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Selva confirmed as vice

chairman of Joint Chiefs

DOD photo By Cheryl Pellerin security, will benefit greatly from their sage
counsel and strategic perspective gained over
Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. DOD News, Defense Media Activity years of operational experience.”

WASHINGTON — The Senate last week Selva is a command pilot with more than
confirmed Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva as 3,100 hours in the C-5, KC-135A and other
the 10th vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs aircraft. He earned a Bachelor of Science de-
of Staff. gree in aeronautical engineering in 1980 from
the U.S. Air Force Academy and later earned
The nation’s second-highest-ranking mili- Master of Science degrees in management
tary officer is a pilot and most recently was and human relations and in political science.
commander of U.S. Transportation Com-
mand at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. Passionate advocate
From October 2008 to October 2011 he
Also last week, the Senate confirmed served as assistant to Chairman of the Joint
Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. as Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen.
chairman of the Joint Chiefs. Defense Secre- Selva expressed his gratitude and that of
tary Ash Carter congratulated both leaders his wife, Ricki. The two met while attending
in a July 31 statement. the Air Force Academy, and Ricki also served
in the Air Force.
Strategic perspective “It is truly humbling to represent the men
Carter said both men had proved “their and women who wear the uniform of our na-
mettle throughout their careers, from Gen. tion and our civilian workforce,” Selva said.
Dunford’s first years as an infantryman to “You exemplify the best our country has to
his leadership both in Afghanistan and of offer, and I promise to be a passionate advo-
the Marine Corps, and from Gen. Selva’s cate to ensure we remain the best trained,
early days as a pilot to his leadership of our best led, best equipped and most capable
military’s Transportation Command.” military in the world.”
The secretary added, “I know that Presi-
dent (Barack) Obama and I, and our nation’s

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