U.S. Central Command Commander Nominee Cooper Testifies Before Senate Armed Services Committee
July 09, 2025
July 09, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Vice Adm. Charles B. Cooper II, President Trump's nominee to be commander of the U.S. Central Command, from a June 18, 2025, confirmation hearing:
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Good morning...
Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Reed, and distinguished members of this committee - as the proud son of a career Army Officer and Vietnam Veteran, and the grandson of a World War II veteran in . . .
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Good morning...
Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Reed, and distinguished members of this committee - as the proud son of a career Army Officer and Vietnam Veteran, and the grandson of a World War II veteran in . . .