The Real Meaning of the Joint Chiefs Memorandum to Armed Forces
The Real Meaning of the Joint Chiefs Memorandum to Armed Forces Share This: Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to reporters during a briefing with Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper at the Pentagon, Dec. 20, 2019. (DoD) Yesterday, the Joint Chiefs of Staff issued a memorandum to the Armed Forces calling the recent riot in Washington DC, “a direct assault on the U.S. Congress, the Capitol Building, and the Constitutional process.” Copies of this “Message to the Joint Force” will be read to or distributed to every member of the Armed Forces around t...