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Aisle S – Special Enterprises
Library: Main Page — Professional Development (A) — Defense Enterprise (E) — Force Structure (F) — Modernization (M) — Personnel (P) — Readiness (R) — Special Enterprises (S) — Resource Management (X) — References (Z)
Special Enterprises (S): Cyber (SC) — Defense Support to Civil Authorities (SD) — Special Operations (SF) — Intelligence (SI) — Law & Military Justice (SL) — Military Medicine (SM) — Nuclear Forces (SN) — Security Force Assistance (SP) — Reserve Components (SR) — Space (SS) — Chaplaincy (SY)
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The “special enterprises” are those segments of the defense enterprise that embody very unique skills sets and domains of expertise that separate them from some of the common practices used in the broader defense enterprise. The intent is that enterprise activities involving either the core missions of the services or direct support of them (such as combat support and combat service support) should be encompassed in the main aisles of the library. This aisle is reserved for those whose support to the enterprise is vital but whose functions are so unique that they warrant separate treatment.
For this version of the library, these include legal, medical, chaplain, cyber, special operations, DSCA, and the reserve components. Please note that some of the materials may also be located on other shelves.
Racks in this Aisle:
Rack SC – Cyber - Cyber is a unique warfighting domain as it is man-made (and not all military scholars agree that it is a domain). Because of its unique expert knowledge and the fact that DoD has not created a separate service for it (yet), it is treated here as a special enterprise Continue Reading
Rack SD – Defense Support to Civil Authorities - This rack is focused on DSCA-related (Defense Support to Civil Authorities) laws, policies, concepts, and doctrine that define the enterprise, the resources that come with it, and the responsibilities of commanders Continue Reading
Rack SF – Special Operations Enterprise - This rack page provides information about the special operations forces and the unique processes and procedures afforded them that differ from the conventional force Continue Reading
Rack SI – Intelligence - This rack provides information about intelligence capabilities, especially the interface between military intelligence and national intelligence agencies Continue Reading
Rack SL – Law & Military Justice - This rack provides resources on the legal enterprise, such as the U.S. Army's Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG) and the domain of expert knowledge in military justice and the laws of land warfare Continue Reading
Rack SM – Military Medicine - This rack page provides information about the medical corps, its connections to the broader medical profession, and the unique processes and procedures afforded them that differ from the conventional force Continue Reading
Rack SN – Nuclear Forces - This rack provides information about a military's nuclear forces and capabilities that qualitative differ from conventional forces or are especially unique Continue Reading
Rack SP – Security Force Assistance & Partnerships - This rack provides information about security force assistance programs, theory, and practice, especially in aspects that significantly or qualitatively differ from convention forces Continue Reading
Rack SR – Reserve Components - This rack contains resources that pertain to the reserve component enterprise as distinct from the ordinary services Continue Reading
Rack SS – Space Forces & Space Power - This rack page is a stub and is intended to provide information about space forces and capabilities as a distinct mission set and domain of knowledge from the air subdomain Continue Reading
Rack SY – Chaplaincy - This rack page provides information about the chaplain corps, its connections to the broader clerical professions, and the unique processes and procedures afforded them that differ from the conventional force Continue ReadingTitle image credit: U.S. Army website, public domain.
Special Enterprises (S): Cyber (SC) — Defense Support to Civil Authorities (SD) — Special Operations (SF) — Intelligence (SI) — Law & Military Justice (SL) — Military Medicine (SM) — Nuclear Forces (SN) — Security Force Assistance (SP) — Reserve Components (SR) — Space (SS) — Chaplaincy (SY)
Library: Main Page — Professional Development (A) — Defense Enterprise (E) — Force Structure (F) — Modernization (M) — Personnel (P) — Readiness (R) — Special Enterprises (S) — Resource Management (X) — References (Z)