WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama moved Monday to seal an overhaul of his national security team, selecting Army Gen. Martin Dempsey as the next Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman amid a protracted battle in Afghanistan, U.S. involvement in the NATO-led effort against Libya's Moammar Gadhafi and a winding down of the war in Iraq.
Obama names Dempsey chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff
Memorial Day announcement continues overhaul of top military leadership
Monday, May 30, 2011 | 5:32 p.m. CDT
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