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Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, right, outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, swears in Army Gen. Mark A. Milley as the 20th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a ceremony at Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall, Va., Sept. 30, 2019.

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper and Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, brief reporters at the Pentagon, Sept. 20, 2019.

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper and Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, brief reporters at the Pentagon, Sept. 20, 2019.

President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump place a wreath during a ceremony at the Pentagon to honor the victims of the 9/11 attacks, Sept. 11, 2019. Joining the president and first lady were Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper; his wife, Leah Esper; Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and his wife, Ellyn Dunford.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks during an observance ceremony at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial, Sept. 11, 2019, to honor the memory of those who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, walks with Finnish Chief of Defense Air Force Gen. Jarmo Lindberg during a ceremony at Joint Base Fort Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., July 9, 2019.

Marines participate in an evening parade hosted by Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert B. Neller, honoring Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Marine Barracks Washington D.C., June 28, 2019.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets a young visitor during a Memorial Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., May 27, 2019.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. and his wife, Ellyn, left, speak with a Gold Star wife at the 151st Memorial Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., May 27, 2019.

Left to right: Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan; and David L. Norquist, DOD’s comptroller and chief financial officer, testify on the fiscal year 2020 Defense Department budget request on Capitol Hill, May 8, 2019.

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan, right, speaks with Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, before testifying on the fiscal year 2020 Defense Department budget request at a hearing on Capitol Hill, May 1, 2019.

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan, center; Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and David L. Norquist, DOD’s comptroller and chief financial officer, prepare to testify on the fiscal year 2020 Defense Department budget request during a hearing on Capitol Hill, May 1, 2019.

From left, Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan; and David L. Norquist, DOD's comptroller and chief financial officer, appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee to testify on the fiscal year 2020 defense budget request at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, March 14, 2019.

From left to right: Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan; and David L. Norquist, DOD's comptroller and chief financial officer, appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee to testify on the fiscal year 2020 defense budget request at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, March 14, 2019.

From left, Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan; and David L. Norquist, DOD's comptroller and chief financial officer, testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the fiscal year 2020 defense budget request at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, March 14, 2019.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; his wife, Ellyn; and entertainers with the Chairman’s 2018 USO Holiday Tour pose for a photo with sailors aboard the USS John C. Stennis in the Persian Gulf, Dec. 23, 2018.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Ellyn, tour the Aisne-Marne American Chapel Cemetery near the Belleau Wood battleground in Belleau, France, Nov. 10, 2018.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets audience members at the Suresnes American Cemetery in Suresnes, France, before a Veterans Day and commemoration ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the signing of the World War I armistice, Nov. 11, 2018.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Ellyn, visit the chapel at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial near the Belleau Wood battleground, in Belleau, France, Nov. 10, 2018.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks at Duke University in Durham, N.C., Nov. 5, 2018. DOD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro