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March 31, 2021

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Milley’s Phone Call with Russian Chief of the General Staff Gen. Gerasimov

Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Dave Butler provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley spoke with Chief of the Russian General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov by telephone today.

March 27, 2021

Joint Statement of Chiefs of Defense Condemning Military-Sponsored Violence in Myanmar

The following is a joint statement of the Chiefs of Defense of Australia, Canada, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.

March 2, 2021

CJCS visits USSPACECOM, Space Operations Command

U.S. Army Gen. Mark Milley, the 20th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with U.S. Space Command and Space Operations Command leaders March 1, 2021, at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, to discuss each organization's mission.

Feb. 23, 2021

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley’s Video Teleconference with Canadian Armed Forces Chief of Defence Admiral Art McDonald

Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Dave Butler provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley spoke with Canadian Armed Forces Chief of Defence Admiral Art McDonald today by video teleconference. This is the first official interaction between both chiefs of defense since Admiral McDonald took command on 14 January 2021.

Feb. 22, 2021

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark. A. Milley’s Phone Call with Swedish Supreme Commander Gen. Micael Bydén

Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Dave Butler provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley spoke with Swedish Supreme Commander Gen. Micael Bydén today by telephone.

Feb. 16, 2021

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Milley’s Phone Call with Chief of Staff, Japan Joint Staff Gen. Koji Yamazaki

Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Dave Butler provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley spoke today with Chief of Staff, Japan Joint Staff Gen. Koji Yamazaki by telephone.

Feb. 16, 2021

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley’s Phone Call with France’s Chief of Defence Staff Gen. François Lecointre

Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Dave Butler provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley spoke with French Chief of Defence Staff Gen. François Lecointre today by phone.

Feb. 1, 2021

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley’s Phone Call with Chairman of the Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Won In Choul

Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Dave Butler provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley spoke with Chairman of the Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Won In Choul today by telephone.

Jan. 28, 2021

DOD Personnel Must Do More to Win Fight Against COVID-19, Special Advisor Says

While the personnel of the Defense Department have already done incredible work to combat the coronavirus, they must do more, Max Rose, a special advisor on COVID-19 to the defense secretary, said.

Jan. 27, 2021

Data Summit Syncs Joint Strategy, Standards

The Joint All-Domain Command and Control data summit was held to discuss strategy, data standards, application programming interfaces, access management and data security and infrastructure.