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During the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), the United States has operated in an environment characterized by persistent, uncontested intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR). This environment reshaped elements of US Special Operations Forces (SOF), particularly those focused on counterterrorism and direct action, emphasizing precision strike capabilities over traditional Special Reconnaissance. The Russo-Ukrainian War suggests a paradigm shift is underway. Electronic Warfare (EW), Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (cUAS), and integrated air defenses contest the technical ISR capabilities of platforms such as drones and aircraft. This limits a battlespace commander’s ability to maintain constant situational awareness. As persistent ISR becomes less reliable, the comparative advantage of SOF grows. As the United States prepares for future conflicts, SOF must place renewed emphasis on Special Reconnaissance, self-sufficient operations, and deep-penetration intelligence collection in nonpermissive environments. Using historical examples of the Special Air Service (SAS), Long Range Reconnaissance Patrols (LRRPs), and Military Assistance Command, Vietnam-Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) alongside lessons from Ukraine, United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) should rebalance and reorient itself towards providing Special Reconnaissance and intelligence in denied spaces.
The PRC’s security goals include denying the United States unchallenged freedom of maneuver under the Arctic ice and the northern approaches to the PRC’s home waters. The PRC is systematically using instruments of national power flexibly to gain access to scientific treaty memberships, enter denied areas via scientific missions, and obtain comprehensive seafloor topographic data through undersea mining, commercial undersea cable ventures, and clandestine mapping missions. The PRC will probably use any intelligence advantage to ensure that, when it chooses conflict, it does so with an undersea presence that is both technologically advanced and informed by extensive knowledge of undersea topography, sensor arrays, currents, and NATO/US tactics.
Memory supplies the past, interpretation supplies the present, and expectation supplies the future. Together, these things produce a judgment about where events are heading.
Owen West’s brief remark during the 2026 AUSA Project Agincourt autonomous warfare panel deserves attention beyond the room. West, a former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, directed the question to Derrick Anderson, the office’s current occupant. The words “More to follow on that” were West’s. Anderson did not announce a new title. Nevertheless, the exchange raises a question with consequences beyond Pentagon nomenclature: If we remove low intensity conflict, who will protect the missions and capabilities it was intended to preserve?
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