The Marine Corps’ present sergeant main has been chosen to be the following senior enlisted adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pentagon officers mentioned Friday.

Sgt. Major Troy Black will change Ramon Colon-Lopez within the submit, often called SEAC. It is the very best enlisted rank within the U.S. navy and serves because the Joint Chiefs chairman’s direct connection to the enlisted pressure.

Sgt. Major Black has been sergeant main of the Marine Corps since 2019. He is scheduled to start his new task on Nov. 3, which can coincide with present SEAC Colon-Lopez’s retirement from the U.S. Air Force.

Sgt. Major Black went via Marine Corps recruit coaching in April 1988 as a machine gunner. He has deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan a number of instances over his profession. 

SEAC Colon-Lopez is a former Air Force pararescueman who spent a lot of his profession in labeled particular operations assignments. 

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