Special Operations Leaders Outline Budget Concerns -- US Department of DefenseWASHINGTON, Sept. 22, 2011 – Success in special operations missions rests, in part, on critical enabling capabilities the Army, Navy and Air Force provide, the nation’s civilian and military special operations chiefs told Congress today.
Michael D. Lumpkin, acting assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict, and Navy Adm. William H. McRaven, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, discussed future special operations needs in testimony before the House Armed Services Committee.
“As we enter an era of constrained defense budgets, we must not repeat the mistakes that led to degraded [special operations forces] capabilities throughout the 1970s,” Lumpkin said.
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Update #1: Adm.: "Pent-up" demand for special forces -- CBS/AP
Update #2: Concern over budget cut effect on elite US forces -- AP
My Comment: With special forces playing ever more increasing roles in conflicts and counter-terrorism operations .... I will be shocked if cutbacks become the order of the day for this branch of the military. But in today's political environment .... I guess no one (in Special Forces) is taking any chances.
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