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Feb. 28, 2020

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. 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.

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley sit at a table.

Feb. 26, 2020

Strategy-Driven Budget Helps Hedge Against Capability Erosion

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.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley meets with commander of the Finnish Defense Forces Gen. Timo Kivinen Feb. 25, 2020 in the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Feb. 25, 2020

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley's Meeting with Finnish Chief of Defense Gen. Timo Kivinen

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.

Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and special guests participate in a ceremony and wreath presentation at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima. The 36 day-battle was part of a U.S. amphibious assault to capture the Japanese-held island of Iwo Jima, and resulted in a hard-fought American victory. Gen. Milley’s father, a Navy Corpsman with 4th Marine Division, was among the Marines who fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima.

Feb. 19, 2020

Battles Like Iwo Jima Must Never Happen Again, Milley Says

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.

Feb. 6, 2020

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

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.

Feb. 4, 2020

Vice Chairman Meets with UK Counterpart for Bilateral Discussion

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.

Jan. 28, 2020

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

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.

Jan. 28, 2020

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

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.

Jan. 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

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.

Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Ramón “CZ” Colón-López speaks during the California Military Department Service Member of the Year Banquet, Jan. 18, 2020, in San Diego. The banquet recognized the best enlisted soldiers, airmen and sailors in the California Army National Guard, California Air National Guard and California State Guard.

Jan. 22, 2020

SEAC discusses authentic leadership during Cal Guard Service Member of the Year Banquet

SAN DIEGO, CA — SEAC discusses authentic leadership during Cal Guard Service Member of the Year Banquet