00000nam 2200000zi 4500 9.947916 CaOODSP 20250827095549 m o d f cr mn||||||||| 250212t20252025oncb ob f100 0 eng d 9780660756943 (pdf) 9780660756950 (paper) CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP r------ n-cn--- D2-694/2025E-PDF D2-694/2025E The northern flank : the Arctic : implications for SOF / Bernd Horn, Howard G. Coombs and Tony Balasevicius, editors. Northern flank Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Special Operations Forces Command, [2025] ©2025 1 online resource (313 pages, 2 unnumbered pages) : colour maps text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier "Produced for CANSOFCOM Education & Research Centre by 17 Wing Winnipeg Publishing Office"--Title page verso. "WPO32495"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction : what is the big deal about the Arctic? -- Mostly an after thought : Canada and the Arctic / Colonel (retired) Bernd Horn -- SOF adaptation to operating in the Arctic : why and how / Lieutenant-General (retired) D. Michael Day -- SOF in the North American Arctic : meeting 21st century security needs / Dr. James R. Morton, Jr., Troy J. Bouffard and Dr. P. Whitney Lackenbauer -- A transforming Arctic landscape : strategic considerations for special operations forces / Christiane Thompson and Lieutenant Colonel (retired) Michael B. Kelley -- Sentinels in the snow : building security relationships between special forces and local populations in a changing Arctic / Dr. Michele Devlin, Dr. José de Arimatéia da Cruz and Brian Gellert -- Not an inconsequential battlespace : Arctic threat streams / Colonel (retired) Bernd Horn -- Guerillas in the glaciers : environmental gray zone tactics in the polar regions / Dr. Michele Devlin and Dr. José de Arimatéia da Cruz -- Russia's military posture and capabilities in the Arctic / Tony Balasevicius -- Creating a Canadian Arctic unconventional warfare capability / Colonel (retired) J. Paul de B. Taillon -- The Canadian Rangers : a critical enabler for SOF / Dr. P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Lieutenant-Colonel Travis Hanes -- SOF roles in the Arctic : joint enabler, whole-of-society integrator, reverse security force assistance provider / Colonel (retired) Kevin D. Stringer and Lieutenant-Colonel Marius Kristiansen -- Special operations in the Canadian North : enabling human security / Colonel Howard G. Coombs -- Concluding thoughts : a summarization of operating in the Arctic -- Contributors -- Glossary of abbreviations -- Index. "The Arctic has become a region of opportunity, but also competition. Moreover, operating in the Arctic is replete with monumental challenges. Therefore, as the global Great Power Competition (GPC) continues, special operations forces (SOF) will become an increasingly important player in the High North. This new edited volume published by Canadian Special Operations Forces Command is intended to provide perspective and insight into SOF's roles and challenges as it navigates the murky gray zone of hybrid warfare in competition and conflict, as well as preparing for high-intensity war should regional conflagrations erupt into a global war"--Supplied from publisher. Special forces (Military science) Arctic regions. Special forces (Military science) Canada, Northern. Special operations (Military science) Arctic regions. Special operations (Military science) Canada, Northern. Forces spéciales (Science militaire) Arctique. Forces spéciales (Science militaire) Canada (Nord) Opérations spéciales (Science militaire) Arctique. Opérations spéciales (Science militaire) Canada (Nord) Horn, Bernd, 1959- editor. Coombs, Howard, editor. Balasevicius, Tony, author. Canada. Canadian Special Operations Forces Command, issuing body. The Northern Flank, the Arctic : (CaOODSP)9.947915 PDF 6.92 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2025/mdn-dnd/D2-694-2025-eng.pdf