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Sept. 11, 2018

CJCS Hosts Counterparts from Philippines and Japan for Multilateral Discussions

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. hosted Philippines Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Gen. Carlito Galvez, and Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, Japan Self-Defense Forces, Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano for a meeting today in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano, Chief of Staff, Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, during the Indo-Pacific Chief of Defense conference in Waikiki, Hawaii, Sept. 10, 2018.

Sept. 11, 2018

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's Meeting with Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, Japan Self-Defense Forces, Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano

Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Patrick S. Ryder provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. met today with Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, Japan Self-Defense Forces, Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Papua New Guinea Army Brig. Gen. Gilbert Toropo, Commander, Papua New Guinea Defence Force, during the Indo-Pacific Chief of Defense conference in Waikiki, Hawaii, Sept. 10, 2018.

Sept. 10, 2018

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's Meeting with Papua New Guinea Chief of Defense Force Brig. Gen. Gilbert Toropo

Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Patrick S. Ryder provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. met with Papua New Guinea Chief of Defense Force Brig. Gen. Gilbert Toropo today in Honolulu, Hawaii.

with Bangladeshi Lt. Gen. Mahfuzur Rahman, Principal Staff Officer under Prime Minister's Office and head of Armed Forces Division, during the Indo-Pacific Chief of Defense conference in Waikiki, Hawaii, Sept. 10, 2018. (DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro)

Sept. 10, 2018

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's Meeting with Bangladesh Principal Staff Officer Lt. Gen. Mahfuzur Rahman

Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Patrick S. Ryder provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. met today with his counterpart Bangladesh Principal Staff Officer Lt. Gen. Mahfuzur Rahman in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Indonesian Air Force Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, Commander, Indonesian National Armed Forces, during the Indo-Pacific Chief of Defense conference in Waikiki, Hawaii, Sept. 10, 2018.

Sept. 10, 2018

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's Meeting with Indonesian Chief of Defense Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto

Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Patrick S. Ryder provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. met with his counterpart Indonesian Chief of Defense Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Malaysian Chief of Defense Forces Army Gen. Tan Sri Haji Zulkifli bin Jaji Zainal Abidin during the Indo-Pacific Chief of Defense conference in Waikiki, Hawaii, Sept. 10, 2018.

Sept. 10, 2018

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's Meeting with Malaysian Chief of Defense Forces Gen. Tan Sri Haji Zulkifli bin Jaji Zainal Abidin

Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Patrick S. Ryder provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. met today with Malaysian Chief of Defense Forces Gen. Tan Sri Haji Zulkifli bin Jaji Zainal Abidin in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with Army Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman on the Joint Chiefs of Staff at Bagram Airfield, Sept. 7, 2018.

Sept. 8, 2018

Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense, Senior Enlisted Leaders to Meet in Hawaii

NEW DELHI — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Troxell, the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman, will join several Indo-Pacific chiefs of defense and senior enlisted leaders to discuss cooperation, interoperability and regional leadership issues during a conference in Hawaii.

Secretaries of Defense and State talk to reporters.

Sept. 8, 2018

U.S., India Talks Demonstrate Shared Commitment, Pentagon Official Says

WASHINGTON — Talks in New Delhi between top diplomatic and defense leaders from the United States and India provided a demonstrable signal of a shared commitment to a forward-looking strategic partnership, chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White said.

Soldiers wave to residents during a patrol.

Sept. 8, 2018

Russian-Led Idlib Offensive Would Be Humanitarian Disaster, Dunford Says

NEW DELHI — The consequences of a Russian-Syrian regime offensive into Idlib, Syria, against terrorists hiding there would almost certainly be a humanitarian disaster, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

Soldiers patrol the desert after leaving a Black Hawk helicopter.

Sept. 8, 2018

U.S. Seeks to Mitigate Risk, Learn Ground Truth in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban reconciliation with the Afghan government is at the core of the peace program in Afghanistan, but it will be a difficult path to tread, the spokesman for NATO’s Resolute Support mission and the U.S. Operation Freedom’s Sentinel said.