A view of the Senate Armed Services committee as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark A. Milley, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Under Secretary of Defense Michael J. McCord testify during a Senate Armed Services hearing to examine the President Bidens proposed budget request for the fiscal year 2024 for the Department of Defense and the Future Years Defense Programs at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 28, 2023 in Washington DC. Photo by Jemal Countess/UPI