Why America’s 2nd Highest-Ranking Officer Isn’t Losing Sleep Over China or Russia
Mil & Intel
By Mac Caltrider | July 12, 2021
As the 11th Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten is the one of the highest-ranking officers in the Department of Defense — second only to JCS Chairman Army Gen. Mark Milley.
Hyten pursued a military career after graduating from Harvard with a bachelor’s in engineering in 1981. His four decades of service include important assignments at the Air Force Space Command and US Strategic Command. Hyten will step down from his role as the Vice Chairman to the Joint Chiefs of Staff in November. According to the United States Naval Institute, Adm. Christopher Grady — the longest-serving surface warfare officer still on active duty, also known as the Navy’s “old salt” — is among the likely replacements.
As Hyten looks forward to his rapidly approaching retirement, he sat down with Coffee or Die Magazine to discuss why troop welfare remains one of his top priorities and why he isn’t losing sleep over China and Russia.
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