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Sensing and Supporting Communications Capabilities for Special Operations Forces: Abbreviated Version (2009)

Chapter: Appendix B: Meetings and Participating Organizations

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Meetings and Participating Organizations." National Research Council. 2009. Sensing and Supporting Communications Capabilities for Special Operations Forces: Abbreviated Version. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12630.
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Appendix B Meetings and Participating Organizations MEETING 1 JUNE 9-10, 2008 WASHINGTON, D.C. Defense Intelligence Agency; Joint Personnel Recovery Agency; Naval Research Laboratory; Riverside Research Institute; Sandia National Laboratories; U.S. Special Operations Command MEETING 2 JULY 17-18, 2008 WASHINGTON, D.C. Defense Intelligence Agency; The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; National Geospatial Intelligence Agency; Technology Services Corporation; U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center; U.S. Army Special Operations Command MEETING 3 OCTOBER 9-10, 2008 WASHINGTON, D.C. Air Force Research Laboratory; Army Research Laboratory; The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory; General Atomics; Harris Corporation; Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; Lockheed Martin; The MITRE Corporation Raytheon Company; Office of the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense (Advanced Systems and Concepts); U.S. Army MEETING 4 NOVEMBER 17-18, 2008 WASHINGTON, D.C. Naval Research Laboratory MEETING 5 DECEMBER 17-18, 2008 WASHINGTON, D.C. Writing meeting. 13

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Among its key responsibilities, the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) plans and synchronizes operations against terrorist networks. At any given moment, SOF are likely to be engaged in some state of the planning or execution of special operations in many countries around the world, spanning a wide range of environments and mission. SOF therefore must be capable of operating in environments ranging from tropical jungle to arctic, maritime to desert, subterranean to mountainous, and rural to urban. Within this vast range additional factors may influence technical and operational requirements including weather, topography, bathymetry, geology, flora, fauna, and human population density. All of these factors must be weighed in terms of the challenges they pose to supporting communications and operational security. In short, SOF must maintain the capability to operate globally, in any environment, angainst any threats that can be countered by its unique capabilities.

Sensing and Supporting Communications Capabilities for Special Operations Forces focuses primarily on the key core SOF task of special reconnaissance, to determine SOF-specific sensing and supporting communications needs and mapping them to existing and emerging technologies. The book discusses preliminary observations, issuees, and challenges, and identifies additional capabilities and technology areas that should be addressed.

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