Naval Special Warfare (NSW) has a unique requirement to provide operational support as both Special Operations Forces and naval support elements. Their support to both fleet and Special Operations commanders has been a source of controversy since the 1987 inception of the US Special Operations Command. Special Operations advocates propose that all Naval Special Warfare forces should be assigned under operational control (OPCON) of the theater Special Operations Command who will provide forces as necessary to support fleet operations. Navy and Marine Corps advocates are not convinced that traditional amphibious and maritime operational requirements will be adequately supported if OPCON is relinquished. As the geographic Commanders-in- Chief (CINC) gained power and influence, so too did the sub-unified theater Special Operations Commands. The operational primacy of the theater Special Operations Command has served to negate the utility of having NSW assets as integral members of the Carrier Battle Group and Amphibious Ready Group. Special Operations mission requirements are usually tasked from the theater CINC very early in the planning phase, usually designating the theater Special Operations Command as the Joint Special Operations Task Force. Even in the littoral area, the SEALS on the ship will likely not be tasked because the joint force SEALS will have already been employed to fulfill the requirement.
Naval Special Warfare Deployments in Support of Theater Commanders: Special Operations Forces or Naval Support Elements
2000
49 pages
Report
No indication
English
Military Sciences , Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics , Special operations forces , Naval warfare , Task forces , Interoperability , Case studies , Joint military activities , Littoral warfare , Military commanders , Military planning , Unconventional warfare , Theater level operations , Military strategy , Naval operations , Nsw(Naval special warfare) , Soc(Special operations commands) , Opcon(Operational control) , Cinc(Commanders-in-chief) , Carrier battle groups , Amphibious ready groups , Joint special operations task forces , Navy seals , Joint force seals , Duality , Advance force operations , Marine expeditionary unit , Meu(Marine expeditionary unit) , Naval support elements
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