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May 5, 2015

Former Afghan War Commander Tapped to Lead Joint Chiefs of Staff 
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President Obama is set to nominate Marine Corps commandant General
Joseph Dunford to become the next chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
replacing General Martin Dempsey, who is retiring. Dunford led the
U.S.-NATO occupation force in Afghanistan for 18 months starting in
2013, overseeing the drawdown of U.S. troops and purported transfer of
security control to Afghanistan. He also led a regiment during the 2003
invasion of Iraq, earning the nickname "Fighting Joe."

 

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