President Trump announced his intent to nominate Ryan McCarthy, a former Army Ranger, to be undersecretary of the Army, the second-highest civilian position in the service.

The announcement came in the form of a statement Tuesday evening from the White House. It said that McCarthy has recently served as vice president of the Sustainment Program for the F-35 program at Lockheed Martin.

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