Who is Gen. Christopher LaNeve?
LaNeve was appointed as vice chief of staff of the army in February.
He had previously served as a senior military assistant to Hegseth since April 2025, when he was tapped to replace Lt. Gen Jennifer Short, whom Hegseth had fired.
Congratulating LaNeve on his new position as vice chief of staff in a post on X, Hegseth called him a “a generational leader” and said that he would “help ensure the army revives the warrior ethos, rebuilds for the modern battlefield and deters our enemies around the world.”
In more than 35 years of service since he joined the military in 1990, LaNeve has served in combat deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan and held multiple command positions, including as the commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg in North Carolina and the Eighth Army in South Korea.
Following Trump’s inauguration, LaNeve congratulated the President, calling into Trump’s ball from South Korea.
