Posted on Jan 14, 2016
US Army Gen. Joseph Votel Officially Named as CENTCOM Nominee
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WASHINGTON — Army Gen. Joseph Votel has officially been named as the next nominee for US Central Command (CENTCOM).
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter made the announcement Thursday during a speech in Tampa, Florida. If approved by the Senate, Votel would succeed Gen. Lloyd Austin as the leader of the military command leading the fight against the Islamic State group, commonly known as ISIS.
Votel has led Special Operations Command (SOCOM) since mid-2014. The role of SOCOM in the fight against the Islamic State group has grown steadily since the fight in Syria and Iraq began, giving Votel a strong knowledge base of the situation on the ground.
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter made the announcement Thursday during a speech in Tampa, Florida. If approved by the Senate, Votel would succeed Gen. Lloyd Austin as the leader of the military command leading the fight against the Islamic State group, commonly known as ISIS.
Votel has led Special Operations Command (SOCOM) since mid-2014. The role of SOCOM in the fight against the Islamic State group has grown steadily since the fight in Syria and Iraq began, giving Votel a strong knowledge base of the situation on the ground.
US Army Gen. Joseph Votel Officially Named as CENTCOM Nominee
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"Special operations there are not in this fight by themselves. … We are very dependent on the conventional forces," Votel said. “We don’t go out and do anything by ourselves. We are one part of a bigger team"....this is reassuring being I've met Operators who straight up told us they didn't like us. We play by Big Army rules, and they play by Grown Man rules. So where is GEN Austin going? There's only one other position "higher" than where he is now, and didn't that just get filled last year when Big O retired?
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