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Dempsey, Australian Defense Chief Discuss Security Issues
February 23, 2015 — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and his Australian counterpart met here today to examine security challenges and find ways to further strengthen ties as the U.S. military rebalances to the... MORE

Dempsey Discusses Pacific Rebalance During Australia Visit
February 22, 2015 — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is slated to meet with his Australian counterpart here tomorrow, as he focuses on the importance of the U.S. military rebalance to the Pacific.Army Gen... MORE

Dempsey Visits Strategic, Remote Kwajalein Atoll
February 21, 2015 — Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, paid a visit here today to highlight Kwajalein’s importance to the U.S. missile defense and space programs.The atoll, located... MORE

Joint Chiefs Urge Former Service Members to Serve Their Communities
February 3, 2015 — Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey and the Joint Chiefs yesterday signed a letter that will go to all transitioning service members, urging them to continue serving the... MORE

Dempsey: Budget Proposal Helps Manage Risk, Prepare for Future
February 2, 2015 — Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, today released the following statement on President Barack Obama's budget for the next fiscal year:"Released today, the President's... MORE

No Room for More Risk in Defense Budget, Winnefeld Says
February 2, 2015 — While the president’s Fiscal 2016 Budget Request funds the defense strategy, the department has been assuming risk since sequestration, and there is no more room in the budget for risk, Navy Adm... MORE

Battaglia: Critical Time for Senior Enlisted Leader Council
February 2, 2015 — Senior enlisted advisors to the joint chiefs, to the commandant of the Coast Guard and to combatant commanders met at the Pentagon last week for the bi-annual Defense Senior Enlisted Leader Council,... MORE

Battaglia Readies for Enlisted, Counterpart Visit in Asia
January 27, 2015 — As the Defense Department’s highest ranking enlisted leader primes for his visit to military installations in the Far East, he stressed the importance of having an “American footprint” there given the... MORE

Dempsey Sponsors Essay Competition to Honor Saudi King
January 26, 2015 — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has established a research and essay competition in honor of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz hosted by the National Defense University.The king,... MORE

Dempsey: Keep All Options on Table for Use of Force Against ISIL
January 23, 2015 — All options should remain on the table in an authorization for use of military force against Islamic terrorists, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said yesterday.Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey... MORE