WASHINGTON –
After receiving his fourth star, Gen. John F. Campbell was sworn in as the Army's 34th vice chief of staff by Secretary of the Army John McHugh on March 8.
Campbell was nominated by President Barack Obama in February to succeed Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III as the Army's vice chief of staff. Previously, Campbell had served as the deputy chief of staff, G-3/5/7 and as commander of Combined Joint Task Force 101 during Operation Enduring Freedom.
In December, Obama nominated Austin to become the head of the joint U.S. Central Command, which oversees all military operations in the Middle East and Afghanistan.