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Esper, Milley Highlight Importance Of Arctic, Need For Navy To Operate In Region

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, July 18th, 2019

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Esper, Milley Highlight Importance Of Arctic, Need For Navy To Operate In Region

Secretary of the Army Mark Esper and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley hold a press conference at the 2018 AUSA conference. Photo: Matthew Beinart.

The U.S. Navy must be able to project its surface power throughout the world’s oceans, including the Arctic, Army. Gen. Mark Milley, the nominee to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Wednesday in a written response to a question submitted after his July 11 confirmation hearing by the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC). Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) posed the question for the record to Milley, asking if he agrees that “our Navy should be able…

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