A former Green Beret officer who was in charge of a team involved in a controversial friendly fire incident in Afghanistan was nominated as the Pentagon’s head of special operations.

Derrick Anderson was nominated Monday by President Donald Trump to serve as assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict, according to a notice on Congress.gov. His nomination was referred to the Senate Armed Services Committee for consideration.

If confirmed to the largely bureaucratic position, Anderson would oversee administrative and policy issues that apply to special operations and irregular warfare units and advise the secretary of defense and other senior civilian leaders on issues like equipment, readiness and training for the force.

Anderson is relatively new to

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