Kurilla tapped for CENTCOM chief

By Tony Bertuca / January 7, 2022 at 5:18 PM

Lt. Gen. Michael Kurilla has been nominated to be the next chief of U.S. Central Command, according to the Pentagon.

Kurilla is currently commanding general of the 18th Airborne Corps at Ft. Bragg, NC.

His nomination comes as the Biden administration has withdrawn all U.S. troops from Afghanistan and ponders how to best shift the military's focus to the Indo-Pacific region to counter China.

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