{"id":1262,"date":"2024-05-13T00:57:08","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T00:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daily-bullet.com\/?p=1262"},"modified":"2024-05-13T00:57:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T00:57:10","slug":"power-of-partnerships-is-focus-of-special-operations-forces-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daily-bullet.com\/?p=1262","title":{"rendered":"‘Power of Partnerships’ is Focus of Special Operations Forces Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TAMPA, Fla. \u2014 Senior leadership from U.S. Special Operations Command today emphasized the significant role that partnership plays in accomplishing the mission of special operations forces during keynote remarks at the start of Special Operations Forces Week 2024 in Tampa.<\/p>\n

While delivering a joint speech to roughly 3,000 convention attendees, Army Gen. Bryan P. Fenton and Army Command Sgt. Maj. Shane W. Shorter \u00ad\u2014 Socom\u2019s commander and senior enlisted leader, respectively \u2014 spoke about how global challenges require international SOF solutions.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe often speak about the power of partnerships, and we want to double down on that today because this conference is the manifestation of the power of partnerships,\u201d Fenton said.<\/p>\n

Framing SOF Week as \u201ca collision of differing perspectives crucial to solving intractable problems that our [partner and ally] nations depend on special operations to solve,\u201d Fenton and Shorter spent the early part of their remarks recapping Socom\u2019s three priorities: people, win, and transform.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are our number one enterprise priority, and they are our comparative and competitive advantage,\u201d Fenton said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd that team includes our partners \u2014 whether in our many courses in Joint Special Operations University or the 28 nations right in our headquarters, as well as the numerous SOF relationships we have around the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s convention has 20,000 registrants attending from 75 countries.<\/p>\n

As to the priority to win, Fenton said the global SOF team wins \u201ctoday and tomorrow, through our people providing options for decision-makers and dilemmas to our adversaries.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He added that the SOF community\u2019s three missions of strategic competition, crisis response and counterterrorism are accomplished through the power of partnership.<\/p>\n

Regarding the priority of transformation, Shorter credited Socom\u2019s partnerships with academia, industry and the entire international SOF team with keeping Socom \u201cat the cutting edge.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd, of course, there is tech,\u201d he\u00a0added. \u201cSeabed to space, cyber to fiber, your Socom team \u2014 fueled by the power of partnerships \u2014 is all about people.\u201d<\/p>\n

While providing an overview of the current geopolitical landscape as viewed through the eyes of Socom, Fenton credited the international SOF community with helping form such an assessment.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe see and sense more because of our partners,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd what I outline is a shared-sight picture.\u201d<\/p>\n

In laying out that picture, the two leaders\u00a0made mention of global adversaries working to degrade the very partnerships that Fenton and Shorter spent much of their keynote remarks lauding.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur adversaries seek to divide and weaken the power of these partnerships, and to challenge us even more with their hardware and tactics,\u201d Fenton said.<\/p>\n

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Additionally, Shorter said, the U.S. and its allies are seeing the character of war rapidly changing \u2014 with uncrewed robotics, ubiquitous surveillance tools, and artificial intelligence all working in concert to create a set of \u201cwicked problems\u201d that \u201cdefy simple solutions, require ongoing management, and have far-reaching global consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite such challenges, Fenton said Socom is rising to the occasion by \u201cdelivering asymmetric and asynchronous advantage and opportunities for our nation, across the globe, alongside our allies and our partners [and] providing dilemmas and challenges for our adversaries.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prior to segueing into a question-and-answer session, the two senior leaders rounded out their prepared remarks by reemphasizing Socom\u2019s commitment to robust partnerships.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe foundation for Socom\u2019s missions is our partnerships \u2014 forged by generational relationships and grounded in trust,\u201d Fenton said.<\/p>\n

Jointly sponsored by Socom and the Global SOF Foundation, SOF Week \u2014 which runs through May 10 \u2014 is \u201can annual conference for the international SOF community to learn, connect and honor its members,\u201d according to the event\u2019s official website.<\/p>\n

The highlights of this year\u2019s event include several keynote speakers, professional development seminars, industry engagements and a live capabilities demonstration.<\/p>\n

By Matthew Olay, DOD News<\/em><\/p>\n

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