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Gunners from the Armed Forces of Ukraine fire at Russian position with a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer 2C22 in the Kharkiv region on April 21, 2024. (Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images)
Former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
General (Ret.) John Hyten served as the eleventh vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
General (Ret.) John Hyten served as the eleventh vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff before retiring in 2021. Previously, he led US Strategic Command from 2016 to 2019 and Air Force Space Command from 2014 to 2016. He served as a commissioner on the 2023 US Strategic Posture Commission.