Trump names head of US Army to be next Joint Chiefs chairman

WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump on Saturday morning announced on Twitter that he nominates General Mark Milley, US Army Chief of Staff, to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

"I am pleased to announce my nomination of four-star General Mark Milley, Chief of Staff of the United States Army - as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff," the president tweeted.

Milley will replace the current chairman, Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., who is due to step down next fall.