Nathan R. Skipper, Jr. passed away on Friday, December 22, at his home in Trent Woods, while being cared for by his wife of 36 years, Karen. He battled numerous
This essay is a food-for-thought on the identity (culture), training and education of special forces (SF). The target audience is the special forces, the emerging wider special operations forces (SOF) community, politicians and key military decision-takers who must wield special forces. Admittedly every nation has its particularities, but many SF throughout the world have common concerns and difficulties when it comes to setting a culture that matches a clear identity. Not in terms of tasks like specialized forces, but in terms of purpose like special forces. Struggling to find a balance between too much or too little “unconventional” is also a universal phenomenon. It should be clear that there is a time for structure and optimization and there is a time for creativity and momentum. Knowing what to be in which circumstances is exactly the educational foundation of special forces: analytical acumen.
This essay is a food-for-thought on the identity (culture), training and education of special forces (SF). The target audience is the special forces, the emerging wider special operations forces (SOF) community, politicians and key military decision-takers who must wield special forces. Admittedly every nation has its particularities, but many SF throughout the world have common concerns and difficulties when it comes to setting a culture that matches a clear identity. Not in terms of tasks like specialized forces, but in terms of purpose like special forces. Struggling to find a balance between too much or too little “unconventional” is also a universal phenomenon. It should be clear that there is a time for structure and optimization and there is a time for creativity and momentum. Knowing what to be in which circumstances is exactly the educational foundation of special forces: analytical acumen.
Congresswoman Elaine Luria on Monday hosted a bus tour of Eastern Shore places and communities that need affordable and workforce housing and are ready for redevelopment, with her guests including local concerned citizens, real estate and planning professionals, town and county administrators, and state funding partners.
Peace Christmas Eve servicePeace Lutheran Church, 237 Harry Sauner Rd., Hillsboro, will hold its annual candlelight Christmas Eve services at 7 p.m. Friday