U.S. Army Gen. Mark Milley testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, July 11, 2019. Reuters
Business Insider/Reuters: US Senate votes 89-1 to confirm Army Gen. Mark Milley as next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
* Four-star Army Gen. Mark Milley was confirmed on Thursday as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
* Milley will take over the new post, which is President Donald Trump's senior uniformed military adviser, on October 1.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to confirm four-star Army General Mark Milley as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, President Donald Trump's most senior uniformed military adviser.
The vote was 89-1 for Milley, now the Army Chief of Staff, to replace Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford. Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley was the only dissenting vote.
Milley, 61, served in Iraq, Afghanistan and in other countries before becoming the Army's top officer in August 2015.
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WNU Editor: Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley was the only dissenting vote against this confirmation.
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