NSOF AND ROTARY-WING PLATFORMS – INTEGRATED OR JOINT?

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-125
Author(s):  
Dan-Marian UNGUREANU ◽  
Ioan MOLDOVAN
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
The Black Sea ◽  
Special Operations ◽  
Standard Operating ◽  
Special Operations Forces ◽  
Maritime Operations ◽  
Integrated Or ◽  
The Military ◽  
Rotary Wing ◽  
Maritime Environment

Abstract: There is today a burgeoning discussion about how Romanian Naval Special Operations Forces (RNSOF) is supported in maritime operations by the conventional means of the Romanian Navy rotary-wing platforms. As part of this approach, we set out to analyze the regulatory framework for ensuring the support of naval aviation in the execution of NSOF missions. Thus, we will study the evolution of the cooperation of the ROU Navy Helicopter Group and NSOF from the perspective of regulations on cooperation, training, common standard operating procedures, references on standardization and safety in the execution of training and missions in the maritime environment. This research addresses an aspect of special operations that has yet to be explained adequately. To achieve this goal, we will describe how these operations are conducted in NATO countries, which have integrated maritime aviation in support of naval forces for special operations in the maritime environment. According to the specified causes to achieve our objectives, we will search for solutions to compensate or reduce the gap between necessity and reality. Through comparative analysis and documentation on the strategies used by foreign military forces, with similar roles and missions, we will provide solutions that will cover an area that can vary from adapting procedures to establishing the need to develop certain regulations. Our study is addressed to persons involved or interested in the military field and special naval operations and aims to highlight the importance of developing the NSOF capacity to cooperate with integrated maritime aviation and adjusted to the requirements of the execution of special maritime operations. Taking these recommendations into account will increase the effectiveness of NSOF maritime operations with the support of rotary-wing platforms while ensuring the transition to a robust/ real joint NSOF capability in response to existing threats in the Black Sea.

Bridge Resource Management: Training for the Minimisation of Human Error in the Military Naval Context

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (5) ◽  
pp. 1146-1158
Author(s):  
Sandra Campaniço Cavaleiro ◽  
Catarina Gomes ◽  
Miguel Pereira Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Human Error ◽  
Management Training ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Training Requirements ◽  
Maritime Operations ◽  
Military Teams ◽  
The Military ◽  
Naval Officers ◽  
Maritime Environment

Naval maritime operations entail a permanent concern for safety, ensuring that all crew members receive the necessary information on time. This implies the existence of specific training for improving non-technical skills (NTS). This paper proposes that bridge resource management (BRM) may be determinant for the success of naval maritime operations. Through a literature review on NTS, maritime team training and BRM, the paper presents insights about the way the level of NTS, inherent to BRM, may be determinant for naval officers to operate in safety. We propose that human error may be minimised and safety maximised in military teams operating in the maritime environment through the implementation of an NTS training programme. The paper offers an insight into the importance of safety during maritime operations, focusing on recent international orientations about training requirements, proposing that implementing BRM will be pivotal for the future of the military navy context.

Civil-Military Relations Post-9/11

2019 ◽  
pp. 61-82
Author(s):  
Donald S. Travis
Keyword(s):  
Vietnam War ◽  
Military Operations ◽  
Military Establishment ◽  
Special Operations ◽  
Civil Military Relations ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
Special Operations Forces ◽  
Military Relations ◽  
The Military

Post-9/11 civil-military challenges associated with sustained military operations against assorted enemies in Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia, and other regions around the world are examined through the Clausewitzian concept known as the "paradoxical trinity" of the people, the military establishment, and the civilian government. As America's wars are conducted by a consortium of land forces that General Peter Schoomaker once characterized as a "new strategic triad" composed of the Army and Marines with Special Operations Forces (SOF), the Clausewitzian framework is employed to help reassess three interrelated lessons drawn from the Vietnam War: the legality of war, the use of advanced weapons and their associated strategies, and the persistent debates over how best to employ military power focused on conventional versus unconventional forces' roles, missions, and tactics. Potential futures of landpower and civil-military relations are identified and discussed to challenge current political and military policies and stimulate further inquiry.

scholarly journals APPROACH TO THE FORMALIZATION OF THE PROCESS OF CONDUCTING SPECIAL ACTIONS BY A SPECIAL FORCES UNIT USING THE ANALYTICAL-STOCHASTIC MODEL.

