SOF Rennaissance: People Win Transform

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SOF Rennasissance: People Transform Win

If you’re reading this document, it’s because you understand the value of Special

Operations Forces (SOF) – from yesterday, to today, and into tomorrow. You

know our unconventional approach to global challenges applies today more than

ever and fuels renewed relevance of SOF.

A SOF Renaissance is now upon us! In an era where technological advancement

is rapidly changing the character of war and threats are converging globally, our

eight decades of experience has tailor-made SOF for Strategic Competition’s

return. It’s in our DNA – speed of innovation, power of adaptability, comfortable

in chaos – hallmarks of SOF since 1944. Combined with our decades of experience

in crisis response and counterterrorism, we are now better than ever.

This pinnacle document – SOF Renaissance: People Win Transform – codifies

our efforts to tackle the challenges of today and realize the opportunities that

lie ahead. We’ve reached an inflection point, necessitating this timely update to

our 2022 vision and strategy. Above all, we will continue to learn and transform,

with a flexible formation ready to address whatever threats face the nation – just

as we did for GWOT – while maintaining our global remit for rapid response to

crises in distinctively SOF ways.

As we look back on the deliberate journey over the last two years, it’s clear we

have evolved, in how we balance the duality of our Service-like responsibilities

with our role as a Global Combatant Command. This duality demands constant

assessment of our priorities within ongoing missions, capability modernization,

and force readiness. For this truly unique command, our vision encapsulates

the direction for global SOF to continually provide options across competition,

crisis, and conflict for the Joint Force and the nation. The future of modern

warfare is here, and SOF is ready.

SHANE W. SHORTER

Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army

Command Senior Enlisted Leader

BRYAN P. FENTON

General, U.S. Army

Commander

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