The subcommittee holds a hearing on military justice and detention policies in the global efforts to combat terrorism. Among the issues addressed were allegations of mistreatment and torture of detainees, the status of detainees under military and international law, investigations into conditions at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the response of military and defense officials to reports of prisoner treatment.

The full title of Rear Admiral McGarrah’s office is the Office of the Administrative Review of Detention of Enemy Combatants. Brig. General Hemingway is the legal adviser to the appointing authority for the Office of Military Commissions.