TOPSHOT - US President Joe Biden, flanked by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Charles Q. Brown Jr. (R) and Defense Secreatry Lloyd Austin (L), speaks during a meeting with the Joint Chiefs and Combatant Commanders in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 15, 2024. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)