"... the U.S. military will obey lawful orders from civilian leadership ... and remain fully committed to protecting and defending the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic," the letter said. "We support and defend the Constitution. Any act to disrupt the Constitutional process is not only against our traditions and values and oath; it is against the law."
U.S. Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, Chairman of the Joint Cheifs of Staff, U.S. Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, U.S. Army Gen. James C. McConville, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger, U.S. Navy Admiral Michael M. Gilday, U.S. Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., U.S. Space Force Gen. John W. Raymond, and U.S. Army Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson.