WASHINGTON: The Joint Chiefs of Staff, in a public message unlike any ever issued by the nation's top military leaders, today condemned last week's attack on the US Capitol. Calling the riotous insurrection "a direct assault on the U.S. Congress, the Capitol building, and our Constitutional process," the leaders of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Space Force and National Guard, the JCS said in a memo to the Joint Force: "As service members, we must embody the values and ideals of the nation. We support and defend the Constitution. Any act to disrupt the constitutional process is not only against our traditions, values, and oath; it is against the law."

Breaking News: Joint Chiefs Issue Extraordinary Condemnation Of Capitol Attack WASHINGTON: The Joint Chiefs of Staff, in a public message unlike any ever issued by the nation's top military leaders, today condemned last week's attack on the US Capitol. Calling the riotous insurrection "a direct assault on the U.S. Congress, the Capitol building, and our Constitutional process," the leaders of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Space Force and National Guard, the JCS said in a memo to the Joint Force: "As service members, we must embody the values and ideals of the nation. We support and defend the Constitution. Any act to disrupt the constitutional process is not only against our traditions, values, and oath; it is against the law." Read more » Breaking Defense 611 Broadway • New York, New York • 10012 unsubscribe