Tag: Mark Milley

Milley Says Canceling Drag Show on Military Base Was ‘Absolute Right Thing to Do’

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley stood by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s recent decision to cancel a drag show at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. “I think is the absolute right thing to do,” Milley told CNN on June 5. He added that drag shows “were never part of DOD [Department of…


LIVE NOW: House Appropriations Committee Holds Hearing on 2024 Budget for Department of Defense

U.S. House Appropriations Committee holds a hearing on the 2024 Budget Proposal for the Department of Defense at 10 a.m. ET on March 23. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III; Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer Michael J. McCord; and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark A. Milley will testify. …


House Appropriations Committee Holds Hearing on 2024 Budget for Department of Defense

U.S. House Appropriations Committee holds a hearing on the 2024 Budget Proposal for the Department of Defense at 10 a.m. ET on March 23. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III; Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer Michael J. McCord; and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark A. Milley will testify. …


China Will Wage Full-Scale ‘Unrestricted’ War Against US as Long as CCP in Power: Security Expert

As long as China is ruled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), it will wage full-scale constant war against the United States, according to a cyber security expert. “As long as the CCP is in power, we will have this forever war on a continuum. It’s not a win or lose, it’s gonna be a…


LIVE 2:15 PM ET: Top US Defense Officials Hold Briefing After Ukraine Defense Contact Group Meeting

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and the Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Army General Mark Milley hold a briefing at 2:15 p.m. ET on March 15 after the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting. …


Top US Defense Officials Hold Briefing After Ukraine Defense Contact Group Meeting

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and the Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Army General Mark Milley hold a briefing at 2:15 p.m. ET on March 15 after the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting. …


1st US Missile Fired at UFO Over Lake Huron ‘Missed’: Gen. Milley

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staffs said Tuesday that the first U.S. F-16 missile that was fired at an unknown object near Lake Huron on Sunday missed its target, prompting the jet to fire a second one that successfully hit. In a news conference, Joint Chiefs of Staffs Chairman Mark Milley confirmed anonymously…


Mark Milley Confirms Saying He’d Prevent Trump From Doing Anything ‘Crazy’

Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified last year that he agreed with the characterization of former President Donald Trump being “crazy” in a phone call with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), a conversation that some experts had earlier criticized as undermining the station of the president. The testimony was released…


Gen. Mark Milley: China Becoming ‘More Aggressive’ in Pacific

The top U.S. general asserted Sunday that the Chinese regime’s military has become more aggressive and dangerous over the past five years. Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters that the United States and its allies have conducted more and more intercepts of Chinese aircraft and ships in the Pacific….


China Becoming ‘More Aggressive’ in Pacific, Gen. Milley Says

China’s military has become more aggressive and dangerous over the past five years, the top U.S. general asserted on July 24. Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters during a trip to Indonesia that the United States and its allies have conducted more and more intercepts of Chinese aircraft and…