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Army’s New Civilian Leader on 1st Visit to Fort Jackson

ABC Columbia Site Staff

FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) – The Army’s new civilian leader and first openly gay individual to head a U.S. military service is making his first visit to the service’s largest basic training post at Fort Jackson. Army Secretary Eric Fanning was sworn in May 18th as the civilian head of the nation’s largest military branch. Army officials said Fanning intends…
National News

Senate Panel Confirms 1st Openly Gay Military Service Leader

ABC Columbia Site Staff

Eric Fanning (ABC News) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Armed Services Committee has confirmed the first openly gay leader of a U.S. military service. By voice vote Thursday, committee members approved the nomination of Eric Fanning to be Army secretary. The committee met in January to consider Fanning’s nomination shortly after he stepped down from the job in an acting…