Player Embed Code: Download Embed Share Uniformed Army Leadership Changes Hands Defense.gov Aug. 9, 2019 | 01:36:58 Gen. James C. McConville succeeds Gen. Mark A. Milley as Army chief of staff and Command Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Grinston succeeds Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey in the Army’s top enlisted position during a change-of-responsibility ceremony hosted by Acting Army Secretary Ryan D. McCarthy at Joint Base Myer Henderson Hall, Va., Aug. 9, 2019.