; (2) the demand for special operations forces and related capabilities by combatant commanders continues to exceed supply; (3) special operations forces cannot be mass produced during a crisis; (4) most special operations require non-special operations forces support, including engineers, technicians, intelligence analysts, and logisticians; (5) reductions to special operations forces, including critical enablers, would dramatically and negatively impact available options for combatant commanders to engage in strategic competition, carry out counterterrorism operations, and respond to crises