his surprise pick to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appears to go back to their first meeting in Iraq in 2018. Caine, then the deputy commander of a special operations task ...

Caine, a three-star general whom Trump has praised since at least 2019, helped lead an operation in Iraq against the Islamic State during Trump’s first term.

The Navy’s top admiral and a senior Air Force general also were dismissed as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth moves to align ...

President Donald Trump nominated Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine as chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Military experts told BI ...

Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and nominated in Brown’s place a retired ... Although he had a leadership ...

Pete Hegseth, secretary of defense and a 2025 Wash100 Award winner, has announced the intention of President Donald Trump to nominate retired Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine as chairman of the Joint Chiefs ...

The highest-ranking military officer in the country, the chairman has no direct command authority. His role is as a ...

served in the Middle East during the fight against the Islamic State and then worked at the CIA — to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ...

John Dan “Razin” Caine as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ... December 2024 and helped lead the fight against the Islamic State from Iraq. Here’s what to know about him.