Today's D Brief: CNO retires sans replacement; Ukraine inches forward; Niger junta mixes messages; DC Guard shakeup?; And a bit more.
BEN WATSON and BRADLEY PENISTON | AUGUST 14, 2023
THE D BRIEF NAVY CONGRESS UKRAINE RUSSIA DOMESTIC EXTREMISM AFRICA
The U.S. Navy would have a new chief today, but it won’t thanks to the continued block on officer promotions put in place by a single Republican lawmaker from Alabama: Sen. Tommy Tuberville.
Departing: Adm. Michael Gilday, who graduated from the Naval Academy in 1985, and will depart the Navy after 38 years of service.
“This is a proud day—but I want to take a moment to mark a painful milestone,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday morning at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. “More than 300 nominations for our outstanding general and flag officers are now being held up in the United States Senate. That includes our top uniformed leaders—and our next chief of naval operations.”
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