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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley met this week with the President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani, Vice President Salleh, and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah
July 24, 2020 — Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. DeDe S. Halfhill provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley met this week with the President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani, Vice President Salleh, and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah in Kabul during a visit to the CENTCOM area of responsibility... MORE

DOD Takes Action to Support Diversity, Inclusion
July 17, 2020 — Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley and Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Ramón "CZ" Colón-López spoke about that topic and answered... MORE

Esper Thanks Diversity, Inclusion Board for Tackling Tough Subjects
July 17, 2020 — Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper chartered the board in response to the larger, national conversation on racism and diversity.Esper said George Floyd's death personally served as a reminder of the... MORE

No Place for Racism, Discrimination in U.S. Military, Milley Says
July 13, 2020 — Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper testified about the military role in wake of the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis policemen in May... MORE

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley's Meeting with United Kingdom's National Security Advisor Sir Mark Sedwill
June 26, 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 United Kingdom's National Security Advisor Sir Mark Sedwill today in the Pentagon... MORE

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley's Phone Call with Chief of the Australian Defence Force Gen. Angus Campbell
June 26, 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 Chief of the Australian Defence Force Gen. Angus Campbell yesterday by phone. ... MORE

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley's Phone Call with Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces Gen. Rajmund Andrzejczak
June 17, 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 the Polish Chief of the General Staff Gen. Rajmund Andrzejczak today by telephone. ... MORE

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Milley's Phone Call with Iraqi Joint Headquarters Chief of Staff, Staff Lt. Gen. Abdul Amir Rasheed Yarallah
June 17, 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, Staff Lt. Gen. Abdul Amir Rasheed Yarallah today by phone. ... MORE

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley's Phone Call with Canadian Armed Forces Chief of Defence Gen. Jonathan Vance
June 8, 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 Canadian Armed Forces Chief of Defence Gen. Jonathan Vance today by telephone. ... MORE

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Milley's Phone Call with Russian Chief of the General Staff Gen. Gerasimov
June 4, 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 Chief of the Russian General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov by telephone today... MORE