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Popular Resources
Upcoming Courses
*Continuous Learning (CL) courses are not shownJoint SOF Logistics Course
SOF Chaplain Spiritual and Moral Resiliency
Joint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy
Recent Publications
Moral Injury: Implications for U.S. SOF and Ethical Resiliency
SOF Quills for the Porcupine: Applying Lessons from Ukraine to Taiwan
Disruptive Technology in SOF-Peculiar Environments: Promises and Challenges in Development, Management, and Acquisition and Procurement
Recently Ended
ThinkJSOU with Dr. Daniel Moore: "Offensive Cyber Operations: Understanding Intangible Warfare"
Lunchtime Talk with Nick Reynolds, Author of Need to Know: World War II and the Rise of American Intelligence
ThinkJSOU with Dr. Rory Cormac: How To Stage A Coup And Ten Other Lessons from the World of Secret Statecraft
Introduction to Special Operations Acquisition Course
Description
***NOTE: Students should be nominated by SOF AT&L before registering for this course. This course has two components, Distance and Residence Learning. Students complete pre residence distance learning requirements over a period of four weeks then complete 36 hours resident course over a five-days. This course focuses on the Special Operations (SO)-unique Program Agile Acquisition Cycle with emphasis on: special operations (SO) acquisition principles; SO acquisition process, methods, events, and products; and developing an acquisition strategy. Students receive foundational knowledge about USSOCOM Directive & Policy 70-1 and culminate their learning experience by presenting an Acquisition Strategy Brief to a Milestone Decision Authority.
Audience
All newly assigned special operations forces (SOF) Acquisition Technology & Logistics employees (military, government, or contractors); acquisition professionals supporting SO acquisition from external Department of Defense (DoD) agencies; and acquisition enablers throughout the Special Operations Enterprise.
Materials
Students must have internet access, commercial computer/laptop/device to access pre-requisite and distance learning course materials. All other course materials will be provided as necessary for the in-residence portion.