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Marine Selected to Head Joint Chiefs
By PETER BAKER and HELENE COOPER

President Obama plans on Tuesday to name Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., a former top commander in Afghanistan who now serves as commandant of the Marine Corps, to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to officials briefed on the selection.

If he is confirmed by the Senate, General Dunford, 59, will take over the top military leadership position at a time of daunting challenges for the armed forces. It would fall to him to complete Mr. Obama’s troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by the end of next year while prosecuting a grinding air war against the Islamic State.

General Dunford would succeed Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, who is retiring after four years as the nation’s top general. General Dempsey was a favorite of the president’s and the go-to person at the Pentagon for White House officials who grew disenchanted with Chuck Hagel as defense secretary. Mr. Hagel has since been replaced by Ashton B. Carter.

It may be hard for General Dunford to duplicate the relationship General Dempsey had with Mr. Obama and his team, but the president is said to hold him in high regard as a strategic thinker who grasps the complexities of today’s world. Mr. Obama plans to make the announcement at noon on Tuesday in the Rose Garden.

In addition to putting General Dunford forward, Mr. Obama plans to nominate Gen. Paul J. Selva of the Air Force, the commander of the United States Transportation Command, to serve as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs. He would succeed Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., who is retiring.

The two leaders would not only oversee the armed forces through the end of Mr. Obama’s tenure, but they would also face the task of managing the Pentagon budget amid great flux. Both political parties want to spare the Defense Department the brunt of automatic spending cuts set to take effect, but even if it receives more money than is scheduled, the military may have some significant choices to make.

General Dunford, who would be only the second Marine to serve as chairman, is viewed as a straight talker who was able to manage security around last year’s Afghan presidential elections as the United States was ending its combat mission.

His nomination had been expected several weeks ago, but an administration official said it was held up after Mr. Carter expressed interest in another possible candidate, Adm. Samuel Locklear, the head of the United States Pacific Command. But a senior defense official disputed that and said Mr. Carter strongly supported General Dunford’s nomination, having worked with him before.

A Boston native who graduated from St. Michael’s College and was commissioned in 1977, General Dunford earned master’s degrees from Georgetown University and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. He led a regiment into combat during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, became commander of American and coalition forces in Afghanistan in February 2013, then took over as commandant of the Marine Corps last October.

He drew attention for being unflappable in the most stressful situations, from testifying in tense congressional hearings to commanding troops in battle, other officers said.

Gen. James N. Mattis, a retired commander of American forces in the Middle East, recalled watching a rocket-propelled grenade streak over General Dunford’s Humvee in Iraq and blow up 100 yards away. “He barely glanced up and then went right back to writing his orders,” General Mattis said in a telephone interview on Monday night.

歐巴馬將提名鄧福德 掌參謀首長聯席會議

美國總統歐巴馬將提名陸戰隊司令鄧福德上將出任下一屆的參謀首長聯席會議主席，鄧福德是曾經參與伊拉克與阿富汗戰爭的四星上將。

鄧福德2013年2月到2014年8月之間，擔任北約組織駐阿富汗的國際安全協助部隊指揮官；2003年曾領導部隊參與美國入侵伊拉克的戰爭，並在伊拉克駐守將近兩年。2009年，他被任命為美軍中央指揮部的陸戰隊指揮官，去年10月才出任陸戰隊司令。