SAD-SOG-CIA Paramilitary Units

Unlike other special mission units, SAD - SOG agents combine special operations and secret intelligence capabilities in one group.

Most likely, at the beginning of their career, paramilitary Officers will participate in the program of the covert services (CST), which will train them as covert agents and an internal paramilitary training course.

As fully trained intelligence Officers, Paramilitary Officers have all the clandestine skills needed to gather human intelligence - and, most importantly, to acquire resources from the indigenous troops who receive their training.

The Logistics Exercise and Simulation Directorate (LESD) provides support for the implementation of the Mission control simulation exercise in military operations, Mission tests and Training exercises while prioritizing the Mission Control ( MCTP ) Program.

LESD is also advised CASCOM on the use of technology for the implementation of the training mission.

The Exercise Support Division (EXD) is the primary means of integrating support players into multi-service exercises, MCTP events, WFXs and the logistic Federation of stand-alone exercises.

EXD offers unique opportunities to train combat commanders in order to successfully carry out war missions in a stress - free simulation - supported exercise.

DDTSC provides realistic individual training on current doctrine, processes, and systems related to the implementation, projection, and maintenance of power around the world.

OSS operating special groups in the areas of larger American troops aggregartion, and usually acts directly behind enemy lines.

Even during the Second World War, the idea of intelligence and special combat units was not strictly controlled by the army.

In addition, on the White Tiger initiative, the CIA's paramilitary teams, worked directly for American military commanders, especially with the 8th Army.

SAD - SOG paramilitary teams were used to train and lead the forces against the government of Sandinista.

Several U.S. Military special operations items were considered to be allocated to the CIA after withdrawal.

SAD operational officers have also succeeded in convincing Iraqi military officers to give up their troops after the start of the fighting and/or not to oppose the invasive forces.

As such, members of the unit, known as Paramilitary Officers and Specialized Skills Officers, usually do not wear any items or clothing, such as military uniforms, to which they would be associated with the U.S. government.

SAD's tactical troops are also able to carry out covert political actions, while they are used in hostile and harsh environments.

SAD offers the President of the United States a choice when excessive military operations and/or diplomatic actions are not practicable or politically feasible.

In September 2009, the CIA planned to "deploy teams of spies, analysts and paramilitary agents in Afghanistan, as part of a comprehensive" wave of intelligence "commissioned by President Obama.

SOGs can be found on many US military bases outside the U.S. (Doha, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Afghanistan ), where they often collaborate with US military Special Forces (SF) and other Special operations units.

Unlike other CIA operators (mainly hiding inside the American embassies ), SOG members are operating within military installations and are generally very difficult to distinguish from other US special operations.

SOG military simulations range from field exercises to computer simulations, where the realistic live maneuvers are suppressed by the economics of abstract simulations.

Such simulations can be carried out within a few days ( which requires participants to be involved): the initial scenario ( e. g. the Gulf conflict ) is presented to players with appropriate historical, political and military information.