The Professional Bulletin of Army Special Operations
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 The authors explain the critical role that village stability operations play in the International Security Assistance Force's counterinsurgency campaign in Afghanistan.
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 When the Soldiers of Company A, 91st Civil Affairs Battalion, deployed to Afghanistan in 2010, they learned to adapt their activities to contribute to village stability operations.
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 An overview of the principles and challenges of village stability operations.
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 Through village stability operations, members of U.S. SOF team with Afghan police to achieve security and stability and pave the way for political and economic improvements.
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 The author proposes a strategy for countering multiregional insurgencies by employing culturally astute SF Soldiers who would serve repetitive rotations to a specific country.
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 A dedicated site at Fort Bliss, Texas, provides realistic pre-mission training for members of special-operations task forces.
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July-September 2011
Volume 24 | Issue 3
We are going to build Special Warfare beyond the traditional trade/professional publication to make it a world-class forum for special-operations thoughts and activities. Beginning with this issue, you will notice some obvious additions to our content. We are including new sections that will provide you with more details on areas that are of special interest to the special-operations community. Specifically, you will notice new sections that provide training and education updates, not only for the curriculum at the Special Warfare Center and School but also for any relevant training and education within our regiments; the latest trends in fitness and nutrition; new equipment we have either tested, fielded or are considering; and an article specific to international special-operations forces.
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