Grady picked to succeed Hyten as vice chairman

President Biden has selected Navy Adm. Chris Grady, current commander of U.S. Fleet Forces, to succeed Gen. John Hyten as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The nomination was quietly included in the Senate calendar and subsequently announced by the Pentagon.

Hyten was confirmed for a two-year term in 2019. The next vice chairman, because of a change in the law, will serve a four-year term.

Hyten is slated to retire at the end of this month, leading to concerns the job will experience a "gap" before Grady can be confirmed by the Senate.