Caine is a career fighter jet pilot who defended Washington, D.C., during the 9/11 attacks and been adored by Trump since ...

his surprise pick to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appears to go back to their first meeting in Iraq ...

The general made an impression in 2018 when he said, according to the president, that the Islamic State could be defeated in ...

The highest-ranking military officer in the country, the chairman has no direct command authority. His role is as a ...

President Donald Trump nominated Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine as chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Military experts told BI ...

The Navy’s top admiral and a senior Air Force general also were dismissed as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth moves to align ...

Pete Hegseth, secretary of defense and a 2025 Wash100 Award winner, has announced the intention of President Donald Trump to ...

Caine, a three-star general whom Trump has praised since at least 2019, helped lead an operation in Iraq against the Islamic ...

John Dan “Razin” Caine as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ... December 2024 and helped lead the fight against the Islamic State from Iraq. Here’s what to know about him.