The Senate Armed Services Committee announced will this question Strategic Command Commander and Air Force Gen. John Hyten as the nominee to become the next vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The confirmation hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday in Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room G50.
The committee has been conducting a series of private hearings to discuss reports that Hyten was investigated for alleged sexual assault by a former subordinate, although he was cleared by Air Force investigators due to lack of evidence.
The current vice chairman, Air Force Gen. Paul Selva, is slated to retire later this month.
The committee has also scheduled a confirmation hearing at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday for Vice Adm. Michael Gilday to be the next chief of naval operations (CNO).
President Donald Trump nominated the three-star admiral, who currently serves as director of the Joint Staff, on July 18 on the recommendation from Navy Secretary Richard Spencer. He was chosen after Adm. Bill Moran, who had already been confirmed as CNO, decided to retire after Spencer questioned his judgment over a professional relationship with a former public affairs officer who was reprimanded for allegations of inappropriate behavior.
