New Commandant

President Obama has nominated Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford to become the service's next commandant, according to a Pentagon statement issued this morning.

Dunford would replace current Commandant Gen. James Amos.

Dunford is serving as head of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, and is also commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan.

Dunford was the Marine Corps' assistant commandant from October 2010 to December 2012, according to his official biography.