Trump nominates former congressional candidate, Green Beret to oversee special operations forces
The nomination for ASD SO/LIC was referred to the Senate Armed Services Committee for consideration.
By
Jon Harper
Derrick Anderson, GOP candidate for Virginia's 7th Congressional District speaks to supporters election night in Fredericksburg, Virginia on November 5, 2024. (Photo by Maxwell Posner for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
President Donald Trump has nominated Derrick Anderson to serve as assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict, according to a notice posted on Congress.gov.
The nomination was submitted Monday and referred to the Senate Armed Services Committee for consideration.
The official who holds the ASD SO/LIC job “oversees and advocates for Special Operations and Irregular Warfare throughout the Department of Defense to ensure these capabilities are resourced, ready, and properly employed in accordance with the National Defense Strategy,” according to a Defense Department description of the position.
They’re responsible for exercising “authority, direction, and control of all special operations peculiar issues relating to the organization, training, and equipping of special operations forces,” as well as advising the undersecretary of defense for policy on special ops and irregular warfare policy issues.
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