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Official title: EXECUTIVE CALENDAR (Executive Session)
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August 6, 2026
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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextMr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session and consider the following nominations en bloc: Calendar No. 877 and all nominations on the Secretary's desk in the Marine Corps; that the nominations be confirmed en bloc; that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate; that no further motions be in order to the nomination; and that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The nominations considered and confirmed are as follows:
In The Space Force
The following named officer for appointment as Chief of
Space Operations and appointment in the United States Space
Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a position of
importance and responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., section
601 and 9082:
To be general
Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess
Nominations Placed on the Secretary's Desk
IN THE MARINE CORPS
PN681—MARINE CORPS nomination of Vincent J. Noble, which
was received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional
Record of December 2, 2025.