13 February 2009

USAF: Praise for Special Operators

2/12/2009 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Though the United States has the most technologically advanced armed forces in the world, the individual knowledge and skills U.S. special operators bring to the table are the keys to success against persistent conflicts enduring around the globe, the Air Force chief of staff said here Feb. 11.

Gen. Norton Schwartz told an audience attending the 20th Annual Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict symposium here that the Air Force is committed to innovation in its efforts to be successful in today's evolving warfare.

"No amount of technological sophistication will ever substitute for our (individual servicemembers), and that is especially true in this business of special operations," General Schwartz said. "All of us at every level in every service share a sacred duty to bring our best thinkers together on this hybrid, new form of conflict."
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