Olson Picked to Lead U.S. Special Operations Command

[Dover]

Source: Washington Post

Olson Picked to Lead U.S. Special Operations Command

By Ann Scott Tyson
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, May 11, 2007; Page A13

President Bush today nominated Navy Vice Adm. Eric T. Olson to lead U.S. Special Operations Command, replacing Army Gen. Bryan "Doug" Brown, according to a Pentagon release.

Olson would be the first Navy officer to head Socom. The command is responsible for about 48,000 elite troops, such as Army Green Berets, Rangers, Delta Force operatives, Navy SEALs and Air Force rescue teams. Olson is now Socom's deputy commander.

Socom's influence and budget -- projected at more than $6 billion for 2008 -- have grown since Sept. 11, 2001. In 2004, Bush designated Socom as the lead military organization for combating terrorism. In recent years, about 80 percent of deployed Special Operations forces have been engaged in Iraq and Afghanistan...>





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All the boy-king's men...

[babylonsister]

1. Makes me wonder what happened to Army Gen. Bryan "Doug" Brown.

Did he not agree with the boy kling?

[hack89]

3. He has been there for nearly four years

That is a very long command tour. Also, he has been in the Army for 30 years so I suspect he is facing mandatory retirement.

[Taverner]

2. Great. What we need. Military brass with a chip on their shoulder.