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A New Jersey Air National Guard Airman from the 108th Medical Group stands by to assist patients at a COVID-19 Community-Based Testing Site at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J., March 23, 2020. The testing site, established in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is staffed by the New Jersey Department of Health, the New Jersey State Police, and the New Jersey National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht)

March 24, 2020

Esper Lists DOD's Top Priorities During COVID-19 Pandemic

Protecting the Defense Department's people, maintaining military readiness and supporting the whole-of-government interagency response are DOD's top three priorities amid the coronavirus pandemic, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said.

March 11, 2020

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley's Phone Call with Chief of the Spanish General Staff Gen. Miguel Villarroya

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 Spanish General Staff Gen. Miguel Villarroya today by telephone.

A man in a military uniform sits next to a man in a business suit.

March 5, 2020

Readiness Up Across the Force, Chairman Says

The fiscal year 2021 Defense Department budget request is driven by the National Defense Strategy, and also furthers the department's readiness and modernization efforts, said the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Feb. 29, 2020

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Statement on the Afghanistan Peace Declaration

Feb. 28, 2020

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Milley's Phone Call with Chief of the Turkish General Staff Gen. Yasar Guler

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 Turkish General Staff Gen. Yasar Guler today.

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.

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.

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.