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April 15, 2020

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

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley spoke yesterday with Chief of Staff, Japan Joint Staff Gen. Koji Yamazaki by telephone.

April 11, 2020

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley's Phone Call with Mexican Secretary of the Navy ADM José Rafael Ojeda Duran

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley spoke with Mexican Secretary of the Navy Adm. José Rafael Ojeda Duran yesterday by telephone.

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley and Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Ramón “CZ” Colón-López sit on a stage.

April 10, 2020

DOD's Top Leaders Conduct Town Hall Meeting on COVID-19

The Defense Department has provided medical equipment to federal agencies in need, and DOD's top-tier research scientists and medical professionals are working with the private sector to develop a vaccine, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said in a live-streamed town hall meeting from the Pentagon.

April 9, 2020

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

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley spoke with Canadian Armed Forces Chief of Defence Gen. Jonathan Vance yesterday by telephone.

March 30, 2020

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley's Phone Call with United Kingdom's Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Sir Nicholas Carter

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley spoke with United Kingdom's Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Sir Nicholas Carter today by phone.

Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, incoming Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Vice President Mike Pence; President Donald J. Trump; Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper; and Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, outgoing Chairman, render honors during an Armed Forces Welcome Ceremony as Army Gen. Mark A. Milley becomes the 20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Joint Base Myer – Henderson Hall, Va., Sept. 30, 2019. Milley takes the reigns from Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the 19th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Sept. 30, 2019

Milley Takes Oath as 20th Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff

Army Gen. Mark A. Milley was sworn in today as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in a rain-soaked ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia.

Sept. 6, 2019

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

Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Patrick S. Ryder provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. spoke with Chief of the Turkish General Staff Gen. Yasar Guler today.

Sept. 4, 2019

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

Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Patrick S. Ryder provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. spoke with Chief of the Russian General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov by telephone today.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper speaks to members of the press during his first joint press conference with Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Pentagon Briefing Room, on Aug. 28, 2019.

Aug. 29, 2019

Esper, Dunford Emphasize Key Role of Strategy in American Defense

The Defense Department will continue to make all decisions based on the National Defense Strategy and will follow the lines of effort — increasing lethality, encouraging alliances and partnerships, and reforming the department — that provide the strategy's foundations, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said.

Aug. 21, 2019

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

Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Patrick S. Ryder provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. spoke with Chief of the Russian General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov by telephone today.