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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on the fiscal year 2024 budget request of the Department of Defense, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) — Photo by: Jose Luis Magana
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on the fiscal year 2024 budget request of the Department of Defense, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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