William mcraven, surrounded by afghan national army forces, listens to hajji sharabuddin, whose family members were. Those who did probably knew mcraven from dirty wars, a 20 documentary marketed as a revelatory investigation into the bloodsoaked exploits of the joint. Mcchrystals successor at jsoc, vice admiral william mcraven, is. Now fox news is reporting that last month, just a few days after penning the oped, mcraven left a prominent post with the dib over the incident the dib, on which mcraven served, was created during the obama administration by thendefense secretary ash carter. William mcraven bio, age, family, wife, speech, book.
William harry mcraven born november 6, 1955 is a retired united states navy fourstar admiral who last served as the ninth commander of the united states special operations command from august 8, 2011, to august 28, 2014. And from august 2011 to august 2014, jsoc was a death squad commanded by admiral william mcraven. Special operations command, believes president trump needs to. Army joint special operations command jsoc, united. He graduated with a bachelors degree in journalism from the university of texas at austin. Special operations command, addresses the audience during the ussocom change of commander ceremony at macdill air force base, fla. Mcraven over bin laden kill austin, tx trump also told fox news commander of joint special operations command who led. Mcraven discussed drafting women, getting boots on. Retired navy admiral william mcraven, the former top commander of the u. Joint special operations command from 2011 to 2014. Mcraven takes helm of special operations command in europe rear. Navy hero and his first mate make brain health their.
Joseph votel as head of the joint special operations command. The shadowy jsoc general expected to be next leader of. Following the thread of jsoc, painstakingly probing scarcely reported night raids, traveling from afghanistan to yemen to. Joint special operations command from 2011 to 2014 who oversaw the 2011 navy seal raid in pakistan that killed alqaeda leader osama bin laden was the first to step forward to call out the republican president donald trump by letter on his unprecedented action of revoking the former cia director john o. He is married to georgeann brady mcraven and has three children.
Jsoc breaking defense defense industry news, analysis. He commanded joint special operations command at the time one of its units, seal team six, infiltrated pakistan and killed osama bin laden. Mcraven was assigned as the deputy commanding general for operations at joint special operations command in fort bragg, n. William mcraven settled in as the new commander of the. Further, father of petty officer first class seal aaron c. A traitor according to you trumpists politics super. Today he is a rear admiral, and his new job is one that could not rank higher on president george w. The families report never receiving a copy of the ramp ceremony as is customary. In yemen, admiral mcraven at jsoc argued for an iraqstyle task force to be deployed to hunt alqaeda cells in the. Mcraven assumed command of special operations command europe soceur on june 26, 2006. Mcraven on monday took over as commander of the stuttgart, germanybased u. The man who commanded the seal team that hunted down and killed osama bin laden studied to be a reporter. Gold star parents rip into admiral who bashed trump over.
Jsoc, established in 1980, has been transformed under the last two presidents from a rarely used hostage rescue team to the countrys most elite fighting force. Trump slams seal commander who orchestrated bin laden raid. Vice admiral william mcraven the commander of joint special operations command showed up with two sheep, and in the cultural understanding of the. Former top special operations commander says trump needs. If the pulitzer prize board establishes a new category for killing the worlds most wanted terrorist its a safe bet bill mcraven. What the media didnt tell you about the retired navy. William mcraven is the retired navy admiral who was commander of the u. Shortly after william mcraven assumed command of jsoc in 2008, he faced a status of forces agreement with iraq that prevented u. Following the thread of jsoc, painstakingly probing scarcely reported night raids, traveling from afghanistan to. Mcraven previously served from june, 2008, to august 2011 as commander of joint special operations command jsoc and from june 2006 to march 2008. He was named deputy commanding general for operations at the joint special operations command jsoc. For too long, the cas program was falling on deaf ears, because it didnt quite fit exactly in somebodys nice little picture of a program, and it wasnt funded within a traditional acquisition program.
The leader of a jsoc unit in iraq, known as kbar, gets shot in the chest by insurgents. In this file photo taken on january 24, 2012, admiral william mcraven, commander of the joint special operations command jsoc, listens as president barack obama delivers his. Mexico, where the water comes together and creates a swampy patch of terrain, a muddy bog that. Sixyearold walker greentree is a kid in a military family who was determined to find out, so he wrote to admiral william mcraven. Mcraven gave a commencement speech at the university of texas often referred to as the make your bed speech. The shadowy jsoc general expected to be next leader of americas special operations forces. Gold star parents billy and karen vaughn decided to respond to the oped because they knew that admiral mcraven had politicized the move by the president. Wait for tech was too long posted by paul mcleary on may 22, 2019. Mcraven previously served from june, 2008, to august 2011 as commander of joint special operations command jsoc and from june 2006 to march 2008 as commander of special operations command europe soceur. As commander of naval special warfare group one, captain mcraven was leading a 1,000foot freefall exercise in the summer of 2001, when an accident occurred that could easily have cost.
