prior to commanding USASOC, Beaudette was commanding general of 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Beaudette was commissioned in 1989 as a military intelligence officer. In his first assignment, he served as a battalion assistant S-2, M1A1 crewmember, and armor platoon leader in Germany, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq. He went on to complete Special Forces training in 1995. His first assignment was to the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), where he commanded two Special Forces detachments, commanded the group headquarters company, and served as the group assistant S-3. He then served as the aide-de-camp to the commanding general of the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, and went on to serve as aide-de-camp

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Special Operations Outlook 2020 Edition

Published on May 15, 2020

Faircount Media Group

The world is changing rapidly in the 21st century, and special operations forces are adapting to a new security environment where great power competition is rapidly ramping up. While violent extremist organizations continue to pose a worldwide threat, near-peer competitors, both in the West and the East, demand a new focus both strategically and tactically. Responses to this new environment are in progress across a wide range of activities and programs. In this edition of Special Operations Outlook, we cover the increased cooperation of international special operations forces in meeting the threat of restive neighbors through increased cooperative training exercises and new entities like the Composite Special Operations Component Command (C-SOCC), as well as initiatives like the Trans-Regional Resistance Working Group. Equipment and technology are also adapting to a new focus, from new small arms technologies covered in our “Target Engagement Spotlight” to USSOCOM’s and NSWC’s exploration of AI, & much more.

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THE SON TAY RAID 50 YEARS: November 21, 1970

INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES COOPERATION

USSOCOM EMBRACES NEW TECHNOLOGIES

USASOC INTERVIEW USASOC Commander Lt. Gen. Francis M. Beaudette

NON-STANDARD COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

IN THE HEADLIGHTS OF NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND MODERNIZATION

COMMUNICATIONS

MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (MARSOC)

TARGET ENGAGEMENT SPOTLIGHT

AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (AFSOC)

TRANS-REGIONAL RESISTANCE WORKING GROUP

U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (SOCOM)