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The Marine Corps was the first military service to face a senior leadership vacancy, following the legally required departure of Gen. David Berger in July.<\/p>\n
Smith, officially the assistant Marine commandant until Thursday, took on Berger\u2019s responsibilities upon his predecessor\u2019s retirement. In his acting role, he could not issue the commandant\u2019s long-term planning guidance, and he doesn\u2019t have a deputy to help him juggle the work of leading the Marine Corps and serving on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.<\/p>\n
Smith has refrained from criticizing Tuberville directly, in keeping with the norm that uniformed military leaders stay out of political fights. But he warned at his confirmation hearing in June that the hold on nominations could hamper military readiness. And he said in September that he fears his \u201cnot sustainable\u201d lack of sleep will make it hard for him to make good decisions, Marine Corps Times reported Monday.<\/p>\n
In August, the Army became the second military service to have no Senate-confirmed leader at the top. Gen. Randy George, the Army\u2019s vice chief of staff, also served as the Army\u2019s acting leader, performing a double duty akin to Smith\u2019s.<\/p>\n
Brown previously served as Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and his promotion leaves that post vacant now.<\/p>\n
Nominees still waiting<\/h2>\n
Among the remaining pending nominees are Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Biden\u2019s pick to serve as the top Navy officer, and Gen. David Allvin, nominated to be the top Air Force leader. Those two had confirmation hearings last week and are expected to have their files forwarded to the full Senate in the next few weeks, where they will then face Tuberville\u2019s opposition.<\/p>\n
Even with Smith now taking over the most senior Marine Corps post, he still lacks a top deputy, because Tuberville\u2019s remaining holds include Lt. Gen. Christopher Mahoney\u2019s nomination to be assistant commandant.<\/p>\n
The same is true of George, who won\u2019t get the assistance of Army Lt. Gen. James Mingus, the vice chief nominee, unless the Senate confirms him sometime in the near future.<\/p>\n
Ahead of Wednesday\u2019s vote, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the moves by the Senate were \u201cgood for the United States Marines, certainly good for the United States Army and good for the Joint Staff, but it ain\u2019t good enough for US national security. These holds need to be lifted, all of them.\u201d<\/p>\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\nOn Tuesday, officials from VoteVets \u2013 which has ties to the Democratic party \u2013 set up posters with the names and faces of all the blocked nominees on the grounds outside the Capitol. Tuberville said he was aware of the display but unmoved by it.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the day, Senate Democrats blasted Tuberville for his continued obstinance and criticized his Republican colleagues for not doing more to end the blockade.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe motto of the United States Marines Corps is not \u2018help out the top brass and leave everyone else behind,\u2019\u201d said Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. \u201cSen. Tuberville evidently does not understand that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tuberville said he has no plans to change his stance on nominees now to speed up filling the remaining vacancies.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey finally figured out I won\u2019t want to give in, and I\u2019m still not,\u201d he told reporters. \u201cLet\u2019s do these votes one at a time and or change the (abortion) policy back.\u201d<\/p>\n
But Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., said he was confident that Wednesday\u2019s breakthrough will produce more confirmation agreements in coming days.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re going to keep on the pressure, and I think you\u2019re going to see more on this next week,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\nLeo covers Congress, Veterans Affairs and the White House for Military Times. He has covered Washington, D.C. since 2004, focusing on military personnel and veterans policies. His work has earned numerous honors, including a 2009 Polk award, a 2010 National Headliner Award, the IAVA Leadership in Journalism award and the VFW News Media award.<\/p>\n
Irene Loewenson is a staff reporter for Marine Corps Times. She joined Military Times as an editorial fellow in August 2022. She is a graduate of Williams College, where she was the editor-in-chief of the student newspaper.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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On Tuesday, officials from VoteVets \u2013 which has ties to the Democratic party \u2013 set up posters with the names and faces of all the blocked nominees on the grounds outside the Capitol. Tuberville said he was aware of the display but unmoved by it.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the day, Senate Democrats blasted Tuberville for his continued obstinance and criticized his Republican colleagues for not doing more to end the blockade.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe motto of the United States Marines Corps is not \u2018help out the top brass and leave everyone else behind,\u2019\u201d said Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. \u201cSen. Tuberville evidently does not understand that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tuberville said he has no plans to change his stance on nominees now to speed up filling the remaining vacancies.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey finally figured out I won\u2019t want to give in, and I\u2019m still not,\u201d he told reporters. \u201cLet\u2019s do these votes one at a time and or change the (abortion) policy back.\u201d<\/p>\n
But Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., said he was confident that Wednesday\u2019s breakthrough will produce more confirmation agreements in coming days.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re going to keep on the pressure, and I think you\u2019re going to see more on this next week,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Leo covers Congress, Veterans Affairs and the White House for Military Times. He has covered Washington, D.C. since 2004, focusing on military personnel and veterans policies. His work has earned numerous honors, including a 2009 Polk award, a 2010 National Headliner Award, the IAVA Leadership in Journalism award and the VFW News Media award.<\/p>\n
Irene Loewenson is a staff reporter for Marine Corps Times. She joined Military Times as an editorial fellow in August 2022. She is a graduate of Williams College, where she was the editor-in-chief of the student newspaper.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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