About JSOU
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*Continuous Learning (CL) courses are not shownSOF Sensitive Activities Foundations
Special Operations Chaplaincy Crisis Care and Counseling
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Foundations Course
Recent Publications
Tip of the Spear, Edge of the Mind: Neurotechnology’s Roles in the Future of Special Operations
Special Forces Does Not Have an Identity Crisis, SOF Has a Special Forces Identity Problem: A Response to Colonel Croot
Understanding Hybrid Warfare: Great Power Competition and Conflict in the New Era
About JSOU
Popular Resources
Upcoming Courses
*Continuous Learning (CL) courses are not shownSOF Sensitive Activities Foundations
Special Operations Chaplaincy Crisis Care and Counseling
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Foundations Course
Recent Publications
Tip of the Spear, Edge of the Mind: Neurotechnology’s Roles in the Future of Special Operations
Special Forces Does Not Have an Identity Crisis, SOF Has a Special Forces Identity Problem: A Response to Colonel Croot
Understanding Hybrid Warfare: Great Power Competition and Conflict in the New Era
Introduction to Special Operations Intelligence
Description
The course is a self-paced, online, introductory course designed to prepare intelligence personnel for attendance at the SOIC (SIT 4750). Additionally, SOIC-F will provide the foundational understanding of an intelligence professional supporting Special Operations Command (SOCOM), Theater Special Operations Command (TSOC), Combined/Joint Special Operations Task Forces (CJSOTF), and/or Special Operations Joint Task Force (SOJTF) intelligence staffs. It provides an overview of the United States strategies, an introduction to the strategic environment, the evolution of SOF intelligence, the Intelligence Community (IC), and Interagency (IA) partnerships to SOF, SOCOM J2 staff, components and TSOC lesson learned, intelligence support in Irregular Warfare (IW), and the concept of operating in a multi-domain. The course is self-paced, on-line via JSOU provided Blackboard access. Duration: Continuous (30 days) Location: Distance Learning
Audience
Intelligence officers (O3-O5), warrant officers (W1-W5), noncommissioned officers (E6-E9) and civilian employees in equivalent grades assigned to a CJSOTF, TSOC, or to USSOCOM HQ.
Remarks
N/A
Materials
Students will gain access to the JSOU Blackboard SOIC-F (SOS 3750) upon enrollment. During the course, students will use Blackboard for access to all course content and any interaction with students or faculty.
Accreditation
JSOU is currently an accredited educational institution accredited through the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training (ACCET) - a national accrediting agency recognized by the Department of Education. This course has not yet been submitted for accreditation.