{"id":36882,"date":"2019-09-27T01:27:04","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T01:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/09\/27\/mccarthy-officially-becomes-army-secretary\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:56:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:56:04","slug":"mccarthy-officially-becomes-army-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2019\/09\/27\/mccarthy-officially-becomes-army-secretary\/","title":{"rendered":"McCarthy officially becomes Army secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 A man who has served not once, but twice, as the acting secretary of the Army is now officially confirmed for the highest civilian post in the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ryan McCarthy previously served as the undersecretary of the Army but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2019\/06\/22\/trump-announces-intent-to-nominate-esper-norquist-and-mccarthy-to-top-posts\/\" target=_blank>became the acting secretary <\/a>when then-Army Secretary Mark Esper was nominated to become the defense secretary this summer. McCarthy also served as acting secretary until Esper was confirmed in late 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As undersecretary, McCarthy helped spearhead disruptive reform across the service along with then-Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, Esper and Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All four rose in power over the summer, with Milley becoming chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Esper becoming the defense secretary and McConville becoming the Army chief.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2019\/06\/25\/big-leadership-changes-could-be-first-test-of-durability-of-armys-modernization-overhaul\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5191438.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Leadership changes could test durability of US Army\u2019s modernization overhaul<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The band is breaking up, and a transition to a new group of leaders at the top of the Army is underway.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the group\u2019s purview, a new four-star command was established to prioritize modernization, and together they led a meticulous, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/ausa\/2018\/10\/08\/armys-night-court-finds-25-billion-to-reinvest-in-modernization-priorities\/\" target=_blank>deep-dive review of the Army\u2019s budget<\/a>, shifting more than $30 billion toward its priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team also led the shaping of the service\u2019s new war-fighting doctrine, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/ausa\/2018\/10\/09\/from-multi-domain-battle-to-multi-domain-operations-army-evolves-its-guiding-concept\/\" target=\"_blank\">Multidomain Operations<\/a>, and launched a new way to manage talent in the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McCarthy testified in a confirmation hearing before the Senate on Sept. 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2018\/08\/28\/can-austin-make-the-army-weird\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AFCUPTIGHT.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Can Austin make the Army weird?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Austin is free-thinking, creative and now a burgeoning technology innovation hub, but can its fearlessness to take risk rub off on the Army as it seeks to develop game-changing technology to stay ahead in battlefield capabilities?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former undersecretary served in the 75th Ranger Regiment during the invasion of Afghanistan, was a special assistant to former Secretary of Defense Bob Gates and worked on the House Committee on International Relations. When he was nominated to become undersecretary in 2017, he was working as a vice president at Lockheed Martin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMr. McCarthy has served capably as Acting Secretary of the Army for the past few months, and I\u2019m glad the Senate has voted to confirm him in that role today,&#8221; Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., the Senate Armed Services Committee chairman, said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs we implement the recommendations of the National Defense Strategy Commission Report, it\u2019s important we have a nimble, modern fighting force that is ready to take on 21st century challenges. At his nomination hearing, Mr. McCarthy correctly noted the critical role the Army plays in our Joint Force, and I am confident he will enable the Army to fulfill that role,\u201d Inhofe said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>McCarthy officially became Army secretary Sept. 26 when the Senate confirmed him by voice 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