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The Independent UK
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Lolita C. Baldor

Senate confirms Driscoll as Army secretary, putting an Iraq War vet at the helm

Trump Cabinet Driscoll - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Dan Driscoll to be the next Army secretary, voting 66-28 to put the former soldier and Iraq War veteran at the helm of the service.

Driscoll, 38, of North Carolina, had served as an adviser to Vice President JD Vance, whom he met when both were attending Yale Law School. He served in the Army for less than four years and left at the rank of first lieutenant.

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