Christopher LaNeve

Christopher C. LaNeve (born April 25, 1967) is an American general who serves as the 40th vice chief of staff of the United States Army since 6 February 2026. He became the acting chief of staff of the Army on 2 April 2026. He most recently served as the Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, from 2025 to 2026. A native of Pennsylvania, LaNeve received his commission as an Infantry officer in 1990, via the University of Arizona's Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. He was deployed during the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan. LaNeve commanded the 7th Army Training Command from 2018 to 2019, the 82nd Airborne Division from 2022 to 2023, and concurrently served as commanding general of the Eighth Army and chief of staff of the ROK/US Combined Forces Command from 2024 to 2025.