1-15. Army special operations forces are trained to operate independently in small teams. From the group/brigade perspective, the unit of action is the team. However, execution of special operations missions and tasks require companies and teams to be able to shift their perspective to consider that an individual special operations Soldier can be a unit of action. The ability to operate autonomously is a characteristic that applies to all Army special operations forces, and it is a key attribute that allows the force to be employed in a package that produces the smallest possible footprint.