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Strategy-Driven Budget Helps Hedge Against Capability Erosion
February 26, 2020 — The U.S. military remains the best trained, best equipped and best led military force in the world, but that lead is eroding and technology changes have stressed the United States' industrial-age capabilities, concepts and processes, fundamentally changing the character of war, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff... MORE

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley's Meeting with Finnish Chief of Defense Gen. Timo Kivinen
February 25, 2020 — Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. DeDe S. Halfhill provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley met with commander of the Finnish Defense Forces Gen. Timo Kivinen today at the Pentagon. ... MORE

Battles Like Iwo Jima Must Never Happen Again, Milley Says
February 19, 2020 — Seventy-five years ago today, about 70,000 Marines and sailors, backed up by about 400 ships, made the assault landings on Iwo Jima, a Pacific island that is only several square miles in size. It was the bloodiest campaign in American history per square mile, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said... MORE

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley's Meeting with Estonia's Defense Forces Commander Maj. Gen. Martin Herem
February 6, 2020 — Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. DeDe S. Halfhill provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley met with Commander of the Estonian Defense Forces Maj. Gen. Martin Herem today at the Pentagon. ... MORE

Vice Chairman Meets with UK Counterpart for Bilateral Discussion
February 4, 2020 — LONDON – U.S. Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. John E. Hyten met with Adm. Timothy Peter Fraser, vice chief of the United Kingdom Defence Staff at the Ministry of Armed Forces on Feb. 4 in London... MORE

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley's Phone Call with Iraqi Joint Headquarters Chief of Staff Gen. Othman Al-Ghanimi
January 28, 2020 — Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. DeDe S. Halfhill provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley spoke with Iraqi Joint Headquarters Chief of Staff Gen. Othman Al-Ghanimi today by phone. ... MORE

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley's Phone Call with Jordanian Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Maj. Gen. Yousef Alhnaity
January 28, 2020 — Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley's Phone Call with Jordanian Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Maj. Gen. Yousef Alhnaity Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. DeDe S. Halfhill provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley spoke with Jordanian Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Maj. Gen. Yousef Alhnaity yesterday by phone. ... MORE

SEAC discusses authentic leadership during Cal Guard Service Member of the Year Banquet
January 22, 2020 — SEAC discusses authentic leadership during Cal Guard Service Member of the Year Banquet... MORE

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. Park Han-ki
January 21, 2020 — Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. DeDe S. Halfhill 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. Park Han-ki today by phone. ... MORE