2021 ◽  
pp. 36-43
Author(s):  
A. Kokoiko
Keyword(s):  
Stochastic Model ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Armed Conflicts ◽  
International Terrorism ◽  
Unified Approach ◽  
Special Forces ◽  
Special Operations ◽  
Arms Trade ◽  
Special Operations Forces ◽  
The Military

The current realities of the military-political situation in the world comprise the emergence of a significant number of new contradictions of various natures between states and entire regions, and in some countries acute territorial, religious and ethnic confrontations that have led to a number of armed conflicts. In addition, international terrorism, drug smuggling, illegal arms trade and organized crime pose serious threats today. The emergence of these threats brings the necessity of drastic changes in approaches to resolving them. A significant share in the settlement of these conflicts belongs to the Special Operations Forces, which is the youngest and most advanced component of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The authors identify one of the main problems that is the lack of a unified approach to the formalization of the process of conducting special actions. The purpose of this article is to form a mathematical model of the process of conducting special actions by the unit of Special Operations Forces during the planning and conducting of special operation. The authors propose an approach to the formalization of the process of conducting special actions by a special forces unit, using an analytical- stochastic model.

scholarly journals A Comparison of Improvised and Commercially Available Point-of-Wounding Tourniquets in Simulated Traumatic Amputation with Catastrophic Hemorrhage

2020 ◽  
Vol 185 (9-10) ◽  
pp. e1536-e1541
Author(s):  
Aurélie G C Hay-David ◽  
Jonathan B T Herron ◽  
Andrew Thurgood ◽  
Craig Whittle ◽  
Ansar Mahmood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blast Injury ◽  
Traumatic Amputation ◽  
Special Operations ◽  
Knee Amputation ◽  
Clinically Important Difference ◽  
Qualitative Feedback ◽  
Ethical Approval ◽  
Special Operations Forces ◽  
Trauma Deaths ◽  
The Military

Abstract Introduction Catastrophic hemorrhage is the leading cause of preventable trauma deaths in the military and civilian populations. The use of tourniquets by first responders (medical and nonmedically trained) is supported and has the potential to save lives if applied correctly. Aims We sought to examine the use of 5 tourniquets: 1 improvised and 4 commercially available tourniquets to investigate the time taken to stop simulated bleeding and to secure the device; evidence of rebleeding when the “blood pressure” was restored and to gain qualitative feedback on their application. Materials and Methods Four commercially available tourniquets (Combat Application Tourniquet [C-A-T], Special Operations Forces Tactical Tourniquet - Wide (SOFTT-W), stretch, wrap, and tuck tourniquet [SWAT-T], and the Tourni-key) and an improvised tourniquet (tie & wooden spoon) were tested on a complex silicone simulation model used to replicate catastrophic hemorrhage from a blast injury with above traumatic knee amputation (SAM 4.1 Trauma Simulation Ltd, UK). To limit the user variability, the same investigator applied each tourniquet and each was tested 3 times. No ethical approval was required to conduct this study. Results None of the devices took longer than 1 minute to secure. The C-A-T and SOFTT-W were quickest to occlude and secure. Although the Tourni-key took longer statistically, this was unlikely to be a clinically important difference. Compared to the others, the SOFTT-W rebled on 2 out of 3 applications. The improvised tourniquet had an obvious ligature effect because of its narrowness, followed by the Tourni-key. This effect was least evident with the SWAT-T; however, particular care was needed to ensure it was safely secured as it was slippery when wet. Conclusions All tourniquets tested were effective and swift to apply. The Tourni-key’s antipinch card seems helpful in reducing local pain under the windlass. Reinspection for rebleeding is important and should be routinely performed irrespective of the device. The width of the SWAT-T may be beneficial, thereby, reducing the risk of crush injury.

scholarly journals Small sea, big problems: chances and challenges of military security in Baltic region

2020 ◽  
Vol 197 (3) ◽  
pp. 620-631
Author(s):  
Michał Piekarski
Keyword(s):  
Coast Guard ◽  
Baltic Region ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
Special Operations ◽  
Maritime Traffic ◽  
Military Security ◽  
Special Operations Forces ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
The Military

The article aims to analyze the chances and challenges related to the military security of states surrounding the Baltic Sea. Notably, the problem of the protection of maritime traffic and other sea-related economic activities shall be described. Particular attention shall be given to possible scenarios of “hybrid warfare.” Based on possible threats characteristics, several aspects of changes in organizations and ways of employment of naval forces, border, and coast guard forces and special operations forces.

The Problem of Suicide in the United States Special Operations Forces

2017 ◽  
pp. 190-200
Author(s):  
Bruce Bongar ◽  
Kate Maslowski ◽  
Catherine Hausman ◽  
Danielle Spangler ◽  
Tracy Vargo
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Performance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Psychological Strain ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Special Operations ◽  
The Us ◽  
Challenging Tasks ◽  
Special Operations Forces ◽  
The Military

Since 1986, the US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has been employed by the military for carrying out a range of challenging tasks key to counterterrorism efforts. These Special Operations Forces (SOF) represent a unique group within the military and has traditionally been considered highly resistant to deleterious effects of both physical and psychological strain; however, recent figures suggest a rise in suicides within special operators. Increasingly, suicide prevention efforts within the military have focused more explicitly on enhancing resilience rather than decreasing suicide risk. In line with this newer mentality, SOCOM has developed the Preservation of the Force and Family (POTFF). The POTFF program aims to enhance the service member’s resilience by addressing four domains: physical performance, psychological performance, social performance, and spiritual performance. The rationale and design of the POTFF program is reviewed in this chapter. Future directions and challenges associated with this effort are also discussed.

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