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Eleven Army general officer appointments were confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 20, including elevating the three-star director of the Army National Guard to become the four-star National Guard Bureau chief with a seat on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Army Gen. Mark A. Milley has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, succeeding Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr. as top military adviser to the commander in chief and defense secretary.
The Trump administration formally nominated Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley on April 8 to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs, along with several other major nominations that will reshape military leadership.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford told the West Point Class of 2018 that the “profession of arms is dynamic, and to be successful, anticipate and embrace the constant changes in the character of war.”
The nation is facing a complex security environment driven by four nation state challenges and the threat of violent extremism, and that has major implications for the Army and the joint force, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr.