 Shortly after becoming the head of USSOCOM, in 2004, he was involved in the aftermath of the Pat Tillman friendly fire incident which culminated when he testified before the congressional Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in 2007.Also during his tenure in command of USSOCOM, he announced the creation of Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command in 2006.Brown retired in 2007 after leading USSOCOM through four years of the Iraq War and War in Afghanistan.