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Another important achievement was the establishment of the Joint Vision 2010 program, which would transfer the United States military into one great and effective digitalized military force. Shalikashvili was appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1993 by President Bill Clinton, effective October 25.
Jun 23, 2024 · John Shalikashvili was a U.S. Army officer who served as supreme allied commander of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Europe (1992–93) and as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1993–97).
Selected by President William J. Clinton, General Shalikashvili became the thirteenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on 25 October 1993. He was the first foreign-born Chairman, the first draftee to rise to the position, and the first OCS graduate to be appointed.
Jul 24, 2011 · Gen. John M. Shalikashvili, the first foreign-born soldier to become the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, died Saturday morning at an Army hospital in Washington State of complications...
Aug 10, 2011 · Learn about the achievements and contributions of the 13th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who guided the U.S. military and diplomacy in the post–Cold War era. The interview covers his role in Operation Provide Comfort, NATO enlargement, nuclear nonproliferation, and more.
Aug 8, 2013 · John Shalikashvili was the first foreign-born soldier and first draftee to become chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He was born in Poland after his father, Dmitri Shalikashvili (1896-1978), a Georgian lieutenant colonel, fled there following the Russian occupation of Georgia in 1921.
Jul 13, 2017 · Nobody could have looked less romantic than Gen. John Shalikashvili, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who died on Saturday at the age of 75, after suffering a severe stroke...
