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WORKFORCE


A UNIQUE APPROACH


How 90 days with Special Operations Forces Acquisition, Technology and Logistics helped an acquisition professional build an innovative foundation of knowledge.


by Maj. Dallas Balaban acquisition career.” I would find out 90 days later that he was right. A


My first 59 minutes on the ground were spent touring the USSOCOM Headquarters building, walking through all the SOF AT&L program executive offices (PEOs), touch- ing various materiel solutions and meeting numerous acquisition leaders—among them were SOF leaders and legends who had been portrayed in the movies. Before that time had even ended, I not only felt a high sense of pride in being there but quickly under- stood how critical the SOF AT&L mission is to the SOF operators.


Te intent of the USSOCOM SOF Peculiar Acquisition Development Experience (SPADE) is to introduce personnel to USSOCOM acquisition processes. SOF AT&L leverages various processes, methodologies and mindsets that enable quick-turn solu- tions, both proactively and reactively, to a variety of SOF mission needs. To propagate this approach and the efficient interpretation of the Department of Defense acquisition processes into the services, highly qualified individuals are selected for this on-the-job training experience. Te lessons, skills and insight gained during their tour is intended to build an innovative foundation of acquisition knowledge that can be brought back and used to assist with streamlining non-SOF programs.


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s I walked into the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Headquarters in June 2023, my sponsor said, “You will see more in your three months at Special Operations Forces Acquisition, Technology and Logistics [SOF AT&L] than you’ve seen over your entire


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