Senate Confirms New Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs

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After a monthlong gap, the military is set to get its new No. 2 officer.

Adm. Chris Grady was confirmed to be the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in a Senate voice vote Thursday night.

His confirmation comes about a month after the previous vice chairman, Gen. John Hyten, retired.

President Joe Biden nominated Grady just weeks before Hyten's retirement, a delay that frustrated lawmakers and made a short vacancy inevitable, even with the Senate moving as quickly as it could to confirm the nomination.

Grady, who previously led Fleet Forces Command, will assume the role of the military's second highest-ranking officer at a time when the United States is warily eyeing a Russian military buildup along the Ukrainian border, with fears Moscow could invade Ukraine early next year.

At his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing earlier this month, Grady called Russia's threatening posture toward Ukraine "a very dangerous and destabilizing situation that we're working our way through."

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https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/12/17/senate-confirms-new-vice-chairman-of-joint-chiefs.html

"Lipstick" Milley and his 'woke' agenda are on the way out in my opinion.

[sneakypete]

There is no way in HELL a sailor should EVER be given that command position in 2021. The Navy is irrelevant in the 21st Century. Other than the sub fleet,they will all be sank in the first hour of any major conflict.

[GtHawk]

There is no way in HELL a sailor should EVER be given that command position in 2021. The Navy is irrelevant in the 21st Century. Other than the sub fleet,they will all be sank in the first hour of any major conflict.

Surely not all, the Littoral Combat Ships will probably be in drydock.

[EdinVA]

No skirt?

[sneakypete]

Surely not all, the Littoral Combat Ships will probably be in drydock.

@GtHawk

You do make a good point,there. Hard to sink a ship in drydock.