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US Special Operations Command
“Adapting to the
New Defense Strategy"
Lt Gen Bradley Heithold, USAF
Vice Commander
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Agenda
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Strategy, Budget, OPTEMPO
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USSOCOM Commander’s Priorities
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Non-Traditional ISR
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Defense Strategy
After 10 years of war the United
States and our military are at a
strategic inflection point.
We do not have to choose between
fiscal responsibility and a strong
national defense.
The President has insisted that
reductions in defense spending be
driven by strategy.
Defense Strategy
Primary Missions of the U.S. Armed forces:
• Counter Terrorism and Irregular Warfare
• Deter and Defeat Aggression
• Project Power despite Anti-Access/Area
Denial Challenges
• Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction
• Operate Effectively in Cyberspace and
Space
• Maintain a Safe, Secure, and Effective
Nuclear Deterrent
• Defend the Homeland and Provide
Support to Civil Authorities
• Provide a Stabilizing Presence
• Conduct Stability and Counterinsurgency
Operations
• Conduct Humanitarian, Disaster Relief,
and Other Operations
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Defense Budget Priorities
Five Major tenets:
I. Rebalance force structure and investment
toward the Asia-Pacific and Middle East
regions while sustaining key alliances and
partnerships in other regions
II. Plan and size forces to be able to defeat a
major adversary in one theater while
denying aggression elsewhere or imposing
unacceptable costs
III. Protect key investments in the
technologically advanced capabilities most
needed for the future, including
countering anti-access threats
IV. No longer size active forces to conduct
large protracted stability operations while
retaining the expertise of a decade of war
V. To the extent possible, structure major
adjustments in a way that best allows for
their reversal or for regeneration…
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OPTEMPO and Resources
13.0 K
$14
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12.0 K
SOF Global Deployment OPTEMPO and
USSOCOM Annual Budgets ($B)
$12
12
9.9 K
$10.3
$10.4
$10.5
$10.4
$10.5
$10.6
$10.8
$9.9
$10
10
$9.4
$8.9
$2.6
$ Billion
$3.4
$5.7
$4.8
$1.1
$2.8*
$4.1
8
$2.8
$1.0
$0.9
$1.1
$1.1
$1.3
$2.7
6
$5.6
$1.4
$1.9
$1.4
$4
4
$3.2
$2.3
$6.8
$6.0
$0.8
$6.1
$6.2
$6.9
$6.9
$6.8
$6.2
$6.7
$6.7
$5.2
$4.6
$2
$4.2
$4.1
FY 05
FY 06
2
$3.4
$2.3
$2.4
FY 01
FY 02
$-
0
FY 03
FY 04
FY 07
FY 08
FY 09
FY 10
FY 12
FY 13
FY 14
FY13
PB
Actuals
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FY 11
Base (BY13 PB)
O2B (Post RMD 700)
OCO (Per RMD 700) [* - estimated]
Avg Deployed Man-Years
SORR-J8
FY 15
FY 16
Pre -Decisional
Projections
FY 17
Man-Years in Thousands
$3.7
$6
$2.6*
$3.6
$7.9
$8
$6.0
$2.6*
$2.8*
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Agenda
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Strategy, Budget, OPTEMPO

USSOCOM Commander’s Priorities
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Non-Traditional ISR
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Commander’s Priorities
1. WIN THE CURRENT FIGHT
3. PRESERVATION
OF THE FORCE AND
FAMILIES
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2. STRENGTHEN GLOBAL SOF
NETWORK
4. RESPONSIVE
RESOURCING
USSOCOM
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1. Win the Current Fight
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71% of deployed SOF are in Afghanistan
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But the Fight is not just Afghanistan!
 SOCOM deployed to 75+ countries
 Building partner capacity (Indirect Approach)
– Security Force Assistance / Foreign Internal Defense
– Civil Affairs Operations
– Military Information Support Operations
Assist Geographic Combatant Commanders in
stopping the spread of Violent Extremism
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2. Strengthen the Global SOF Network
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Optimize the Theater Special Operations Commands (TSOCs)
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Establish Regional SOF Coordination Centers (Foreign SOF)
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Full trust and coordination throughout Interagency Community
SOCEUR
SOCCENT
SOCSOUTH
SOCAFRICA
SOCPAC
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USSOCOM
SOCKOR
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3. Preservation of the Force and Families
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Increase predictability of training and deployment
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Institutionalize Resiliency & Human Performance
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Strengthen SOF families
Humans are more important than Hardware!
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4. Responsive Resourcing
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Reprogramming
Sustain
current programmatics
thresholds to $20M or
20% (whichever is greater)
 Increase acquisition agility
 Combine and Consolidate program
 Protect the budget
elements, resulting in fewer line items
 Strengthen SOF Information
 Transfer Authority (eg O&M to RDT&E)
Enterprise
 Restructure the Strategic Planning Process
so that the CIO has increased resource
responsibility over all IT programs.
Resource programs and field
systems at the speed of War!
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Agenda
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Strategy, Budget, OPTEMPO
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USSOCOM Commander’s Priorities
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Non-Traditional ISR
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AC-130W NTISR
Configuration will include an upgraded ICS and Communications
Suite to provide a deployable configuration
Pilot & Co-pilot swing
arm displays and
helmet mounted
display upgrade to
follow date TBD
CSO Consoles,
populated with
SP50E equipment,
proven in combat
30mm MK 44
Trainable Gun
MX 20D Sensor
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MX20D sensor in
U Boat ALLTV
location
SDB Wiring Installed on external pylon
location
SOPGM 10 Shot
Door
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U-28: Real Time
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Rapidly fielded as gap-filler, now a
SOF-peculiar program: Tactical ISR
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Converted Pilatus PC-12 singleengine turboprop
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USSOCOM’s only manned airborne
ISR PoR
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Provides rapid response to SOF
CDR ISR priorities
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Dual FMV plus SIGINT
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Request to Congress for HD modifications
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Excellent example of industry & government partnership
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Complements SOF unmanned fleet to meet persistent ISR requirements
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MQ-1 & MQ-9
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USAF-provided platforms, with SOF
modifications
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Provide persistent, unblinking eye
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FMV & SIGINT
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Precision strike capability
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Beyond line of sight comms, remote
split operations
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High degree of cooperation and
sharing between AFSOC and USAF
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Acquisition and Fielding of HD FMV
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Distributed Common Ground System
DGS-4
Ramstein AB, DE
TIW
DGS-3
RAF Marham, U.K.
Osan AB, RoK
UT ANG
MA ANG
IN ANG
KS ANG
DGS-2
ECC
94 IS
Beale AFB, CA
NV ANG
NASIC
DGS-1
AL ANG
Langley AFB, VA
31 IS
AR ANG
AFSOC
DGS-5
Hurlburt Field, FL
Hickam AFB, HI
Active Duty DCGS Sites
Distributed Sites
TFI Partners
U.K. Partner Site
DGS LNOs
Combined Air
Ops Center
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ISR is a Stated Priority!
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“Our
investments include a mix of manned and unmanned
airborne ISR systems as well as the accompanying
Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination capabilities
and supporting communications architectures. We continue
to pursue investments in airborne ISR capability, including
High-Definition ISR technology, and we rely heavily on the
Services to expand their capabilities and capacity that
benefit DoD across the board.”
– ADM McRaven, Commander USSOCOM in his Posture
Statement before the Senate Armed Services Committee, March
2012
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Questions?
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