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Members warn that proposed SOF billet cuts and program shifts could weaken information operations and force health efforts
Summary
Members questioned witnesses about a proposed reduction of roughly 3,000 special-operations billets, potential impacts on intelligence and information operations in Africa, and the role of POTFF-funded human performance centers in reducing stigma and improving return-to-duty times.
Lawmakers pressed Pentagon witnesses on a proposed reduction of roughly 3,000 special-operations billets and on how that change — along with broader force adjustments — could affect information operations, influence campaigns in Africa, and force-health programs.
Rep. Michael Waltz (questioning pattern and excerpts) and Rep. Scott asked whether the proposed reductions would come mostly from intelligence analysts, logistics, and psychological-operations staff; Assistant Secretary Derek Anderson confirmed the reductions and said SOCOM is restructuring some…
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