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22 Dec 2020
KABUL, Afghanistan Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Tuesday, amid an ongoing drawdown of U.S. troops.
Miller came to visit with troops ahead of the holidays and senior U.S. and Afghan leaders, as well as get a ground view of the security situation and how the drawdown was going.
It was also a closing of a circle for Miller, a former Green Beret who had been one of the first several hundred of American forces on the ground in Afghanistan in December 2001, nearly 20 years ago.
He last served in Afghanistan in 2007.
Breakup Plan for Cyber Command and NSA
The Trump administration has come up with a proposal to split up the leadership of US Cyber Command and the National Security Agency (NSA).
Under the existing dual-hat arrangement, the posts of CYBERCOM commander and NSA director are held by one individual. Right now, that person is General Paul Nakasone.
The proposal, which could significantly reshape America s defense policy, was received by the joint chiefs of staff and joint chiefs chairman General Mark Milley at the end of last week.
Milley, together with Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller, must certify that the plan meets a particular set of standards laid out by Congress in 2016.
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