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The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM). General Raymond Thomas, the SOCOM commander, and Theresa Whelan, who is an acting assistant secretary for special operations, talked about several issues affecting the unified command including resource and budget challenges, readiness, training and cooperation with international partners, ongoing counter-ISIS operations, and the threats posed by Russian and North Korean aggression.