US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff US General Mark A Milley gives a press conference with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (unseen) at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, on June 15, 2023. (Photo: Simon Wohlfahrt/ AFP)
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, left, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, speak with reporters after a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, May 23, 2022 (Photo: Alex Brandon/AP)
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley speaks during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the fiscal year 2023 defense budget, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Washington. (Photo: Evan Vucci/AP)