Milley, until now the Army chief of staff, will take over on September 30 as the nation's top uniformed military officer.
His nomination was approved by an 89-1 vote, two days after the Senate confirmed Mark Esper as US secretary of defense.
Milley, 61, graduated from Princeton University and served in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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