Small NATO Member and Partner Countries in Special Operations Component Command – Opportunities for Logistic Support

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This paper fills a gap in the line of articles on this subject. No publication can be found that analyses the logistic possibilities of small states concerning Special Operations Component Command. The topic is timely, its problem solving is innovative.
The analysis is unique and outstanding. Its added value, therefore, is significant. This article might be a fundamental reading of military sciences concerning SOF peculiar logistic support and Special Operations Component Command’s logistics.
The first chapters of the article summarise the core activities of the Special Operations Forces, and the essence of the Special Operations Component Command. The rest of the article presents a short overview of the requirements of the Special Operations Component Command, concerning logistic support. The author analyses the Special Operations Forces peculiar logistic support, and the fundamentals of the Special Operations Component Command logistic support. Finally, the article presents a logistic support concept for small nations, concerning the Special Operations Component Command.