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FOX News/Warrior Maven: Air Force Special Operations pivots strategy toward major power warfare
Attacking enemy fighters in close-air-support aircraft, using ground-based laser designators to “paint” targets for aircraft and training friendly forces for the rigors of high-casualty close-in combat -- are all U.S. Air Force Special Operations Force skills tested and refined during the last decade and a half of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Drawing upon these Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs), Air Force Special Operations Command is accelerating a strategic shift from its recent counterinsurgency focus to preparing for “high-end” combat - or major force-on-force warfare against a technologically advanced enemy.
“I would tell you there is definitely strategic value for Special Operations in the high-end fight. With our mentality, we think outside of the box and about how to present dilemmas for the enemy,” Lt. Gen Marshall Webb, Commander - Air Force Special Operations Command, said Sept. 17 at the Air Force Association Convention.
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WNU Editor: The US Army is also preparing itself to fight the next major war .... The Army is converting two BCTs as it beefs up its fighting force for the next big war (Army Times). More here .... The Army is getting ready for a tough fight with a more capable enemy, and now 2 of its units are undergoing big changes (Business Insider).
