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  • Provide communications, liaison, and support to stay-behind partisan
  operations in the defense.
  13-62. The OPFOR conducts SPF operations in the enemy’s operational and
  strategic depth to undermine his morale and to spread panic among the
  civilian population and the political leadership. Refugees can hamper enemy
  deployment, defensive maneuver, and logistics.
  13-63. SPF allocated to an OSC often become part of the disruption force,
  frequently operating in enemy-held territory before the beginning of an
  operation or battle. They may become part of an OSC’s IFC, to assist in
  locating and destroying key enemy formations or systems (see Chapter 2).
  13-64. Regional Operations. In operations against the State’s regional
  neighbors, Army SPF inserted in advance can support the ground forces
  at the operational level and conduct reconnaissance and direct action to
  the opponent’s operational depth. Naval and Air Force SPF can carry out
  reconnaissance in support of landings or conduct raids against critical
  targets. The SPF Command uses its assets to conduct missions throughout
  the strategic depth of current regional opponents and to detect indicators of
  possible outside intervention in the regional conflict. The SPF can also
  support terrorist and insurgent operations in the region.
  13-65. Transition Operations. During transition operations, when an
  extraregional force begins to intervene, the SPF Command can use its re-
  gional and global intelligence-gathering capabilities to the enemy’s strategic
  depth. It can use SPF teams to conduct direct-action attacks against ports,
  LOCs, and early-entry forces. The SPF can use terror tactics and are well
  equipped, armed, and motivated for such missions. The SPF can also support
  insurgent and terrorist operations to delay or disrupt the extraregional force’s
  mobilization and deployment.
  13-66. During transition operations, Army SPF conduct raids against enemy
  logistics sites, LOCs, and vulnerable military targets in the region. The Navy
  and Air Force can also insert Naval and Air Force SPF to conduct raids
  against critical installations within the region. The SPF Command can
  conduct attacks to the enemy’s strategic depth, to divert enemy resources to
  protect politically or ecologically sensitive targets and to undermine the
  enemy’s will to enter or continue the fight. Although these attacks are
  characteristically part of transition operations, they are also conducted
  during regional and adaptive operations if required.
  13-67. Adaptive Operations. During adaptive operations, substantial gaps
  may exist between the positions of dispersed OPFOR units. In these gaps, the
  OPFOR may use SPF to destroy key systems, cause politically unacceptable
  casualties, harass the enemy, and maintain contact.
  13-68. Air Force SPF provide air base security in State territory or other areas
  occupied by the OPFOR. They can conduct raids against enemy air bases and
  installations within the region. They may also take part in joint SPF opera-
  tions coordinated by the SPF Command as part of strategic operations. The
  Navy could use its submarine force to insert SPF for direct action against a
  high-payoff target outside the region.