Upcoming Nomination Hearing

The Senate Armed Services Committee today announced it would hold a hearing on Nov. 15 to consider President Obama's nomination of Marine Corps Gen. John Allen to become head of U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe.

The committee that day will also consider the nomination of Assistant Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Joseph Dunford to succeed Allen as the next head of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, according to the statement.