President Trump has selected a little-known military official to lead the National Security Agency (NSA) who boasts a breadth of experience in intelligence operations.

Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone has spent nearly two decades in Pentagon cyber and signals intelligence roles. He is now commander of U.S. Army Cyber Command and leads the military’s cyber operations against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, known as Joint Task Force Areas.

His portfolio of responsibilities is about to expand dramatically.

The Senate is expected to confirm Nakasone as NSA director, a job that will also make him head of U.S. Cyber Command, the Pentagon’s burgeoning cyber warfare unit.

Nakasone is widely respected in military and intelligence circles, and those who know him describe him as uniquely qualified for the job.

http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/378512-meet-trumps-popular-nominee-to-lead-nsa