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A soldier sits in front of red and blue curtains and speaks to an audience, not pictured. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Shane Shorter, senior enlisted leader of Special Operations Command, speaks during a panel discussion at the National Defense Industrial Association's 35th annual Special Operations Symposium in Washington, Feb. 20, 2025. Photo by David Vergun, DOD
PENTAGON, (Feb. 25, 2025 ): In terms of warfighting, there needs to be an equilibrium between readiness, modernization and operations, said Army Command Sgt. Maj. Shane Shorter, senior enlisted leader of Special Operations Command, during a panel discussion at the National Defense Industrial Association's 35th annual Special Operations Symposium in Washington, Feb. 20, 2025.
During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, special operations forces spent a lot of time deployed to meet the nation's needs, he said.
Read more: SOCOM WORKS TO DETER CONFLICT, WIN IF DETERRENCE FAILS
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Army Gen. Bryan P. Fenton, commander for Special Operations Command, speaks at the National Defense Industrial Association’s 35th annual Special Operations Symposium in Washington, Feb. 20, 2025. Photo by David Vergun, DOD
PENTAGON, (Feb. 21, 2025): Special Operations Command follows the defense secretary's top three priorities of warfighting to win, readiness of its people and lethality through modernization, said Army Gen. Bryan P. Fenton, Socom commander, speaking yesterday at the National Defense Industrial Association's 35th annual Special Operations Symposium in Washington.
Read more: SOCOM LASER-FOCUSED ON WINNING, READINESS, MODERNIZATION
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Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks participates as a keynote speaker in a video news teleconference during the 5th Annual Defense News Conference from the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 8, 2021. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Jack Sanders)
Pentagon, Sept. 8, 2021 - The Defense Department prioritizes China as its long-term, pacing challenge because of its increased military confidence, willingness to take risks and China's adoption of a coercive and aggressive approach to the Indo-Pacific region, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks said today.
Read more: DOD to Link Strategy, Capabilities to Meet China Challenge
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Tech. Sgt. John Rodiguez, 321st Contingency Response Squadron security team, patrols with a Ghost Robotics Vision 60 prototype at a simulated austere base during the Advanced Battle Management System exercise on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Sept. 3, 2020. The ABMS is an interconnected battle network - the digital architecture or foundation - which collects, processes and shares data relevant to warfighters in order to make better decisions faster in the kill chain. (photo by Airman First Class Zachary Rufus)
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