Dr. Benjamin also oversees the operational command of 6,500 uniformed health officers who serve in locations around the world to promote and protect the health of the American People.
"We are taking extra precautions to ensure these individuals are safe and receive appropriate support," said Assistant Chief Yolanda Canty, who oversees the North Infirmary Command on the island, where the new housing unit will be located.
In an interview at Guantánamo Bay, Dr. John S. Edmondson, a Navy captain who oversees the facility's medical command, denied that he had refused to turn over medical records.
General Petraeus, who as the head of United States Central Command oversees the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, declined to discuss what he called "contingency plans" against Iran for what western nations believe is a covert nuclear arms program.
But Gen. David H. Petraeus, the commander of United States Central Command who oversees the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, joined with other American military leaders when he said Sunday that a lengthy review of "don't ask, don't tell" was warranted.
He oversaw the army commanded by General Ratko Mladic, who is also on trial for genocide at the UN Yugoslav tribunal.
The base is home to the United States Central Command, which oversees the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
"We have to transform the Mediterranean Sea – we do not want a sea of death," says Rear Admiral Michele Saponaro, who oversees the operations at the naval command centre.
Late Monday, the United States Central Command, which oversees the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, released the redacted report on the case, which provided some more detail.
"You guys are at freedom's frontier," he told the American troops in a dining hall at Camp Bonifas, an outpost of the United Nations command that oversees the zone.
Before his promotion, Admiral McRaven was in charge of the Joint Special Operations Command, a part of the overall command that oversees the missions of the military's most highly trained strike units.
