Extremism Has Reared Its Head in Air Force Special Operations, General Says
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, speaks after taking command of AFSOC during a Change of Command ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 28, 2019 (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Marleah Cabano)
26 Feb 2021
As the U.S. military seeks to identify and root out instances of extremism in the ranks, the head of Air Force Special Operations Command said Thursday that it has reared its head in that community.
During a roundtable discussion with reporters during the Air Force Association s virtual Aerospace Warfare Symposium, Lt. Gen. Jim Slife said there are currently cases being pursued in AFSOC s ranks that involve extremism.
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As the threat from the Soviet Union declined in the early 1990s, a new challenge for the US arose in the Middle East.
The first Gulf War was a textbook conventional war, but it featured an array special-operations missions that helped secure victory.
Soon after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War, the US military shifted its focus from Russia to the Middle East.
In August 1990, Saddam Hussein s Iraq invaded neighboring Kuwait, starting an international crisis that would end with Iraq s defeat by a US-led coalition six months later.