Army Gen. Mark Milley indicated he would continue Pentagon independence from some of President Trump’s policies at his confirmation hearing to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff last Thursday before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
In doing so he would be following the examples set by former-Defense Secretary Gen. James Mattis and continued by current Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford.
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