POLISH SOF (REPORT FROM THE FIELD)...Recce Surveillance and Target Acquisition (IRSTA)…what next?...

POLISH SOF (REPORT FROM THE FIELD)

SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMANDSPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND

27 FEB 200727 FEB 2007 MG Edward GRUSZKAMG Edward GRUSZKA


AGENDA

CURRENT POLISH SOF STRUCTURE

SOF MAIN TASKS

OPERATIONS & COOPERATION

WAY AHEAD

SOC MISSION STATEMENT

GLOBALIZATION

ASYMMETRIC ACTIVITIES

DEMOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES

COLLAPSING REGIMES

NATURAL RESOURCES VIOLENCE

UNSTABLE MIDDLE EAST


THREATS


CURRENT SOF STRUCTURE

MODMOD

AIR FORCES

COMMAND

AIR FORCES

COMMAND

NAVYCOMMAND

NAVYCOMMAND

1 SOFREGIMENT

NAVY SOFFORMOZA

GS PL

SPECIAL UNIT GROM

SOCOMSOCOMLAND

FORCES COMMAND

LAND FORCES

COMMAND


(PL) SOC MISSIONEnable and support Special Operations across the Poland

and Alliance and provide the focal point for Special Operations expertise to MOD by:

C² Polish SOF;Providing direct link between SOF and MOD;Providing MOD with timely, effective, Special Operations Forces advice in support of the planning and execution of operations;Coordinating, synchronizing and supporting of the SOFforce generation process;Translating SOF strategic estimates into SOF operational tasks;Developing and publishing SOF Policies, Doctrine, SOP and SOI; Coordinating, synchronizing, and supporting SOF education, training and exercises;Coordinating training and development capability of the Polish SOF through a Federation of NATO SOF Training Centers.

Enable and support Special Operations across the Poland and Alliance and provide the focal point for Special

Operations expertise to MOD by:

C² Polish SOF;Providing direct link between SOF and MOD;Providing MOD with timely, effective, Special Operations Forces advice in support of the planning and execution of operations;Coordinating, synchronizing and supporting of the SOFforce generation process;Translating SOF strategic estimates into SOF operational tasks;Developing and publishing SOF Policies, Doctrine, SOP and SOI; Coordinating, synchronizing, and supporting SOF education, training and exercises;Coordinating training and development capability of the Polish SOF through a Federation of NATO SOF Training Centers.

SOF MAIN TASKS


COUNTER TERRORISM OPERATIONS

CCOUNTER OUNTER TTERRORISM ERRORISM OPERATIONOPERATIONSS

DIRECT ACTIONS DIRECT DIRECT

ACTIONSACTIONS

SPECIAL RECONNAISSANCE

SPECIAL SPECIAL RECONNAISSANCERECONNAISSANCE

MILITARY ASSISTANCE MILITARY MILITARY

ASSISTANCEASSISTANCE

MISCELLANEOUSMISCELLANEOUSMISCELLANEOUS


MAIN OPERATIONS

Haiti 1994

Slavonia 1996-1998

Kosovo 1999-2001

Macedonia 2001-2003

Persian Gulf 2002-2003

Iraq 2003 - 2007

Afghanistan 2001- 2004, 2007-


IRAQ


AFGHANISTAN

1st SOF Regiment1st SOF RegimentGROMGROM FORMOZAFORMOZANavy Seals

BBE21 SAS Reg

10 SFG75 Ranger Reg

200th Deep Recce

Coy

22 SAS Reg

3,5,10 SFGNavy Seals

SBS

BBE

Haeren

JagerkommandoMarine Jagerkommando

URNA

YPT

Israel SF


MULTIRATERAL COOPERATION


TRAINING


THEY SAID …

„

Unit GROM is absolutely parallel with DELTA unit. It is a very big achievement giving Poland an important

international asset” Zbigniew

Brzeziński

–

Former Security Adviser of US President

„„

Unit GROM is absolutely Unit GROM is absolutely paraparallllel with DELTA unit. el with DELTA unit. It is a very big achievement giving Poland an important It is a very big achievement giving Poland an important

international assetinternational asset”” ZbigniewZbigniew

BrzeziBrzezińńskiski

––

Former Security Adviser of US PresidentFormer Security Adviser of US President

„

Polish SOF unit GROM is the first class, outstanding people with outstanding morale ...

I would be very happy if I could work with this unit during the emergency situation”

Generall

Wayne A. Downing

„„

Polish SOF unit GROM is the first class, outstanding Polish SOF unit GROM is the first class, outstanding people with outstanding morale ... people with outstanding morale ...

I would be very happy if I could work with this unit I would be very happy if I could work with this unit during the emergency situationduring the emergency situation””

GenerallGenerall

Wayne A. DowningWayne A. Downing

REORGANIZATION OF C2 STRUCTURE

REORGANIZATION CS, CSS

EQUIPPED WITH HIGH TECHNOLOGY

UNITS TTPs AND EQUIPEMENT UNIFICATION


WAY AHEAD

MOD

1 SOF REGIMENT

GS PL

Air SOF Wing

NAVYCOMMAND

CS & CSS UNITS

SOB

SPECIAL UNIT GROM

NAVY SOF FORMOZA

SOF Training Center


FUTURE SOF STRUCTURE

AIR FORCES COMMAND

LAND FORCES COMMAND

SOBSOB SOBSPECIAL

OPERATIONS COMMAND

OPTOELECTRONICS, GPS

HIGH TARGETING ASSETS

CYBER SPACE

NETWORK-CENTRIC CAPABILITIES


HIGH TECHNOLOGY

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES


INTEROPERABILITYInteroperability needs to be a community effort.

We have concentrated on CIS to date, we are moving into Intel Recce Surveillance and Target Acquisition (IRSTA)…what next?

Joint Special Operations Capabilities Task Force is therefore the primary point of entry.Impact to date:

- CIS experimentation campaign;- Precision Airdrop systems in service;- Warfare Ops Center connectivity.

Interoperability needs to be a community effortInteroperability needs to be a community effort..

We have concentrated on CIS to date, we are moving into We have concentrated on CIS to date, we are moving into Intel Intel RecceRecce Surveillance and Target Acquisition Surveillance and Target Acquisition (IRSTA)(IRSTA)……what next?what next?

Joint Special Operations Capabilities Joint Special Operations Capabilities TaskTask ForceForce is is therefore the primary point of entrytherefore the primary point of entry..Impact to date: Impact to date:

-- CIS experimentation campaignCIS experimentation campaign;;- Precision Airdrop systems in service;-- Warfare Ops Center connectivity.Warfare Ops Center connectivity.

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