US President Barack Obama has nominated Marine General Joseph Dunford as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, replacing General Martin Dempsey, who's retiring after serving as the President's top military advisor since 2011.
General Dunford led the Afghanistan war coalition in 2013 and 2014 - and, speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House, Mr. Obama praised his nominee's achievements so far:
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OUT: ...combat mission there
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Our Washington correspondent Lorna Shaddick says Joseph Dunford's widely seen as one of Mr. Obama's closest military confidants:
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OUT: ...out of the question
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Our Washington correspondent Lorna Shaddick says Joseph Dunford's likely to stay in his new post for some time:
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