This Army training video produced in 1984 was intended for Army Captains and Majors in the Special Forces branch and depict SOF’s role in defense at that time.
The evolving nations with political and economic power struggles have created a constant stream of worldwide special situations and these are the missions of SOF:
1. Foreign internal defense
2. Unconventional warfare
3. Strategic and tactical reconnaissance
4. Strike
5. Strategic and tactical psychological operations (PSYOPS)
6. Civil administration
7. Rescue and evacuation
8. Collection security
9. Humanitarian operations
10. Terrorism counteraction
11. Civil affairs
12. Safeguarding of U.S. citizens abroad
13. Deception operations
14. Security assistance
15. Special Operations Aviation
16. Sabotage
