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DoD Leaders Salute Winnefeld at Retirement Ceremony
August 1, 2015 — Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr. made his mark as the Joint Chiefs’ vice chairman by “challenging institutional assumptions strategically, technically and conceptually,” Defense Secretary Ash Carter... MORE

Carter Congratulates New Chairman, Vice Chairman of Joint Chiefs
July 31, 2015 — Defense Secretary Ash Carter offered his congratulations to Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford and Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva on their respective confirmations as the chairman and vice chairman of... MORE

High School Students Meet Dempsey at Education Seminar
July 30, 2015 — Five students from across the country had the chance to ask Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey and his wife, Deanie, questions during the 17th Military Child Education... MORE

Director Keeps Air Over Joint Staff’s Wings
July 23, 2015 — The new portrait board that officials unveiled at the Pentagon today contains names and pictures of men almost everyone in the military knows: John Abizaid, Lloyd Austin, Bill Gortney, Stan... MORE

Dempsey, Ghani Discuss Transregional Effort Against ISIL
July 19, 2015 — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey today discussed the possibility of forming a network to oppose the transregional threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the... MORE

In Baghdad, Dempsey Speaks With Leaders, Troops About ISIL
July 18, 2015 — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff made an unannounced visit here today to discuss progress in the ongoing fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey... MORE

Dempsey Describes Chairman’s Job as Being ‘The Dash’
July 17, 2015 — In the world of political-military affairs, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey likes to say that he is “the dash.”The dash is not the name of some superhero. It is the punctuation mark found between... MORE

Dempsey Describes ISIL Strategy, ‘Uncertain’ Global Security
July 8, 2015 — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told lawmakers today that embedding joint tactical air controllers with Iraqi forces would not be the silver bullet in the fight against the Islamic State of... MORE

Dempsey Discusses New Military Strategy, ISIL
July 2, 2015 — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff today said the new National Military Strategy takes into account increasing disorder in the world and the erosion of America’s comparative advantage.During a... MORE

Dempsey Releases National Military Strategy
July 1, 2015 — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff cannot predict exactly where the next threat to the United States and its interests may come from, but he knows it will happen faster than in the past and the... MORE