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2009年7月10日,美国国防部长盖茨提名现任美陆军第18空降军军长劳埃德·奥斯丁(Lloyd J.AustinⅢ)接替麦克里斯特尔,出任美军联合参谋部历史上第40任主任。奥斯丁不仅是美军联合参谋部历史上首位黑人主任,而且也是自2005年以来继沃尔特·夏普和斯坦利·麦克里斯特尔之后,连续第3位出自第18空降军的主任。联合参谋部主任一职在美军中是迈向四星上将和高级指挥职位的一条捷径,因此也是美军中将职位中最为炙手可热的一块“香饽饽”。那么,盖茨为什么要特别提名一位黑人将官来执掌联合参谋部?在当前阿富汗战争久拖不决的大背景下,这位出自第18空降军的黑人主任又将为在反恐战争中疲于奔命的美军带来何种新气象呢?
On July 10, 2009, U.S. Secretary of Defense Gates nominated Lloyd J. Austin III, the commander of the 18th Airborne Army of the U.S. Army, to succeed McChrystal as the 40th in the history of the Joint Staff of the U.S. Army Director. Austin is not only the first black director in the history of the Joint Staff of the U.S. military, but also the third consecutive director since the 18th Airborne Corps since 2005, following Walter Sharp and Stanley McChrystal. The position of chief of staff of the Joint Staff is a shortcut toward four-star generals and high-ranking commanders in the U.S. military and is therefore the most sought-after piece of “” lieutenant general’s post in the United States. " So why did Gates nominate a black officer to run the Joint Staff? Under the background of the long-running war in Afghanistan, the black director from the 18th Airborne Corps will, in turn, be exhausted in the war on terror US military brought what new atmosphere?