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SASC Approval Clears Way for Senate Confirmation for Top Two Pentagon Officials

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SASC Approval Clears Way for Senate Confirmation for Top Two Pentagon Officials
Secretary of the Army Dr. Mark T. Esper attends an Army Full Honors Arrival Ceremony hosted by the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Gen. Mark A. Milley at Conmy Hall on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Arlington, Virginia, Jan. 5, 2018. Esper was recently appointed as the 23rd Secretary of the Army. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Anna Pol)

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on July 18 approved the nominations of the Pentagon’s top two civil and military officials, paving a path for the full Senate to confirm both Mark Esper as the new Secretary of Defense and Army Gen. Mark Milley as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff early next week. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) filed cloture on Esper’s nomination Thursday afternoon. SASC Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) told reporters that a vote…

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