Gen. Milley Delivers Defense of Democracy, Swipes At Trump in Farewell Address

JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, Va. — Army Gen. Mark Milley delivered a full-throated defense of democracy and not-so-subtle swipes at former President Donald Trump during a packed ceremony on Friday as he closed out his four, often tumultuous years as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Under cloudy skies at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, […]
Austin Recounts Childhood Struggles With Racism in University Address Focused on Military Inclusion

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stood before the graduating students of Fayetteville State University on Saturday, the first Black person to lead the Pentagon speaking to the latest class at a historically Black college. Among the graduates to hear Austin’s commencement address were 17 about to become newly minted second lieutenants from […]