Dan Caine

Dan Caine
Dan Caine
	Official portrait, 2025
Birth name	John Daniel Caine
Nickname	"Raizin" Caine
Born	10 August 1968; Elmira, New York, U.S.
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Service years	1990–2024; 2025–present;
Rank	General
Commands	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Associate Directorate for Military Affairs, Central Intelligence Agency; Special Access Programs Central Office;
Conflicts	Iraqi no-fly zones conflict Operation Southern Watch; ; Iraq War 2003 invasion of Iraq; ; War against the Islamic State Operation Inherent Resolve; ; Twelve-Day War Operation Midnight Hammer; ; Operation Southern Spear Operation Absolute Resolve; ; 2026 Iran war;
Awards	Air Force Distinguished Service Medal; Defense Superior Service Medal; Distinguished Flying Cross; Bronze Star Medal (2);
Alma mater	Virginia Military Institute (BS); American Military University (MA);

John Daniel "Raizin" Caine (born 10 August 1968) is an American general and venture capitalist who became the 22nd chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 2025. He served as the associate director for military affairs at the Central Intelligence Agency from 2021 to 2024.

Caine graduated from the Virginia Military Institute's Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps in 1990 and served in various roles within the Air Force, mainly as an F-16 pilot. As of 2025, Caine has 2,800 flight hours and served two tours in Iraq. He was the assistant commanding general of Joint Special Operations Command from 2016 to 2018, a deputy commanding general for the Operation Inherent Resolve special operations task force from 2018 to 2019, and the director of special-access programs in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment from 2019 to 2021. He retired from the military in 2024.

In February 2025, President Donald Trump named Caine as his nominee as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Caine was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in April. He is the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who never served at the rank of four-star general or admiral before being nominated. Furthermore, Caine is the first to be nominated while in retirement, and the first to have been nominated as a member of a reserve component.