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Senate Confirms Hegseth’s Top Military Aide LaNeve As Next Army Vice Chief

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Senate Confirms Hegseth’s Top Military Aide LaNeve As Next Army Vice Chief
Lt. Gen. Christopher LaNeve gives remarks at an Eighth Army relinquishment of command ceremony at U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys, South Korea, April 16, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Lee, Kihyuk)

The Senate has confirmed Lt. Gen. Christopher LaNeve, currently Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s senior military assistant, to serve as the Army’s next vice chief of staff. The upper chamber approved LaNeve’s nomination by unanimous consent on Tuesday, teeing him up to replace Gen. James Mingus as the service’s number two uniformed official. “General LaNeve — a generational leader — will help ensure the Army revives the warrior ethos, rebuilds for the modern battlefield and deters our enemies around the world.…

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