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Can the uniformed military hold the line at the Pentagon?

By Jamie McIntyre
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Can the uniformed military hold the line at the Pentagon?

RESOLVE AT THE PENTAGON: Outwardly, nothing has changed at the Pentagon with the ouster of Mark Esper and the arrival of Chris Miller as acting defense secretary. Miller made his debut as Pentagon chief at a ceremony marking the grand opening of the National Museum of the U.S. Army, where the former Green Beret told his personal story of enlisting in the Army as a 17-year-old at Camp Dodge, Iowa, in the summer of 1983.

Miller was preceded by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, whose words took on added significance given the worries generated by President Trump’s moves to purge the Pentagon of civilian leaders who he deems insufficiently loyal.

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