{"id":46648,"date":"2019-09-30T16:41:24","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T16:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/09\/30\/trump-applauds-gen-milley-on-becoming-joint-chiefs-chairman\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:16:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:16:01","slug":"trump-applauds-gen-milley-on-becoming-joint-chiefs-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2019\/09\/30\/trump-applauds-gen-milley-on-becoming-joint-chiefs-chairman\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump applauds Gen. Milley on becoming Joint Chiefs chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=f675d881-3d96-4d73-9983-bba32eced93a\" poster=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/video-poster-f675d881-3d96-4d73-9983-bba32eced93a.png\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Watch the moment Army Gen. Mark Milley is sworn in as the top military adviser to the president, taking over from outgoing chairman, Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Army Gen. Mark Milley is taking over as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pentagon\/2018\/12\/07\/milley-to-be-named-chairman-of-the-joint-chiefs-reports\/\" target=_blank>the nation\u2019s top military officer <\/a>against a backdrop of controversy over defense aid to Ukraine that has triggered a presidential impeachment inquiry at a time of persistent threats from China, Russia and Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Milley, who was sworn in during a rain-soaked ceremony Monday at Joint Base Myer-Henderson, will officially become chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and President Donald Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/congress\/2019\/07\/18\/sasc-approves-esper-and-milley-to-lead-pentagon-teeing-up-final-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\">top military adviser<\/a> at midnight. And he will face what has been an increasingly difficult task: maintaining the nonpolitical nature of the U.S. military and providing blunt advice to a president who is prone to making sudden Pentagon announcements via Twitter and abruptly turning on Cabinet members who cross him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a brief speech Monday, Milley told Trump, \u201cYou can rest assured that I will always provide you informed, candid, impartial military advice to you.\u201d And he vowed to maintain the high quality of the world\u2019s preeminent fighting force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith the complex challenges of the international environment, the United States Armed Forces stand ready. We stand ready to keep the peace or, if necessary, win the war,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2019\/07\/11\/senators-want-to-know-if-the-next-joint-chiefs-chairman-can-stand-up-to-trump\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MilleyIraq.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Senators want to know if the next Joint Chiefs chairman can stand up to Trump<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley faced questioning Wednesday on his road to confirmation as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump, who attended the ceremony, praised Milley, saying, \u201cMark is living proof that the American warfighter is the toughest, smartest and bravest, best and brightest by far anywhere in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pentagon leaders have largely tried to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/09\/29\/trump-claim-on-stalled-aid-for-ukraine-draws-new-scrutiny\/\" target=_blank>avoid the impeachment matter<\/a>. House Democrats are moving ahead with their probe into a phone call and whistleblower complaint that Trump pressured Ukraine\u2019s president to investigate Democratic foe Joe Biden\u2019s family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the issue casts broad questions over whether allies must worry that any U.S. military aid could come with political strings attached. And Milley will be at the forefront of military deliberations with U.S. allies and partners around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The matter did not come up during the Fort Myer ceremony. But, addressing the visiting chiefs of defense from other nations who attended the event, Milley said in his speech that their presence \u201cdemonstrates the importance of our shared security interest and common values. As chairman, I look forward to working with all of you to ensure our collective security.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5472\" height=\"3648\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19273549381809.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19273549381809.jpg.jpg 5472w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19273549381809.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19273549381809.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19273549381809.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19273549381809.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19273549381809.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5472px) 100vw, 5472px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump participates in an Armed Forces welcome ceremony for the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, left, Monday, Sept. 30, 2019, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. From left are Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, Vice President Mike Pence, Trump, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Gen. Joseph Dunford, former chairman.(AP Photo\/Manuel Balce Ceneta)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Milley, 61, has been serving as the Army chief of staff since August 2015, and he succeeds Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford as Joint Chiefs chairman. A combat-hardened veteran, Milley commanded troops during several tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A native of Winchester, Massachusetts, Milley received his Army commission from Princeton University in 1980. An infantry officer by training, he commanded Special Forces units in a career that included deployments in the invasion of Panama in 1989 and the multinational mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina to implement the Dayton Peace Accords.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2019\/09\/30\/obama-secdef-talks-trump-administration-transgender-troops-and-how-to-lead-half-the-federal-government\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635823222074864990-110515-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Obama defense secretary talks Trump administration, transgender troops and how to lead half the federal government<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Ash Carter talks leadership, policy, and why it&#039;s a mistake to take the SECDEF job out of a sense of obligation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the Army\u2019s leader, Milley helped shepherd the groundbreaking move of women into front-line infantry and other combat positions. More recently, he has worked with his senior officers to reverse a shortfall in Army recruiting when the service fell far short of its annual goal last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Associated Press writer Kevin Freking in Washington contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Army Gen. 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