The Growing Role Of U.S. Special Operations

McRaven Plots Global Expansion For Spec Ops -- Military Times/AP

WASHINGTON — As traditional military operations are cut back, the Pentagon is moving to expand the worldwide reach of the U.S. Special Operations Command to strike back wherever threats arise, or better yet, enable local forces to do the job.

U.S. officials say the Pentagon and the White House have embraced a proposal by special operations chief Adm. Bill McRaven to send troops that are withdrawing from war zones to reinforce special operations units in areas somewhat neglected during the decade-long focus on al-Qaida.

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Pentagon plots global expansion -- IOL News/AP/Reuters
Special Ops' burden of success -- CNN
Special-ops hostage rescue in Somalia shows shape of US campaign to come -- Chi

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More News On The Growing Role Of Special Operations

Pentagon plots global expansion -- IOL News/AP/Reuters
Special Ops' burden of success -- CNN
Special-ops hostage rescue in Somalia shows shape of US campaign to come -- Chicago Tribune/AP
Report: Military realignment to emphasize drones and special forces -- Government Executive
US Army Goes Underground: Special Ops Deployed Worldwide -- Global Research
Somalia rescue shows honed special operations capability -- USA Today
The Quiet Admiral -- New Yorker

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