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If approved by the Senate, Votel would succeed Gen. Lloyd Austin as the leader of the military command leading the fight against the Islamic State group, commonly known as ISIS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Votel has led Special Operations Command (SOCOM)\u00a0since mid-2014. 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We are one part of a bigger team.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Email: <a href=\"mailto:amehta@defensenews.com\">amehta@defensenews.com<\/a> | <a href=\"mailto:atilghman@militarytimes.com\">atilghman@militarytimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twitter: <a href=\"http:\/\/Twitter.com\/AaronMehta\">@AaronMehta<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/Twitter.com\/AndrewTilghman\">@AndrewTilghman<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Army Gen. 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