'We will remain the world's premier fighting force, respected by our friends and feared by our adversaries,' Milley said during his remarks.
President Donald Trump oversaw the swearing-in of the highest-ranking military officer in the nation on Monday.The chairman serves as the principal military advisor to the president.
Outgoing Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, who took the role of chairman in 2015, swore in Milley during a ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Virginia. Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo were in attendance. Milley's ascension comes at a particularly tumultuous as the Trump administration seeks to address Iranian aggression in the Middle East, the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, and counter emerging competitors like Russia and China.
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