Gen. Mark Milley, the outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will retire in roughly two weeks, putting additional pressure on the Department of Defense and Congress to come to an agreement to end Sen. Tommy Tuberville's (R-AL) block on DOD nominations.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, who is the senior ranking member of the Armed Forces and acts as the top military adviser to the president, serves a four-year term that begins on Oct. 1 each cycle. Milley's retirement is set for Sept. 29. The Joint Chiefs of Staff consists of the chairman, vice chairman, and the service chiefs of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, National Guard Bureau, and Space Force.
Last month, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said this is the first time three service branches are being operated without Senate-confirmed chiefs. "Over the course of this summer, the secretary and his legislative team have engaged with Senate leadership and senators on both sides of the aisle, to include Sens. McConnell and Schumer. In addition, the department continues to engage Sen. Tuberville's office and recently had a meeting with his staff on this topic," Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder told reporters on Tuesday.
If Milley retires before the Senate confirms his successor, Gen. Charles Q. Brown, who serves as the Air Force chief of staff, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Christopher W. Grady, will assume the role in an interim capacity. Brown's nomination, should he be confirmed, would also create a vacancy on the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the head of the Air Force. Biden has already nominated Gen. David W. Allvin, the vice chief of staff of the Air Force, to lead the service.
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