Hostage Rescue and Recovery Offensive measures taken to prevent, deter, preempt, and respond to terrorist threats and incidents, including recapture of U.S. Security Force Assistance Activities based on organizing, training, equipping, rebuilding, and advising various components of Foreign Security Forces.Ĭounterinsurgency The blend of civilian and military efforts designed to end insurgent violence and facilitate a return to peaceful political processes. law and DoD policies.Ĭounter-proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Activities to support USG efforts to curtail the conceptualization, development, possession, proliferation, use, and effects of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), related expertise, materials, technologies, and means of delivery by state and non-state actors. government agencies and implemented in accordance with U.S. These on-going and enduring activities are coordinated with U.S.

United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) conducts internet-based MISO in partnership with United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) to expose, counter, and compete against adversary malign activity and disinformation throughout USSOUTHCOM’s area of responsibility. Military Information Support Operations MISO are planned to convey selected information and indicators to foreign audiences to influence their emotions, motives, objective reasoning, and ultimately the behavior of foreign governments, organizations, groups, and individuals in a manner favorable to the originator's objectives.

Unconventional Warfare Actions to enable a resistance movement or insurgency to coerce, disrupt, or overthrow a government or occupying power.įoreign Internal Defense Activities that support an HN's internal defense and development (IDAD) strategy and program designed to protect against subversion, lawlessness, insurgency, terrorism, and other threats to their internal security, and stability, and legitimacy.Ĭivil Affairs Operations CAO enhance the relationship between military forces and civilian authorities in localities where military forces are present.Ĭounterterrorism Actions taken directly against terrorist networks and indirectly to influence and render global and regional environments inhospitable to terrorist networks.

Special Reconnaissance Actions conducted in sensitive environments to collect or verify information of strategic or operational significance. Direct Action Short-duration strikes and other small-scale offensive actions employing specialized military capabilities to seize, destroy, capture, exploit, recover, or damage designated targets.

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