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The Other Quiet Professionals: Lessons for Future Cyber Forces from the Evolution of Special Forces
Christopher Paul; Isaac R. Porche III; Elliot Axelband
发表日期2014-10-03
出版年2014
语种英语
结论

The Experiences of U.S. Special Operations Forces Offer Valuable Lessons for the Nascent U.S. Cyber Force

  • The history of U.S. special operations force evolution, culminating in the 1986 establishment of U.S. Special Operations Command, has much to offer by way of lessons for the contemporary cyber force, including U.S. Army cyber forces.
  • An analogy can be made between the special operations and cyber communities, but it is important to assess their differences as well as their commonalities and similarities.
  • Like U.S. special operations forces prior to the establishment of U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S. cyber forces need advocacy and a joint organizational home.

U.S. Cyber Forces Also Have a Unique Set of Needs and Requirements

  • Although it is much more dependent than early SOF on technical acquisition choices at the joint force level, the cyber force also needs better funding support and a rapid acquisition capability.
  • In contrast to U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S. Cyber Command needs nontraditional personnel authorities, particularly to facilitate the recruitment of highly skilled personnel from the private sector.
摘要

With the establishment of U.S. Cyber Command in 2010, the cyber force is gaining visibility and authority, but challenges remain, particularly in the areas of acquisition and personnel recruitment and career progression. A review of commonalities, similarities, and differences between the still-nascent U.S. cyber force and early U.S. special operations forces, conducted in 2010, offers salient lessons for the future direction of U.S. cyber forces. Although U.S. special operations forces (SOF) have a long and storied history and now represent a mature, long-standing capability, they struggled in the 1970s and 1980s before winning an institutional champion and joint home in the form of U.S. Special Operations Command. U.S. cyber forces similarly represent a new but critical set of military capabilities. Both SOF and cyber forces are, at their operating core, small teams of highly skilled specialists, and both communities value skilled personnel above all else. Irregular warfare and SOF doctrine lagged operational activities, and the same is true of the cyber force. Early SOF, like the contemporary cyber force, lacked organizational cohesion, a unified development strategy, and institutionalized training. Perhaps most importantly, the capabilities of both forces have traditionally been inadequate to meet demand. The analogy holds for issues of acquisition, the two forces' relationship with the conventional military, their applicability across the spectrum of combat, and their historic need for a strong advocate for reform. The analogy is not perfect, however. In terms of core capabilities, force accession, and tradition, the forces are also very different. But even these differences offer fundamental lessons for both the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Army with regard to the future and potential of the cyber force.

目录
  • Chapter One

    Introduction

  • Chapter Two

    Special Operations Forces Before U.S. Special Operations Command

  • Chapter Three

    The Transition to and Evolution of U.S. Special Operations Command

  • Chapter Four

    Cyber Forces and U.S. Cyber Command

  • Chapter Five

    Confirming the Analogy: How Alike Are Pre–U.S. Special Operations Command Forces and Contemporary Cyber Forces?

  • Chapter Six

    Lessons for U.S. Cyber Forces from U.S. Special Operations Command Acquisitions

  • Chapter Seven

    Conclusions and Recommendations

主题Cyber Warfare ; Military Acquisition and Procurement ; Military Career Field Management ; Military Information Technology Systems ; Special Operations Forces
URLhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR780.html
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Christopher Paul,Isaac R. Porche III,Elliot Axelband. The Other Quiet Professionals: Lessons for Future Cyber Forces from the Evolution of Special Forces. 2014.
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