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President, Defense Secretary Honor Milley at Retirement

  • Defense.gov
  • Sept. 29, 2023 | 01:57:56

President Joe Biden and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speak at the relinquishment of office ceremony for Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Army Gen. Mark A. Milley at Joint Base Myer-Henderson, Va. Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., becomes the new chairman, the 21st in the history of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.