CLINE Lawrence E <br/><br/>
Special operations and the intelligence system / 
by Lawerence E Cline 
 -  2005 
<br/><br/> The U.S. Dept of Defense has a clear  preference for the "Afghanistan model" in which a small number of special operations forces (SOF), backed by an extensive support structure, destroy terrorist targets and their infrastructure. This kind of model relies heavily on the internal intelligence resources of the SOF units themselves as well as the wider intelligence structure. Notes that a single twelve man Special Forces A Team may require input from virtually all America's national intelligence agencies. Using the Afghanistan example this article considers how well intelligence integration has worked in practice and looks at the requirements to achieve effective information flows in both directions. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>SPECIAL OPERATIONS<br/>INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT<br/>UNITED STATES--SPECIAL FORCES--AFGHANISTAN