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Knowing (And Understanding) Your Operational Environment

Knowing (And Understanding) Your Operational Environment
File photo of old military maps. The first SOF Imperative is "Understand the operational environment." Baptiste_Heschung/Pixabay
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No element in the entire U.S. Department of Defense is more  time-tested and combat-proven than the respective Special Operations Forces (SOF) of each branch of the military.

Generations of the greatest strategic minds in the modern era have contributed to an unparalleled institutional knowledge inside these units; their collective souls possess the secrets of what it takes to perform at the very highest levels, in the most time-sensitive environments, in order to complete complex and challenging operations with the highest degree of success.
Chris Erickson
Chris Erickson
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Chris Erickson is a combat veteran and former Green Beret with extensive experience deployed to various locations across the world. He now works in the communications industry. Follow him on Twitter at @EricksonPrime.
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