Generals are coming

Army Reserve major general named deputy national security adviser

Army Reserve Maj. Gen. Ricky Waddell will be the White House’s deputy national security adviser once K.T. McFarland vacates the role, according to Politico.

Waddell will be second-in-command to Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster on the National Security Council, the news site reported. 

The major general has commanded the 76th Operational Response Command in Utah since October 2015. The command includes two chemical brigades, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear response task force, 13 elements that support combatant commands and Defense Department agencies, and emergency preparedness liaison officers for all 50 states and three territories.