1、 DOD INSTRUCTION 3902.02 SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES FOREIGN LANGUAGE,REGIONAL EXPERTISE,AND CULTURE POLICY Originating Component:Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict Effective:August 17,2023 Releasability:Cleared for public release.Available o
2、n the Directives Division Website at https:/www.esd.whs.mil/DD/.Reissues and Cancels:DoD Instruction 3305.06,“Special Operations Forces(SOF)Foreign Language Policy,”November 19,2008,as amended Approved by:Christopher Maier,Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Confl
3、ict Purpose:In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive(DoDD)5111.10,this issuance:Establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for determining special operations forces(SOF)foreign language,regional expertise,and culture(LREC)capabilities and capacities.Renumbers DoD Instruction(DoDI)3305.06 to DoDI 3902.02 to properly align under“Special Operations”in accordance with the DoD Numbering System.