Surgical Operations. Surgical operations are operations which may be outside the capabilities of one component, but within the capability of another. SOF has the capability to destroy certain targets which may be either mobile or concealed to the air (triple canopy jungle, camouflaged concealment, and so forth). SOF may also be employed when the intent is to damage a target, and not destroy it. As an example, the objective might be to disable an electrical power grid versus destroying it. SOF can also be used when there is a need to contain pollutants and contaminants, such as the destruction of a chemical, nuclear, or biological plant near high density population centers.