Joint Chiefs of Staff RSS Feed en-US http://www.jcs.mil The United States military is committed over the long-term to a positive, productive partnership with Iraqi security forces, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?id=340 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:58:47 GMT The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said he is “appalled” by the breach of security represented by the Wikileaks case. http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?id=339 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:39:20 GMT “We have left [Afghanistan] before,” Navy Adm. Mike Mullen said to Kandahar community leaders here today. “It didn’t work.” http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?id=338 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:08:07 GMT The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff emphasized the need for all aspects of national power to contribute to defeating extremists in Afghanistan during an “all-hands” talk today at the U.S. embassy here. http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?id=337 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:13:43 GMT The U.S. mission in Afghanistan has not changed, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen said at a news conference at the Government Media Information Center here today. http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?id=336 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:20:01 GMT Navy Adm. Mike Mullen stressed America’s commitment to Afghanistan and the region during interviews with Pakistani TV and print reporters today. http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?id=334 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:53:51 GMT The Pakistani military and government are grappling with the problems of militants in the country and don’t get enough credit for the sacrifices they are making, according to U.S. military officials here. http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?id=333 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:58:40 GMT The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is disturbed by a new terrorist trend that Lashkar-e-Taiba – the group that attacked the Indian city of Mumbai in November 2008 – epitomizes. http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?id=332 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:31:49 GMT The United States is committed to South and Central Asia, and deeper U.S.-Indian military-to-military relations will make the region and globe safer and more secure, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here today. http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?id=331 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:15:35 GMT The military-to-military relationship between the United States and India has grown dramatically in the past 20 years, and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff wants to keep the process on track. http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?id=330 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:39:58 GMT For years, the catchphrase for U.S. and South Korean troops posted here has been “Katchi-Kapshida – We Go Together. The fact that the United States is a steadfast ally of South Korea is one of the messages carried by U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, who today visited with U.S. troops stationed here. http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?id=329 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:29:45 GMT Leadership and the effects it can have to help bring down the suicide rate were among the topics the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff discussed with servicemembers here today. http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?id=328 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:16:01 GMT In 1950, the United States and many other countries of the United Nations came to the defense of South Korea when North Korea invaded. The meetings in Seoul beginning tomorrow are a reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to South Korea, said Navy Adm. Mike Mullen. http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?id=327 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:16:37 GMT Forty years ago today, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen and his wife, Deborah, said, “I do” -- not just to each other, but to four decades in the Navy. http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?id=325 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:17:35 GMT The Defense Department needs to cooperate with the media, but needs to clean up its act in how it goes about it, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said. http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?id=324 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:03:50 GMT Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, ADM Mike Mullen, urged the roughly 400,000 servicemembers receiving an e-mail survey to provide their input on a possible repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?id=323 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:04:16 GMT As this holiday weekend approaches and we enjoy parades, picnics and fireworks, I hope we also take a moment to remember the generations of Americans who have safeguarded our independence http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?id=322 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:08:53 GMT Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, joined by his wife, Deborah, who frequently meets with military families, discussed stresses on military families and efforts to alleviate them. He also said that military leaders are working hard to create the same kind of support network for the reserve components that exists for the active duty. http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?id=321 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:42:28 GMT Military partnerships between the United States and Colombia are “absolutely vital” to global peace and security, the nation’s top military officer said yesterday. http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?id=320 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:31:42 GMT The United States is working hard to regain Pakistan’s trust after several years without a relationship, but it’s going to take time, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said yesterday. http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?id=319 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:03:30 GMT The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said yesterday that he returned from Afghanistan this week reassured that U.S. and NATO forces remain on track there, but also concerned about the synergy among terrorist groups in the region. http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?id=318 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:08:45 GMT Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, both said they “fully support” Obama’s decision and his nomination of Army Gen. David H. Petraeus to replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal. http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?id=317 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:39:57 GMT Although it has come more slowly than expected, progress is, nonetheless, being made in Afghanistan, the top Defense Department civilian and military officials said today. http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?id=316 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:11:00 GMT Today’s generation of military members, veterans and their families is making an impact on American society that could be felt for generations to come, the nation’s top military officer said here today. http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?id=315 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:48:48 GMT The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff praised the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s Class of 2010, urging the 198 graduating mariners to live their institution’s motto, “Acta Non Verba,” or “Deeds, not words.” http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?id=314 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:23:39 GMT The United States is better off with the new strategic arms reduction treaty with Russia than it is without it, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told the Senate Armed Services Committee today. http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?id=312 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:04:19 GMT Kandahar, the spiritual home of the Taliban, is the key to success in Afghanistan and the U.S. military is working with Afghan forces to turn the tide against the insurgents, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told the defense subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee today. http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?id=311 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:04:27 GMT To maintain the U.S. position of having the strongest military in the world, leaders must ensure that servicemembers and their families always “are the center of gravity,” the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said last night. http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?id=310 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:52:42 GMT “It’s time to act,” the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told 41 people receiving post-graduate degrees in public policy during his commencement address at Pardee RAND Graduate School in Santa Monica, Calif., June 12. http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?id=309 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:46:21 GMT For 235 years, the United States Army has truly been the strength of our nation. And today, I believe it is the best it has ever been. http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?id=308 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:01:48 GMT