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GAO Report on U.S. Special Operations Forces

The following is the October Government Accountability Office report, Special Operation Forces: Better Data Necessary to Improve Oversight and Address Command and Control Challenges.

From the report

What GAO Found

U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has established a variety of command and control (C2) structures to manage its Special Operations Forces (SOF). In calendar year 2021, USSOCOM reported that it had 28 active SOF C2 structures, primarily in the Middle East (Central Command) and...

https://news.usni.org/2022/10/07/gao-report-on-u-s-special-operations-forces-command-and-control

Marine Dies After Light Armored Vehicle Rollover, 6 Injured

U.S. Marines with 1st, 3rd and 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalions participate in the Bushmaster Challenge at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., on March 23, 2019. US Marine Corps

SAN DIEGO, CALIF. — The Marine Corps is looking into what caused the fatal rollover of a light armored vehicle on Wednesday at Camp Pendleton, Calif., that left one Marine dead and injured six others.

The Marines, who belong to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, were...

https://news.usni.org/2019/05/10/marine-dies-after-light-armored-vehicle-rollover-6-injured

Marine Raider Killed Following Training Accident

A Marine with a Polaris MRZR all-terrain vehicle on Jan. 22, 2019. US Marine Corps Photo

A Marine Raider has died from injuries he suffered during an April 13 training accident at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command announced on Monday.

The Marine was in a light-weight Polaris MRZR tactical transport that suffered an accident, officials told Marine Corps Times.

The Raider was seriously injured, was taken to a hospital but did survive, according to the statement...

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/16/marine-raider-killed-following-training-accident

Report to Congress on U.S. Special Operations Forces

The following is the Oct. 29, 2018 Congressional Research Service report, U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress.

From the Report:

Special Operations Forces (SOF) play a significant role in U.S. military operations and, in recent years, have been given greater responsibility for planning and conducting worldwide counterterrorism operations. U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has about 70,000 Active Duty, National Guard, and reserve personnel from all four...

https://news.usni.org/2018/11/01/37763