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Immediate Release

Command Senior Enlisted Leader Assignment

The Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff announced today the following assignment:

Command Sgt. Maj. William "Bill" Thetford, currently assigned to Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, has been selected to replace Command Sgt. Maj. James "Chris" Faris as the command senior enlisted leader for U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Florida.