TY - BOOK AU - Duncan,Naomi TI - Special Operations Forces: elements, trends in force structure and funding T2 - Military and veteran issues SN - 9781634844420 (hbk.) AV - UA34 .S64 S741 2016 PY - 2016/// CY - New York PB - Nova Science Publishers KW - U.S. Special Operations Command KW - Appropriations and expenditures KW - Organization KW - Special forces (Military science) KW - United States KW - Unified operations (Military science) N1 - "This is an edited, reformatted and augmented version ..."--Page 1; Includes bibliographical references and index; Special Operations Forces : opportunities exist to improve transparency of funding and assess potential to lessen some deployments / United States Government Accountability Office -- Statement of Michael D. Lumpkin, Assistant Secretary of Defense, Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict. Hearing on "Special Operations Forces in an uncertain threat environment : a review of the fiscal year 2016 budget request for U.S. Special Operations Command" -- Statement of General Joseph L. Votel, Commander, U.S. Special Operations Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command. Hearing on "Special Operations Forces in an uncertain threat environment : a review of the fiscal year 2016 budget request for U.S. Special Operations Command" -- U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) : background and issues for Congress / Andrew Feickert ER -