Milley confirmed for CJCS

WASHINGTON - Army Gen. Mark Milley will be the 20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) following an 89-1 vote in the Senate on July 25. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) was the lone no vote. Milley, the former Army chief of staff, is expected to replace Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford as the nation’s top uniformed officer in September. He will work again beside newly installed Secretary of Defense Mark Esper. The two worked side by side for two years, when Esper was Secretary of the Army. (Source: Defense News 07/25/19)