Newsmaker
Profile: SOCJFCOM Commander Army Col. Wesley Rehorn
With
the intent to raise awareness of USJFCOM's continuing
transformation efforts, this is part of a series of profiles,
allowing command subject matter experts to highlight priorities,
challenges, and solution paths for the future in their field.
Army Col. Wesley Rehorn, commander of Special Operations
Command - Joint Forces recently discussed SOCJFCOM,
some of the current
projects his team is working on, and what lies ahead. Robert
Pursell has the story.
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Narrated by Robert Pursell, USJFCOM Public Affairs
Featuring: Army Col. Wesley Rehorn, commander of Special
Operations Command - Joint Forces Command (SOCJFCOM)
Pursell: When Army Col. Wesley Rehorn took over as the
commander of Special Operations Command - Joint Forces
Command or SOCJFCOM in July, he vowed that he was committed
to the future of the command and its relevance to the war
on terrorism.
Since then, Rehorn has been quite busy fulfilling that
commitment. SOCJFCOM serves as the DoD's primary joint
special operations forces or SOF trainer and integrator,
supporting all geographic combatant commands and joint
task forces.
Rehorn is responsible for the training of conventional
and special operations joint force commanders and their
staffs in the employment of SOF. This is all done while
focusing on full integration of SOF and conventional forces
in planning and execution to enhance warfighting readiness.
Because SOCJFCOM is a subordinate command of USJFCOM, he
also serves as the senior SOF advisor to the commander,
USJFCOM.
Rehorn discussed what it meant for him to be in command
of this team.
Rehorn: The first thing is the mission; it's a very good mission.
There are many people who don't know what we do
until they need the help. Once they receive the help, they're
won over to how we can assist them. It's rare that somebody
shows up and says, "I'm here to help," and really
means it. This command does that. So it's a good mission
because it affects what the warfighter is doing.
The second part is the people that I have. The years of
experience that are represented in this command is just
phenomenal. So if you listen well to the advice you're
given and you chose wisely, it's a great command to have.
Pursell: Rehorn also discussed his dual-hatted role, SOCJFCOM's
recent move to Suffolk, and other projects his command
is working on to support the warfighter now and in the
future.
For the rest of this interview and more on SOCJFCOM, visit
us on the web at www.jfcom.mil.
For
U.S. Joint Forces Command, I'm Robert Pursell.
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