Army Reserve Maj. Gen. Ricky Waddell will take over for K.T. McFarland as the White House’s deputy national security adviser, Politico reported.

Waddell will be second-in-command to national security adviser Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster and will run day-to-day operations and meetings.

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Waddell has commanded the 76th Operational Response Command in Utah since October 2015. He is the latest NSC hire by McMaster since President Trump fired former national security adviser Michael Flynn in February, according to Politico.

Waddell also served as the European Security Affairs director on the National Security Council, and held positions in U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Central Command and U.S. Forces-Korea, according to his military bio.

The West Point graduate and Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University will replace McFarland, who will step down to become the U.S. ambassador to Singapore.

National Security Council spokesman Michael Anton declined to comment on McMaster's pick.