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By Master Sgt. Louis Vega, Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs / Published April 29, 2021
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Gabriel Pereda, 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation operator, poses for a photo during a Bomber Task Force deployment at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, April 20, 2021. Pereda has been involved in the last two BTF deployments back-to-back. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jovante Johnson)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Gabriel Pereda, 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation operator, poses for a photo during a Bomber Task Force deployment at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, April 20, 2021. During the BTF Pereda’s job is to take people where they need to go, whether that be pilots to their jets, maintainers to where they are working out of, or getting all of the cargo, such as heavy machinery, for the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jovante Johnson)
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Report to Congress on U.S. Special Operations Forces
February 23, 2021 9:08 AM
The following is the Feb. 22, 2021 Congressional Research Service report, U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress.
From the report
Special Operations Forces (SOF) play a significant role in U.S. military operations and, in recent years, have been given greater responsibility for planning and conducting worldwide counterterrorism operations. U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has about 70,000 Active Duty, National Guard, and reserve personnel from all four services and Department of Defense (DOD) civilians assigned to its headquarters, its four service component commands, and eight sub-unified commands.