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U.S.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND -- BOOKS

Collins, John M. Special Operations Forces:
An Assessment. Washington, National Defense
University Press, 1994. 189 p.
Functions of the USSOCOM, pp 19-20.
Progress by ASD SO/LIC and USSOCOM, pp 25-34.
Book call no.: 356.16 C712s
Hayden, H. T. (LtCol, USMC). Shadow War: Special
Operations and Low Intensity Conflict. Vista,
CA, Pacific Aero Press, 1992. 288 p.
U. S. Special Operations Command, by Andy Gembara (LtCol,
USA, Ret), pp 25-30.
Book call no.: 356.167 S524
Special Operation Forces: Roles and Missions
in the Aftermath of the Cold War, edited by
Richard H. Shultz, Jr. and others. s.l., United States
Special Operations Command, 1995. 299 p.
Book call no.: 356.1670973 S741s
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations.
Department of Defense Appropriations for 1994,
Part 1.. Hearings Before a Subcommittee of
the Committee... 103rd Cong, 1st Sess. Washington, 1994.
1 vol.
Statement by General Carl W. Stiner, Commander in Chief,
U.S. Special Operations Command on Thursday, April 22,
1993, pp 285-340.
Book call no.: 353.6 C7491d 1994 pt.1
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed
Services. Department of Defense Authorization
for Appropriations for 1996, Part 1.. Hearings
Before the Committee... 104th Cong, 1st Sess. Washington,
1996. 1 vol.
Statement by General Downing, Commander in Chief, U.S.
Special Operations Command, pp 320-331.
Book call no.: 353.6 U587dh 1996 pt.1
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed
Services. Department of Defense Authorization
for Appropriations for 1997, Part 1.. Hearings
Before the Committee... 104th Cong, 2nd Sess. Washington,
1997. 1 vol.
Statement by General Shelton, Commander in Chief, U.S.
Special Operations Command, pp 725-736.
Book call no.: 353.6 U587dh 1997 pt.1
United States. Special
Operations Command. United States Special Operations
Forces: Posture Statement, 1996. Washington,
1996. 1 vol.
Book call no.: R 356.16 U581 1996
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U.S.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND -- DOCUMENTS

Air University (U.S.) Airpower Research Institute.
Cohesion: The Key to Special Operations Teamwork,
by Ralph E. McDonald, (Maj, USAF). Maxwell AFB, AL,
Oct 1994. 90 p. (AU-ARI-no.94-2)
Creation of the United States Special Operations Command,
pp 7-8.
Recommendations: USSOCOM, pp 61-62.
Doc. call no.: M-U 40084-7 no.94-2
Fawcett, Robert J. (LtCol, USMC). The United
States Special Operations Command. Newport,
RI, May 1987. 23 p. (Naval War College (U.S.) Student
thesis)
Doc. call no.: M-U 41662 F278u
Klingaman, James J. (Maj, USA). Proponency
for Military Operations Other Than War: The Case for
the United States Special Operations Command.
Fort Leavenworth, KS, 1995. 90 p. (U.S. Army Command
& General Staff College. Thesis)
Doc. call no.: M-U 42022 K651p
McChrystal, Stanley A. (Maj, USA). United States
Special Operations Command: The Future. Newport,
RI, Jun 1990. 21 p. (Naval War College (U.S.) Student
thesis)
Doc. call no.: M-U 41662 M1241u
Nugent, Robert P. (Maj, USA). The United States
Special Operations Command, Where Is It Headed?.
Newport, RI, Jan 1989. 27 p. (Naval War College (U.S.)
Student paper)
Doc. call no.: M-U 41662 N967u
Rose, Joseph M., Jr. Case Study: Command and
Control of United States Special Operations.
Monterey, CA, Sep 1988. 84 p. (Naval Postgraduate School
(U.S.) Thesis)
Doc. call no.: M-U 42525 R796c
Saier, William E. (LtCol, USAF). An Assessment
of Assessment: Is Selective Manning Right for USAF Special
Operations Aircrew?. Maxwell AFB, AL, Apr 1995.
42 p. (Air University (U.S.) Air War College. Research
report)
Doc. call no.: M-U 43117 S132a
Tyler, Anne K. (LT,USN). Intelligence and the
U.S. Special Operations Command: Looking for Solutions.
Monterey, CA, Mar 1989. 148 p. (Naval Postgraduate School
(U.S.) Student thesis)
Doc. call no.: M-U 42525 T981i
U.S. Special Operations Command.
McLean, VA, Mitre Corp, Mar 1991. 25 p.
Summarizes the 1990 Jason Summer Study. Examines a number
of technical questions raised by the Special Operations
Command.
Doc. call no.: M-U 43830-2 no.90-195
United States. Air Force. Special Operations Command.
Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E)
of the Special Operations Forces Planning and Rehearsal
System. Hurlburt Field, FL, Jun 1996. 1 vol.
(AFSOC project no.93-0003)
Doc. call no.: M-U 43903-4 no.93-0003
United States. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special
Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict. Special
Operations Forces Vision 2020. MacDill AFB,
FL, U.S. Special Operations Command, 1996. 26 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 43903-11
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed
Services. Special Operations Forces: Force Structure
and Readiness Issues. Washington, General Accounting
Office, Mar 1994. 53 p. (NSIAD report no.94-105)
Doc. call no.: M-U 41026-147 no.94-105
United States. General Accounting Office. Defense
Reorganization: DOD's Efforts to Streamline the Special
Operations Command. Washington, Nov 1990. 8
p. (GAO-NSIAD-91-24BR)
Doc. call no.: M-U 41026-147 no.91-24BR
United States. General Accounting Office. Special
Operations Command: Progress in Implementing Legislative
Mandates. Washington, Sep 1990. 49 p. (GAO-NSIAD-90-166)
Doc. call no.: M-U 41026-147 no.90-166
United States. General Accounting Office. Special
Operations Command: Progress Made in Completing Needed
Agreements. Washington, Jun 1992. 23 p. (GAO-NSIAD-92-109)
Doc. call no.: M-U 41026-147 no.92-109
United States. General Accounting Office . Special
Operations Forces: Opportunities to Preclude Overuse
and Misuse. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee
on Military Readiness, Committee on National Security,
House of Representatives. Washington, 1997. 33 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 41026-147 no.97-85
Uttaro, Gerald J. (LtCol,
USAF) and Vycital, Gary C. (LtCol, USAF). USAF
Special Operations Forces (AFSOF): A Road Map into the
Future. Maxwell AFB, AL, May 1988. 158 p. (Air
War College (U.S.) Research report)
United States Special Operations Command, pp 65-75.
Doc. call no.: M-U 43117 U93u
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U.S.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND -- PERIODICALS

