“These men and women are extremely skilled in blending into environments, gathering intelligence and also being able to work with and help guide assist local military forces,” Amenta said.īecause secrecy is of paramount importance, SOGs working in Ukraine would likely be limited to just a few officers in each unit. “They’ve essentially mobilized the entire nation.” In order to avoid detection, the SOGs are able to work undercover within local populations.
Amenta described the typical SOG as a small, covert, reconnaissance task force, often made up of intelligence agents from the NSA or CIA, paired with Special Forces soldiers like Green Berets or Delta Force commandos.
forces is the use of Special Operation Groups (SOGs). When it comes to gathering HUMINT, one option for elite U.S. “Not only do you get the real-time HUMINT (human intelligence) of what the Russians are doing, but you can have a real pulse of the continued capabilities of the Ukraine military learn the weaknesses and capabilities of our enemies,” including “what weapons, vehicles, aircraft, tactics, and troop units they are using.”īlakely added that such intel was vital for developing “future strategic plans should the U.S. Amenta’s co-author, Dan Blakely, another former Ranger, agreed that having local operators for sourcing information would be invaluable in the Ukraine conflict.
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