Milley declares Pacific top US military priority in first overseas trip as Joint Chiefs chairman
Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga at the Kantei in Tokyo, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019.
By WYATT OLSON | STARS AND STRIPES Published: November 14, 2019
The Pacific is now the top priority for the U.S. military, Gen. Mark Milley said Thursday in Tokyo while on his first overseas trip since becoming chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in September.
Milley was addressing a group of Japanese and American reporters after concluding a meeting with Japanese leaders, the Pentagon said in a statement.
The U.S. focus on the Pacific region is a result of the emerging great-power competition among America, China and Russia.
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