U.S. Army and Polish special operations forces conduct close-quarters combat training Sept. 10, 2014, in Baumholder, Germany, during Jackal Stone 2014, an annual joint special operations exercise. While large-scale, complex programs representing a big leap ahead in capability call for more complicated acquisition processes to manage risk properly, Kendall says DOD acquisition has taken a page or two from special forces programs that can acquire niche capabilities relatively quickly. (DOD photo by SPC Benjaman Pollhein)