Mark Milley

Mark Milley, born on June twentieth, nineteen fifty-eight, is a distinguished retired United States Army general who held the prestigious position of the 20th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from two thousand nineteen to two thousand twenty-three. His military career is marked by a series of significant roles, including serving as the 39th chief of staff of the Army from two thousand fifteen to two thousand nineteen, and he has held various command and staff positions across eight divisions and special forces.

A graduate of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps from Princeton University, Milley was commissioned as an armor officer in nineteen eighty. He furthered his education by obtaining a master's degree from Columbia University. Throughout his career, he participated in numerous deployments, notably in Operation Just Cause in Panama, Operation Uphold Democracy in Haiti, the Iraq War, and the War in Afghanistan.

In a notable appointment, President Donald Trump selected Milley as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, making him the tenth U.S. Army officer to assume this role. As chairman, he served as the highest-ranking officer in the United States Armed Forces and was the principal military advisor to the president, the secretary of defense, the National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council.

Following threats from Trump, President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to Milley and other officials before leaving office on January twentieth, two thousand twenty-five. On the same day as Trump's second inauguration, Milley's official portrait, unveiled at the Pentagon on January tenth, was removed, and shortly thereafter, his security clearance was suspended, along with the withdrawal of his security detail.