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SOCOM, CENTCOM Nominees: Too Few Intelligence-Gathering Assets Hamstring Missions

Tuesday, March 15th, 2016

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For the past 15 years, U.S. Central Command has hogged the military’s intelligence-gathering aircraft to keep an eye on operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the demand signal is expected to continue, according to the current chief of U.S. Special Operations Command.Gen. Joseph Votel, currently chief of U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee on March 9 for a hearing on his potential confirmation as CENTCOM commander.In his written testimony to SASC, Votel said he…

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