Coming soon to a Senate confirmation near you … General Pace.
Senior U.S. officials say President Bush will name Marine General Peter Pace as the next chairman of the U.S. military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The officials say Mr. Bush will make the announcement soon, although no date was given.
General Pace has served as the Joint Chiefs’ vice chairman since 2001. In that post, he has helped to manage the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan while leading efforts to transform the military for the war on terror and other 21st century needs.
The 59-year-old general was a rifle platoon leader during the Vietnam War and has served as head of the U.S. Southern Command.
The Joint Chiefs chairman is the president’s top military adviser. If confirmed by the Senate, General Pace would succeed Air Force General Richard Myers, who is due to retire this year.
I’ll be honest and say I know nothing of the man. I will try to find out more about the expected nominee and plan to return to the subject.
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Semper Fi. I have heard good things about the man; I have several people I know who are Marines; and it’s good they say.