Special Operations Forces on the Modern Battlefield

March 05, 2020 00:32:11
Special Operations Forces on the Modern Battlefield
Modern War Institute
Special Operations Forces on the Modern Battlefield

Mar 05 2020 | 00:32:11

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Show Notes

Our guest on this episode of the MWI Podcast is Maj. Gen. Patrick Roberson. He is currently the commanding general of the Army’s John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School. Before that, he commanded Special Operations Joint Task Force–Operation Inherent Resolve. He discusses SOF's role in the fight against ISIS and looks at the future of US SOF and what these elite units can contribute in an era of competition with peer and near-peer adversaries.

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