29.06.2014 - 19:52 [ Fort Worth Star Telegram ]

Pentagon assigns 2-star general to oversee assessment in Iraq, a sign of task’s sensitivity

Pittard, who will lead the Iraq Joint Forces Land Component Command, also likely will work as a quasi-diplomat to Iraqi commanders, experts said. Pittard, however, will answer to U.S. Central Command, the military unit that has responsibility for American military activities in the Middle East.