Senate confirms Mark Milley as chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff
1 / 3U.S. Army General Milley testifies before Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in WashingtonBy Patricia Zengerle
Milley, 61, served in Iraq, Afghanistan and in other countries before becoming the Army's top officer in August 2015. Earlier this week, the Senate confirmed Army Secretary Mark Esper, a military veteran and former defense industry lobbyist, as Trump's second secretary of defense, ending seven months - the longest period ever - that the Pentagon had been without a permanent top official.
Also this week, Trump's nominee to be vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Air Force General John Hyten, has been facing questions about whether he would be confirmed because he is being investigated for an alleged sexual assault.
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