McCarthy confirmed Army chief

WASHINGTON – Ryan McCarthy, the man who served two times as acting secretary of the Army, was confirmed to the Army’s highest civilian post. He previously served as under secretary of the Army, but became acting secretary when Mark Esper was nominated to become the Secretary of Defense this summer. McCarthy had also served as acting secretary until Esper was confirmed in late 2017. As under secretary, he helped to spearhead disruptive reform across the service along with then-Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, Secretary Mark Esper and Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville. All four rose to power this summer. Milley became chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Esper as SECDEF; and McConville as Army chief. McCarthy served in the Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment during the invasion of Afghanistan; was special assistant to former SECDEF Bob Gates; and worked on the House Committee on International Relations. When nominated to become under secretary in 2017, he was working as a VP at Lockheed Martin. (Source: Defense News 09/26/19) https://www.defensenews.com/land/2019/09/27/mccarthy-officially-becomes-army-secretary/