  The DESI Milky Way Survey (MWS) will observe $\ge$8 million stars between $16
< r < 19$ mag, supplemented by observations of brighter targets under poor
observing conditions. The survey will permit an accurate determination of
stellar kinematics and population gradients; characterize diffuse substructure
in the thick disk and stellar halo; enable the discovery of extremely
metal-poor stars and other rare stellar types; and improve constraints on the
Galaxy's 3D dark matter distribution from halo star kinematics. MWS will also
enable a detailed characterization of the stellar populations within 100 pc of
the Sun, including a complete census of white dwarfs. The target catalog from
the preliminary selection described here is public.
