April 15, 2020

WASHINGTON — Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. DeDe S. Halfhill provided the following readout:

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley spoke yesterday with Chief of Staff, Japan Joint Staff Gen. Koji Yamazaki by telephone.

The two senior leaders discussed ways to work together to combat COVID-19 and reaffirmed their commitment to continuing close military cooperation.

The alliance between the United States and Japan remains the cornerstone of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region.

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