Overview
- The Senate received LaNeve’s nomination on Monday, and a hearing date has not been announced.
- Gen. James Mingus has held the vice chief role since January 2024 and will continue his duties, according to a spokesman.
- LaNeve currently serves as Hegseth’s senior military assistant after moving to the Pentagon in April from South Korea.
- He previously commanded the Eighth Army and led the 82nd Airborne Division, among other senior assignments.
- If confirmed, LaNeve would be promoted to four-star general, succeeding Mingus, who oversaw the Army Transformation Initiative and Next Generation Command and Control.