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    Foreign internal defense (FID) is a term used by the military in several countries, including the United States, France and the United Kingdom, to describe...
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    deploy and execute nine doctrinal missions: unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, direct action, counter-insurgency, special reconnaissance, counter-terrorism...
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    core capabilities are direct action, special reconnaissance and foreign internal defense. MARSOC has also been directed to conduct counter-terrorism and...
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    Indo-Pacific Command area of operations: unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, direct action, counter-insurgency, special reconnaissance, counter-terrorism...
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    execute nine doctrinal missions: unconventional warfare (UW), foreign internal defense (FID), direct action (DA), counterinsurgency, special reconnaissance...
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    deploy and execute nine doctrinal missions: unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, direct action, counter-insurgency, special reconnaissance, counter-terrorism...
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    Forces contains five doctrinal missions: unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, direct action, counterterrorism, and special reconnaissance. The...
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    patrol and interdiction, counter terrorism operations, and FID (Foreign Internal Defense)," per the U.S. Navy. Initially conceived as a replacement of the...
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    deploy and execute nine doctrinal missions: unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, direct action, counter-insurgency, special reconnaissance, counter-terrorism...
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    counterinsurgency measures. The United States Armed Forces uses the term "foreign internal defense" for programs that support other countries' attempts to suppress...
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    deploy and execute nine doctrinal missions: unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, direct action, counter-insurgency, special reconnaissance, counter-terrorism...
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    deploy and execute nine doctrinal missions: unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, direct action, counter-insurgency, special reconnaissance, counter-terrorism...
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    United States Special Operations Command (category Unified combatant commands of the U.S. Department of Defense)
    such as direct action, special reconnaissance, counter-terrorism, foreign internal defense, unconventional warfare, psychological warfare, civil affairs,...
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  • Asia via status of forces agreements and a revamped policy of foreign internal defense. The Obama administration's 2012 "Pivot to East Asia" strategy...
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    KSSO whose primary missions would be foreign interventions including counter-proliferation, foreign internal defense operations and undertaking the most...
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    including airborne operations, counter-insurgency, counter-terrorism, foreign internal defense, covert ops, direct action, hostage rescue, high-value targets/manhunt...
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    Department of Defense across counterterrorism, unconventional warfare, direct action, special reconnaissance, foreign internal defense, civil affairs...
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    Force was a force multiplier, operating what is today called a foreign internal defense mission. United States Army Special Forces had been in South Vietnam...
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    techniques. Typically, sources of HUMINT generally include: Advisors or foreign internal defense personnel working with host nation forces or populations Diplomatic...
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  • unconventional warfare; direct action; special reconnaissance; foreign internal defense; civil affairs, information operations, psychological operations...
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    limited or degraded infrastructure. For example, it was active in foreign internal defense and counterterrorism operations in Iraq, in Afghanistan in 2015–2016...
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    ground forces in support of direct action, counter-terrorism, foreign internal defense, humanitarian assistance, special reconnaissance, austere airfield...
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  • location in question. Sources can include the following: Advisors or foreign internal defense (FID) personnel working with host nation (HN) forces or populations...
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    military action are not feasible. Airborne forces Covert operation Foreign internal defense Frogman List of military special forces units Long-range reconnaissance...
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    of the unconventional warfare, counter-insurgency (COIN), and foreign internal defense tactics and techniques used by today's US Military Special Operations...
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    special reconnaissance; direct action; unconventional warfare; foreign internal defense; counterinsurgency operations; military operations in urban terrain;...
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    Sagraves, Robert D. "The Indirect Approach: The Role of Aviation Foreign Internal Defense in Combating Terrorism in Weak and Failing States" (Portable Document...
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    ground forces in support of direct action, counter-terrorism, foreign internal defense, humanitarian assistance, special reconnaissance, austere airfield...
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  • Asymmetric warfare Civil-military operations (CMO) Colonial war Foreign internal defense (FID) Guerrilla warfare (GW) Insurgency/Counter-insurgency (COIN)...
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    overseas in South and Central America in counternarcotics and foreign internal defense missions. A combat veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Taylor was...
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