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Selva Confirmed For New Term As Vice Chairman Of Joint Chiefs

Selva Confirmed For New Term As Vice Chairman Of Joint Chiefs
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, USAF Gen. Paul Selva (Photo: U.S. Air Force)

The Senate on Monday confirmed by unanimous consent Air Force Gen. Paul Selva for a second two-year term as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a position he has held since July 2015.The Pentagon in May announced Selva’s nomination for reappointment to his position. Before this post, he led U.S. Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois.The Defense Department earlier this year began preparing a new Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) to set U.S. nuclear arms policy…

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