Chairman Wicker Proudly Appoints General Jack Keane (ret.) to the Commission on the National Defense Strategy

Chairman Wicker Proudly Appoints General Jack Keane (ret.) to the Commission on the National Defense Strategy
February 25, 2026
WASHINGTON –
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss.,
Chairman
of the Senate Armed Services Committee,
announced today he has
appointed
General Jack Keane (ret.)
to serve as a member of the Commission on t
he National Defense Strategy
.
Following the
announcement
,
Chairman
Wicker issued the following statement:
“
General Keane has
faithfully
served our
country
since
the era of the Vietnam War.
Few individuals in our
history
have contributed so much to the
betterment of
o
u
r
n
a
t
i
o
n
a
l
s
e
curity efforts
. Fittingly,
President Trump
awar
ded General Kea
ne the Presidential Medal of Freedom
during his first administration.
T
oday
, it gives me
great pleasure
to appoint General Keane to the
Commission on the National Defense Strategy
.
I
a
m
certain his
expertise
will be invaluable
to
the Commission’s work
.
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