The Pilot or the Marine? Biden May Soon Announce His Pick for Top Commander.


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WASHINGTON — In the battle to become the country’s most senior military commander — a position inhabited at the moment by one of the most voluble of men and a frequent target of the right — it has come down to a choice between the fighter pilot and the Marine infantryman. Gen. Mark A. Milley’s term as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ends this fall, and President Biden is looking at one of two men to succeed him. In some ways, they could not be more different — from each other, and from General Milley. Gen. Charles Q....