Pentagon’s Clandestine Killers Get New Chief

• By Spencer Ackerman

That’s Army Maj. Gen. Joseph Votel on the left.
Do not expect to see his face again any time soon. An elite — and controversial — team of worldwide terrorist hunters just wouldn’t be the same if its leader were in the spotlight.
The Pentagon announced Wednesday afternoon that Votel will be the next commander of the Joint Special Operations Command, taking over from Adm. William McRaven and earning his third star. It’s a job that Votel has a lot of familiarity with: he used to be the command’s deputy leader before taking his current job as chief of staff for the U.S. Special Operations Command.


Full story
Pentagon’s Clandestine Killers Get New Chief