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WASHINGTON, May 5, 2015 – The officers selected by President
Barack Obama to serve as the next chairman and vice chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff are “exemplary leaders,” Defense Secretary Ash Carter said
today.
Obama announced today that he will nominate Marine Corps
Commandant Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. to be the 19th chairman of the Joint
Chiefs and Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva, commander of U.S. Transportation
Command, to serve as the 10th vice chairman.
They will succeed Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey and Navy Adm.
James A. Winnefeld Jr., respectively, if the Senate confirms their nominations.
In a statement released after the president’s announcement,
Carter noted that Dunford has been an infantry officer at every level and that
Selva has been an innovator throughout his career.
Strategic Perspective, Operational Experience
“They're exemplary leaders,” he said. “And they both have
the strategic perspective - and operational experience - to help guide our
military and advise the president at a time of much change in the world. I look
forward to their sound counsel and to working with them to protect the country
and meet the needs of the finest fighting force the world has ever known.”
The time will come for proper tributes to Dempsey and
Winnefeld, the secretary said. “I thank them both for their steady leadership
in these challenging times, their advice to me and President Obama, and their many
years of dedicated service to our country,” he added.
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