Cover -- Title page -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter One: Introduction -- Chapter Two: SOF Partnership in Afghanistan: The Ministry of Interior's National Mission Units -- Methodology -- Partnership Approach -- Task Organization -- Mission Focus -- Rapport -- Key Tasks -- Continuity and Pre-Mission Training -- Continuity -- Pre-Mission Training -- Summary -- Chapter Three: SOF Partnership in Afghanistan: The Ministry of Interior's National Mission Units -- Methodology -- Partnership Approach -- Task Organization -- Mission Focus -- Rapport -- Key Tasks -- Continuity and Pre-Mission Training -- Continuity -- Pre-Mission Training -- Summary -- Chapter Four: SOF Partnership in Afghanistan: The ANASOF Special Operations Kandaks -- Methodology -- Partnering Approach -- Task Organization -- Mission Focus -- Rapport -- Key Tasks -- Continuity and Pre-Mission Training -- Continuity -- Pre-Mission Training -- Summary -- Chapter Five: SOF Partnership in Iraq -- Methodology -- Overview and Task Organization of SOF Partnership -- Partnering Approach -- Task Organization -- Mission Focus -- Rapport -- Key Tasks -- Continuity and Pre-Mission Training -- Continuity -- Pre-Mission Training -- Summary -- Postscript: Iraqi SOF Performance in 2014 -- Chapter Six: SOF Partnership in Colombia -- Methodology -- Colombia in the Late 1990s: Drugs, Insurgency, and Terrorism and the Initiation of Plans Colombia and Patriota -- Partnership Approach -- Units and Task Organization -- Mission Focus -- Rapport -- Key Partnering Tasks -- Summary -- Chapter Seven: Best Practices and Recommendations for SOF Partnering -- Operational Tempo and Sustainability -- Operations Must Be Subordinated to Capability Development -- Focus on Sustainable Operations -- Deliberately Wean Partner SOF from Unsustainable Support.

Link SOF to Existing Intelligence Infrastructure -- Depth of Partnership and Rapport -- Promote Deep Partnership Through Extensive Rapport Building -- Use Mentorship Networks and the Chain of Command to Your Benefit -- Assign Senior and Experienced Individuals to Key Mentorship Positions -- Continuity and Training -- Maintain Effective Continuity of Operations -- Pre-Mission Training -- Chapter Eight: Conclusion: SOF Partnership Beyond Afghanistan -- Appendix: Interview Protocol -- References.