This explanation was received with some skepticism online to say the least. Ok I saw the bad tweet and regret to inform you that hacked does not mean confused the tweet box for the search box, one person responded, following up with several laughing emojis and a skull, suggesting the tweeter had died of laughter.
In a statement Monday, SOCCENT spokesman Maj. Tony Hoefler said the prevailing theory on social media is exactly what happened. U.S. Special Operations Command Central acknowledges a misleading post to our official Twitter account on April 24, 2021, Hoefler said. After review, it was determined our Twitter account was not hacked, and a social media administrator inadvertently tweeted the words while conducting a search for current topical events.
No, SOCCENT Twitter wasn t hacked as the command initially said
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No, SOCCENT Twitter wasn t hacked as the command initially said
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Distinguished Senior Fellow on National Security
Michael K. Nagata retired from the US Army in 2019 after 38 years of Active Duty, with 34 years in US Special Operations. His final position was Director of Strategy for the National Counterterrorism Center from 2016 to 2019.
After graduating from the National War College in 2003, he served for 2 years in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence. From 2005 to 2008, as a Special Mission Unit commander, he led multiple Joint SOF task forces across more than a dozen countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia.
He then served within the US Intelligence Community in Washington D.C. as a Military Deputy for Counterterrorism until 2009. He then deployed again until late 2011 to Pakistan as the Deputy Chief, Office of the Defense Representative at the US Embassy there. Upon returning to the US, he served on the Joint Staff as the Deputy Director for Special Operations and Counterterrorism until 2013.