It's unclear who'll take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office.

Gen. Mark Milley, the now-retired former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, commented on the pardon he received in Biden's final hours in office.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. host an Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in honor of POTUS Joe

President Joe Biden attends the Department of Defense Commander in Chief farewell ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs ... ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen ... of Defense Commander in Chief farewell ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris continued their farewell tour on Thursday, attending the Department of Defense Commander in Chief Farewell Ceremony, offering his thanks to U.S. troops for their service throughout his administration.

President Biden on Thursday continued his farewell tour of Washington, D.C., with wide-ranging final remarks to U.S. service members, touting his defense record while praising the military and urging them to remember their oath to uphold the U.

Finally, there’s some accountability in the swamp. The Washington, D.C., blob loves to protect its own. It’s a slimy hierarchy based not on merit but fealty to the system and promotes its loyal servants to higher and higher ranks,

President Biden on Thursday thanked service members for their "strength" and "integrity" while giving his farewell address in Virginia. "There's never been a time in history when we've asked our military to do so many different things so many places,

Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Biden also issued pardons ... said in his retirement speech at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in September 2023. "We don’t take an ...

Mark Milley, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and the lawmakers and ... Milley said in his retirement speech at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in September 2023. "We don’t take an ...