DoD News, Defense Media Activity
WASHINGTON, November 18, 2015 — Army Command Sgt. Maj. John
W. Troxell has been selected to succeed Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B.
Battaglia and serve as the third senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joint Chiefs Chairman Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F.
Dunford Jr. announced today.
"All of the candidates epitomize senior enlisted
leadership," Dunford said. "Sergeant Major Troxell is someone
soldiers, airmen, Marines and sailors can look up to. He can inspire people,
and he is someone I trust to tell me things straight."
Troxell is the command senior enlisted leader of the United
Nations Command, Combined Forces Command and United States Forces Korea,
stationed in Yongsan, South Korea. He enlisted in the Army in 1982 as an
armored reconnaissance specialist and has served in numerous units throughout
his career. He also served five combat tours of duty in Operation Just Cause,
Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, two tours in Operation Iraqi Freedom
and one in Operation Enduring Freedom.
Principal Advisor on Enlisted Matters
As the SEAC, Troxell will serve as the armed forces' most
senior noncommissioned officer and the principal military advisor to the
chairman and the secretary of defense on all matters involving joint and
combined total force integration, utilization, health of the force and joint
development for enlisted personnel.
He will be the third enlisted service member to hold the
position. Army Command Sgt. Maj. William J. "Joe" Gainey was the
first to hold the position from Oct. 1, 2005, until he retired in April 2008,
and Battaglia, who was sworn in Sept. 30, 2011, is retiring.
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