Sep 29 WATCH: Austin, Milley and McKenzie testify on U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan By News Desk Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Army Gen. Mark Milley and Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command, will testify before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday about issues surrounding the end of the Afghanistan war. Continue reading
Sep 28 WATCH: Gen. Milley explains his calls with China over concerns about President Trump By Lolita C. Baldor, Robert Burns, Associated Press Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivered a full-throated defense of two calls he made to his Chinese counterpart, saying he was responding to "concerning intelligence" that China was worried about a U.S. attack. Continue reading
Sep 27 WATCH: Gen. Milley calls Afghanistan war a ‘strategic failure’ By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press “The enemy is in charge in Kabul,” Milley noted, referring to the Taliban having taken control of the capital on Aug. 15. “There's no way else to describe that.”… Continue reading
Sep 17 Milley: Calls to China during Trump tenure were ‘perfectly’ within scope of job By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press In his first public comments on the conversations, Gen. Mark Milley said such calls are “routine” and were done "to reassure both allies and adversaries in this case in order to ensure strategic stability.”… Continue reading
Sep 15 Milley defends calls to China as effort to avoid conflict By Jonathan Lemire, Josh Boak, Associated Press The top U.S. military officer defended his phone calls to his Chinese counterpart during the final months of Donald Trump's presidency as an effort to avoid misunderstandings and conflict. Continue reading
Sep 15 WATCH: Psaki says Biden ‘has complete confidence’ in Milley By Associated Press Psaki said Biden "has complete confidence" in Gen. Mark Milley on a day when he defended the phone calls he made to his Chinese counterpart in the final months of Donald Trump's presidency. Continue reading
Sep 14 New Woodward book says top U.S. officer feared Trump could order China strike By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Fearful of former President Donald Trump's actions in his final weeks in office, the United States' top military officer twice assured his Chinese counterpart that the two nations would not go to war. Continue reading
Sep 02 U.S. defends strike that Afghan family says killed 6 children By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Sharply conflicting accounts have emerged of a drone strike the U.S. unleashed earlier this week, just a day before completing its troop pullout from Afghanistan. Continue reading
Sep 01 WATCH: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. Mark Milley discuss Afghanistan By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Wednesday that it's “possible” the United States will seek to coordinate with the Taliban on counterterrorism strikes in Afghanistan against Islamic State militants or others. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch 5:22 U.S. military leaders worried Trump might attempt a coup to stay in power, new book claims By Nick Schifrin, Yamiche Alcindor Today the Washington Post published excerpts from a new book by reporters Carol Leonnig and Phil Rucker describing how U.S. military leaders, including Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley, worried President Trump might call on the armed forces to decide the… Continue watching