Childress, Alan. U.S. Special Operations Command--A
"Customer-Led" IPT (integrated product team)
Success Story. Program Manager
25:10-14 May-Jun '96.
Downing, Wayne A. (Gen). Joint Special Operations
in Peace and War. Joint Force Quarterly
No.8:22-27 Summer '95.
Garrison, William F. (MajGen). USSOCOM (United States
Special Operations Command) View of Doctrine Special
Warfare 8:16-19 Jul '95.
Hessman, James D. and Thomas, Vincent C. Jr. Management
of Aggressive Risks. Sea Power
80:12-16 Sep '95.
Interview with Gen Downing, Commander in Chief, U.S.
Special Operations Command.
Interview: General Hugh Shelton, Commander-in-Chief
of the U.S. Special Operations Command. Jane's
Defence Weekly 27:32 Mar 5 '97.
"The asymmetrical attack becomes far more appealing...now
than in the past".
Kernan, William F. (BrigGen). USSOCOM Creates Clearinghouse
for New Ideas. Special Warfare
7:21 Apr '94.
Lindsay, James J. (Gen). USSOCOM (United States
Special Operations Command): Strengthening the SOF (special
operations forces) Capability: A Second Anniversary
Assessment of the Command's Successes and the Challenges
That Lie Ahead. Special Warfare
2:4-9 Spring '89.
Niedrauer, Bruce A. (Capt). Joint STARS (Surveillance
and Target Attack Radar System) Support to Special Operations
Command. Military Intelligence
22:15-17 Oct-Dec '96.
Rhodes, Jeffrey P. Any Time, Any Place: Special
Operations Forces, Rebuilt in the Aftermath of 'Desert
One,' Are Learning to Function Together in Their Unified
Command. Air Force Magazine 71:42-48
Jun '88.
Rylander, R. Lynn. Congress Takes Action to Modernize
Forces for Special Operations. Amphibious
Warfare Review 6:60-65 Summer '88.
Reviews the history of special operations and the establishment
of the United States Special Operations Command.
Schoomaker, Peter J. (LtGen, USA). Special Operations:
Shaping the Future Force. Army
47:12-15 Apr '97.
Starr, Barbara. Jane's Interview with General Hugh
Shelton, Commander-in-Chief of US Special Operations
Command. Jane's Defence Weekly
27:32 Mar 5 '97.
Starr, Barbara. Jane's Interview with General Wayne
Downing, Commander-in-Chief of US Special Operations
Command. Jane's Defence Weekly
24:32 Aug 26 '95.
Starr, Barbara. Jane's Interview with Rear Admiral
Raymond Smith (Director of Resources, USSOCOM).
Jane's Defence Weekly 25:32 May 1 '96.
Stiner, Carl W. (Gen). Special Operations Forces:
Strategic Potential for the Future. Special
Warfare 6:2-9 May '93.
U.S. Special Operations Command Established.
Defense Daily 151:287 Apr 20 '87.