![]() ![]() ![]() During the drill, the Green Berets worked with their partners to plan missions that "would degrade, disrupt or destroy Home Guard capabilities," according to a US Special Operations Command Europe press release. The US and Swedish troops trained for a variety of skill sets and missions, but halfway through the exercise, shifted into a scenario where the American commandos trained "a simulated guerilla force" composed of other Swedish troops, to take on the Home Guard.įorming and training a guerrilla force to take on a larger unit is a classic unconventional-warfare scenario. In late May and early June, Green Berets from the 10th Special Forces Group, which is assigned to Europe, trained with members of Sweden's Home Guard, which consist of " stand-by units" assigned to territorial defense and crisis response. Swedish Home Guard soldiers patrol with US Special Forces soldiers during an exercise in Sweden in November 2020. Using knowledge of the local culture and language, teams of about 12 Green Berets recruit, train, and advise much larger partner forces into combat. While other members of the US special-operations community took on unconventional-warfare missions during the past 20 years of fighting in the Middle East, the Green Berets remain the premier force for it. US Army Special Operations Command defines unconventional warfare as "activities conducted to enable a resistance movement of insurgency to coerce, disrupt, or overthrow a government or occupying power." To do that, Green Berets work "through or with an underground, auxiliary, and guerrilla force in a denied area." ![]() In the US military, unconventional warfare is the bread and butter of the Green Berets of US Army Special Forces. Unconventional warfare is a versatile mission set that can be used to overthrow a government or defeat an invading army. Swedish Home Guard soldiers move through a taiga forest during a reconnaissance lane in Kalix on June 1. Indeed, a recent drill in northern Sweden where US Green Berets trained a guerrilla force to take on the Swedish Home Guard shows how the Swedes are planning an unconventional response to a clash with the Russians. Swedes have been preparing for a potential war with their larger neighbor for decades, and they can teach the rest of the alliance a thing or two. The addition of Sweden, already a close US military partner, will increase NATO's ability to deter and counter Russia. Sweden is used to such a threat, having spent decades next to the Soviet Union and now Russia.Īfter months of tough negotiations, Turkey's president announced his support Sweden's NATO membership bid on Monday, moving the Scandinavian country a step closer to becoming the transatlantic alliance's newest member. Unconventional warfare is meant "to coerce, disrupt, or overthrow" a government or an occupier. In May and June, US Army Green Berets conducted unconventional warfare training in Sweden. A US Army Special Forces soldier instructs Swedish Home Guard troops on combat tourniquet application in Kalix on May 28. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |