Trump Nominates Former Green Beret To Oversee Special Operations

Trump Taps Green Beret Derrick Anderson as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict

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Trump Nominates Former Green Beret To Oversee Special Operations

Former Green Beret nominated to top Pentagon position to oversee special ops

A former Army Special Forces officer who was in charge of a team involved in a friendly fire incident in Afghanistan was nominated as the Pentagon’s head of special operations. Derrick Anderson was nominated Monday by President Donald Trump to serve as assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict, according to a notice on Congress.gov. His nomination was referred to the Senate Armed Services Committee for cons…

Trump Nominates Failed Candidate for Defense Post

President Donald Trump has nominated Derrick Anderson, who fell short in his congressional bid last year, to serve as assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict, Defense Scoop reports. You may remember Anderson as the man who “borrowed a family” for his campaign ad.

Trump nominates former congressional candidate, Green Beret to oversee special operations forces

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 …