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I'M SERGEANT LUTHER WASHINGTON
WITH YOUR D-O-D NEWS UPDATE.

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MICHAEL LUMPKIN-ASSISTANT 
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR

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SPECIAL OPERATIONS AND LOW
INTENSITY CONFLICT-TESTIFIED

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BEFORE THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES
COMMITTEE TODAY ON THE EFFECTS OF

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SOCIAL MEDIA IN STRATEGIC
PLANNING. SECRETARY LUMPKIN

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SAID DEFENSE LEADERS FACE NEW
CHALLENGES IN THE NEW MEDIA AGE.

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SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES HAS

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ENABLED THE VIRTUAL, AND IN
SOME CASES, THE ACTUAL

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MOBILIZATION OF DISPERSED AND
DEMOGRAPHICALLY-VARIED

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AUDIENCES AROUND THE WORLD. 
NON-STATE ACTORS

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CAN REACH ACROSS THE GLOBE WITH
MULTIPLE, SIMULTANEOUSLY

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TARGETED AND TAILORED
APPROACHES TO MOTIVATE OR

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MANIPULATE A SPECTRUM OF
AUDIENCES.

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SECRETARY LUMPKIN ADDED THE RISE
OF ISIL AND THEIR USE OF SOCIAL

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MEDIA FOR RECRUITMENT AND
PROPAGANDA

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HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED FOR A WHOLE
OF GOVERNMENT RESPONSE.