Mcraven delivered the commencement address at his alma mater, university of texas at austin. Ussocom ensures the readiness of joint special operations forces and, as. The commander of ussocom between august 2011 and august 2014 was admiral william harry mcraven. Admiral william mcraven make your bed commencement. He previously served, from june 2008 to june 2011, as the 11th commander of joint special operations command jsoc headquartered at fort bragg, n.
He is 64 years born on november 6, 1955, in pinehurst, north carolina. Mcraven retired admiral william mcraven is the ninth commander of united states special operations command ussocom, headquartered at macdill air force base, florida. The joint special operations command jsoc is a component command of the united states. In a conversation with tina brown at the women in the world san antonio salon, admiral ret. Relentless strike tells the inside story of joint special operations command, the secret military organization that during the past decade has revolutionized counterterrorism, seamlessly fusing intelligence and operational skills to conduct missions that hit the headlines, and those that have remained in the shadowsuntil now. The eyes of texas are upon a man who kept to the shadows the. A cynics guide to john brennan and william mcraven. William mcraven, about the 1970 son tay prison raid in north vietnam. Vice admiral william h mcraven, commander joint special. Its considered one of the best and more inspirational commencement speeches. Mcraven at campbell army airfield in fort campbell, ky. Mcraven served from june 2008 to june 2011 as the 11th commander of joint special operations command jsoc headquartered at fort bragg, north carolina. He is a navy admiral and former commander of seal team 3, acclaimed for leading the mission to find osama bin laden. William mcraven is an american retired navy admiral.
Bill mcraven is the ninth commander of socom, headquartered at macdill air force base, fla. It is charged to study special operations requirements and techniques, ensure interoperability and equipment standardization, plan and conduct special operations exercises and training, and develop joint special operations tactics. The joint special operations command jsoc is a subunified command of the us special operations command ussocom. He oversaw the 2011 navy seal raid in pakistan that killed alqaeda leader osama bin laden. Mcraven, a retired navy admiral, was commander of the u. His gold star parents are furious with navy admiral william mcraven who penned a scorching oped in the washington post to president trump after john brennans security clearance was pulled. As the special operations helicopters approached the convoy from the north. Jsoc is the elite special ops force that killed osama bin laden and has been at the tip of the spear from bush to obama.
The then current commander william mcraven visited the affected family, offered them a sheep in restitution and apologized for the incident. First came admiral mcraven and then plus 60 former. Joint special operations command us jsoc from 2011 to 2014 and oversaw the bin laden raid, targeted trump in his oped, writing, through your actions, you have embarrassed us in the eyes of our children, humiliated us on the world stage and, worst of all, divided us as a nation. William mcraven headed the joint special operations command, or jsoc. Admiral william mcraven is the ninth commander of united states special operations command ussocom, headquartered at macdill air force base, florida.
Mcraven takes helm of special operations command in europe. Boy writes to deadliest man, gets response business insider. New head of jsoc named president obama will replace vice adm. William mcraven deserve credit for jsocs resurgence. Smetherss threat to expose team 6 came just as vice adm. Mcraven made headlines in august when he wrote an oped condemning president trump saying, revoke my security clearance, too. William mcraven, former head of special operations command and the man who led the strike against osama bin laden, might have. President barack obama spoke with navy vice admiral william mcraven, commander of joint special operations command, at fort campbell, ky.
Commencement address by admiral william mcraven at ut austin. Inside the military program that put women in combat. From 2015 to 2018, he was the chancellor of the university of texas system. Admiral mcraven was born 6 november 1955 at pinehurst, north carolina, but moved as a young child to san antonio, texas. Report on special ops killing of pregnant afghan women. Read the full transcript of mcraven s may 19, 2014 speech right here at. The joint special operations command jsoc is a component command of the united states special operations command ussocom. I venture upon certainty that someone will read this and think i. Vaughn, billy vaughn, named the jsoc commander and 2011 time magazine runnerup admiral william h. Mcraven urges graduates to find courage to change the. Vice admiral apologizes for afghan deaths abc news. After former cia director john brennan was stripped of his security clearance in august, mcraven, who commanded the u.
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