COMMISSION SITE VISIT TO USCENTCOM AND USSOCOM

BACKGROUND INFORMATION
APRIL 28,2004
 BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR COMMISSION SITE VISITS
TO USCENTCOM AND USSOCOM

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Itinerary

II. United States Central Command (USCENTCOM)

A. Biography of General John Abizaid, Commander

Biography of Lieutenant General Lance L. Smith, Deputy Commander

B. Background information on USCENTCOM

C. Information on Coalition Village

1. International Contributions to the War on Terrorism
2. Coalition Bulletin

III. United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)

D. Biography of General Bryan "Doug" Brown, Commander

E. Biography of Vice Admiral Eric .T. Olson, Deputy Commander

F. Background information on USSOCOM

G. USSOCOM Today

IV. The Global War on Terrorism

• "Rumsfeld: No Frustration with War Pace," Atlanta Journal and Constitution, August 14, 2002

• "The Secret War: Frustrated by intelligence failures, the Defense Department is dramatically
expanding its 'black world' of covert operations," Los Angeles Times, William M. Arkin,
October 27, 2002

• General John Abizaid testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee,
September 25, 2003

• The Rumsfeld Memorandum, October 16, 2003

• "Five U.S. Soldiers Killed in Copter Crash Near Kabul," The Washington Post, Associated Press,
November 24, 2003

• "Myers Touts Afghanistan Economic, Governmental Progress," Jim Garamone,

December 18, 2003

• "General Warns of Pakistani, Saudi Extremists," The Washington Post, Bradley Graham,
January 30, 2004
 • "NATO To Expand Force in Afghanistan; Defense Ministers Promise Rumsfeld Regional Security
Teams," The Washington Post, Bradley Graham, February 7, 2004

• "The Mess in Afghanistan," The New York Review of Books, Ahmed Rashid, February 12, 2004

• "The Other War: Why Bush's Afghanistan problem won't go away," The New Yorker,
Seymour M. Hersh, April 12, 2004

• "Schofield's Olson to command Afghanistan Coalition," William Cole, April 15, 2004

V. Staff Statement No. 6

• The Military
 UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND
AND
UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND

OFFICIAL SOCIAL AND MILITARY FUNCTION

ITINERARY FOR

9-11 COMMISSION

28 APRIL 2004

Purpose of Visit: Meeting with CDR/DCDR on 9-11 Commission

Official Party

Thomas Kean Chair

Lee H. Hamilton Vice Chair
Fred F. Fielding Commissioner
Jamie S. Gorelick Commissioner
Slade Gorton Commissioner
John F. Lehman Commissioner
Timothy J. Roemer Commissioner
Philip D. Zelikow Executive Director
Christopher Kojm Deputy Executive Director
Steve Dunne Deputy General Counsel
Michael Hurley Senior Counsel
Bonnie Jenkins Counsel
Robert Doheny SES, USD(P)
Tom Matthews GS-15, USD(I)
WEDNESDAY, 28 APRIL

0530 Commission, Staff, & DoD participants check in at Andrews AFB

Main gate

0600 Commission departs Andrews AFB, MD via MilAir

0800 Arrive MacDill AFB

Greeted by GEN Bryan D. Brown, (Doug) Commander,
United States Special Operations Command

0805 Depart for Hq USSOCOM via DV Surrey Bus

Accompanied by GEN Brown

0815 Arrive Hq USSOCOM

Proceed to the Executive Board Room, EBR

Light refreshments provided

Attendees: 9-11 Commission, GEN Brown and VADM Olson

0830 Meeting with General Bryan D. Brown, Commander, United

States Special Operations Command

Attendees: GEN Brown

9-11 Commission VADM Eric T. Olson, (Eric)
(See Official Party list) Deputy Commander
RDML William H. Payne, (Bill)
Deputy Director, Center for Special
Operations
Col Jeff Buckmelter, (Jeff)
Deputy Director, Center for Policy, Training
& Readiness
Col Mike Deacy
Deputy Director, Intelligence and
Information Operations Center
Col Billy Montgomery
Deputy Director, Force Structure
Resources, & Strategic Assessments
Center
 CAPT George A. Coleman, CSO
LtCol Tony Montgomery, JA

1015 Break - GEN Brown departs

1030 Discussion continues

1130 Depart for MacDill AFB Officers' Club via DV Surrey Bus
Accompanied by VADM Olson

1145 Lunch, MacDill Room

Attendees: VADM Olson

9-11 Commission RDML Payne
(See Official Party List) Col Buckmelter
Col Deacy
LtCol Tony Montgomery

1300 Depart for Hq USCENTCOM via DV Surrey Bus

Accompanied by VADM Olson
USCENTCOM

1315 Arrive HQ USCENTCOM Front Bldg 540

Greeted By: LtGen Lance Smith, Deputy Commander,
USCENTCOM

1320 Roundtable Discussions in Main Conference Room

OPS/INTEL Overview Brief
Presented by: Col Scott, DJ2

Attendees: USCENTCOM DCDR

9-11 Commission BG James Schwitter, JSD
(See Official Party list) Col Hall, J1
Col Mark Hiebert, J3
Col Flanigan, J4 Rep
COL Neal Petree, J5
Col Monti, J6
Ms. Grant or CAPT Drake, J8
Mr. Hammil, JA
MG Castellaw, Incoming Chief of Staff

Followed by Questions and Answers

1600 Depart HQ USCENTCOM for MacDill AFB Flightline via DV Surrey

Bus
Escorted by: BGen George J. Trautman, Deputy Director J5

1615 Arrive MacDill AFB Flightline

1630 Depart MacDill AFB, FL via Mil Air, en route to Andrews AFB, MD
Farewell by: BGen George J. Trautman, Deputy Director J5

1830 Arrive Andrews AFB