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Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley’s Phone Call with United Kingdom’s Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Sir Nicholas Carter
January 6, 2021 — Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley spoke with United Kingdom’s Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Sir Nicholas Carter today by phone... MORE

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley’s Meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Minister of Defense Benny Gantz, and Chief of the Israeli General Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi
December 18, 2020 — Joint Staff Spokesperson Cmdr. Sarah Flaherty provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Minister of Defense Benny Gantz, and Chief of the Israeli General Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi this week in Tel Aviv during a visit to the CENTCOM area of responsibility. ... MORE

Space Force Leader to Become 8th Member of Joint Chiefs
December 18, 2020 — The Joint Chiefs of Staff will grow by one member when Space Force Gen. John "Jay" Raymond joins the highest-ranking military, deliberative body in the Defense Department on Dec. 20. ... MORE

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley’s Meeting with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Muhammad bin Zayid al-Nuhayyan, UAE Minister of State for Defense Affairs and UAE Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces
December 17, 2020 — Joint Staff Spokesperson Cmdr. Sarah Flaherty provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley met with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Muhammad bin Zayid al-Nuhayyan, United Arab Emirates Minister of State for Defense Affairs Vice President Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and United Arab Emirates Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Hamad Muhammad Thani al-Rumaythi this week in Abu Dhabi during a visit to the CENTCOM area of responsibility. ... MORE

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley's Meeting with President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani
December 17, 2020 — Joint Staff Spokesperson Cmdr. Sarah Flaherty provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark A. Milley met this week with the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani in Kabul during a visit to the CENTCOM area of responsibility. ... MORE

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley’s Meeting with Taliban Representatives
December 17, 2020 — Joint Staff Spokesperson Cmdr. Sarah Flaherty provided the following readout: In coordination with the Department of State and the Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation (SRAR), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley and SRAR negotiators met with Taliban representatives in Doha, Qatar as part of the military channel established in the U.S.-Taliban agreement... MORE

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley’s Meeting with Saudi Arabia Chief of General Staff Gen. Fayyad Al-Ruwayli
December 17, 2020 — Joint Staff Spokesperson Cmdr. Sarah Flaherty provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley met with Saudi Arabia Chief of General Staff Gen. Fayyad Al-Ruwayli this week in Riyadh during a trip to the CENTCOM area of responsibility. ... MORE

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley’s Meeting with Qatari Armed Forces Chief of Staff H E Lieutenant General Ghanem bin Shaheen Al Ghanem
December 17, 2020 — Joint Staff Spokesperson Cmdr. Sarah Flaherty provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley met with Qatari Armed Forces Chief of Staff H E Lieutenant General Ghanem bin Shaheen Al Ghanem this week in Qatar during a trip to the CENTCOM area of responsibility. ... MORE

Chairman Discusses Future Defense Budgets
December 3, 2020 — Army Gen. Mark A. Milley is a realist, and he sees future defense budgets, at best, remaining flat or possibly going down significantly in the years ahead.The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff... MORE

Milley Makes Case for U.S. Military Keeping Up With Global, Technology Changes
December 2, 2020 — The geopolitical world has changed mightily over a generation, but that is nothing compared with the changes in technology, and the U.S. military must keep pace to defend the nation, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today... MORE