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Gen. Kurilla served as Chief of Staff at CENTCOM prior to his position at Fort Bragg and was the head of the 82nd Airborne previous to that. Gen. Kurilla would be promoted to four-star general if confirmed.
Gen. Kurilla’s role would involve overseeing U.S. military operations in the Middle East including the residual effects of the Biden administration’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, Iran’s nuclear ambitions, the potential reemergence of al Qaeda and the Islamic State, and civil wars in Syria and Yemen.
Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command.
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Born in California and raised in Minnesota, Gen. Kurilla graduated from the U.S. Military Academy, served in the Gulf War, and was a battalion commander in Mosul, Iraq where he was shot multiple times in combat.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks while joining the White House Covid-19 Response Team’s call with the National Governors Association
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The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News.
Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin contributed to this report.
