Schoomaker to Retire; Casey Nominated for Army Chief

By Jason Sherman / January 5, 2007 at 5:00 AM
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker is stepping down and Gen. George Casey, head of military forces in Iraq, is the Bush administration's pick to lead the service, the Pentagon announced today. Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced the changes in a statement that makes formal other leadership shifts that have been widely reported, including Adm. William Fallon's nomination to replace Gen. John Abizaid as head of U.S. Central Command and the selection of Lt. Gen. David Petraeus to lead...

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