A discussion with the brookings institution. Topics included operations in afghanistan, military readiness and the importance of emerging defense technologies. This is one hour. John ladies and gentlemen, good morning. It is a sincere pleasure for me to welcome our featured and honored guests today. The chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general mark a. Milley, United States army. Since becoming the 20th chairman of the joint chiefs in 2019, general milley has worked to realize the u. S National Defense strategy, which prioritizes competition with china and russia in American Defense planning. Chairman milley has worked tirelessly with civilian and uniformed leadership towards developing the u. S. Armed forces into a truly modern armed force capable of deterring and heading off the threats of all types that we may be facing today, including those emanating from nearpeer competitors that have now really pronounced once again the idea of Great Power Competition. He simultaneously kep
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