President Selects GEN Dempsey to Lead Joint Chiefs

摘要

With less than two months as Army Chief of Staff, GEN Martin E. Dempsey has been named to succeed Adm. Mike Mullen as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. President Obama announced his choice in a Memorial Day White House news conference. The President also announced his nomination of GEN Raymond T. Odierno, commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command, to succeed GEN Dempsey as the Army's 38th Chief of Staff. Both nominations must be confirmed by the Senate.