Manchin Questions DoD Special Operations And Cyber Commanders On Modern Role Of U.S. Special Forces, Establishment Of East Coast Training Venue

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“Some believe our Special Forces only perform a counterterrorism role. Nothing could be further from the truth. Our Special Forces were created out of the need to fight using unconventional tactics that we all call irregular warfare. While the counterterrorism fight is still ongoing, countering our adversaries like Russia, China, Iran, North Korea and non-state actors is the bread and butter of irregular warfare concepts…Can you expand on the needs of our Special Forces and how we can support them to be able to compete on the highest level in the world?

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We’ve spoken multiple times about the need for an East Coast training venue for Special Forces instead of the units spending half of their training budgets on transporting themselves to the West Coast to other training venues where they have to jump through hoops for approval on basic training needs to meet their readiness goals. Do you believe an East Coast training venue capable of hosting readiness events would be beneficial and cost effective to current and future Special Forces? States like West Virginia are made up of National Guard forces. They're very strong and very diligent, and they are committed to adding value to readiness operations and so many more of your needs, so I hope that you will look towards that.”

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