Aug. 23, 2018

Hospital Ship to Support Humanitarian Effort in Latin America

MIAMI — The Navy's Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort will deploy to Central America and South America in late September to begin a two-month humanitarian mission with stops in Colombia and elsewhere in the region.

Aug. 22, 2018

Afghanistan Peace Process Shows Promise, Resolute Support Commander Says

WASHINGTON — The peace process in Afghanistan has shown progress since the first cease-fire in 17 years took place in June, the commander of NATO’s Resolute Support mission and U.S. forces in Afghanistan told reporters at the Pentagon.

Aug. 21, 2018

DoD Report Details China’s Growing Military, Economic Power

WASHINGTON — While the Defense Department engages substantively with China’s military, DoD will also continue to monitor and adapt to the nation’s evolving military strategy, doctrine and force development, an annual DoD report to Congress said.

Aug. 15, 2018

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's Meeting with Lithuanian Chief of Defence Lt. Gen. Jonas Žukas

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 the Lithuanian Chief of Defence Lt. Gen. Jonas Vytautas Žukas today.

Aug. 15, 2018

Chairman Presents Legion of Merit to Lithuanian Defense Chief

JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, Va. — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, awarded the Legion of Merit to Lithuanian armed forces chief Lt. Gen. Jonas Vytautas Zukas at a ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall.

Aug. 14, 2018

Thousands of Guardsmen Battle Western U.S. Wildfires

WASHINGTON — Air and Army National Guardsmen from across the United States have deployed to California and are providing medical aid, transportation, engineer equipment and evacuation assistance to the citizens impacted by the ongoing wildfires.

Aug. 13, 2018

President Signs Fiscal 2019 Defense Authorization Act at Fort Drum Ceremony

WASHINGTON — The John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act provides $700 billion to the Defense Department and paves the way for the most significant investment in the U.S. military and its warfighters in modern history, President Donald J. Trump said.

Aug. 10, 2018

Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marks 69th Anniversary

In 1949, President Harry Truman signed an amendment to the 1947 National Security Act, which officially created the position of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to help provide unified direction of the services following World War II to address the growing nuclear Soviet threat.

Aug. 10, 2018

Selva Highlights Need for Nuclear Enterprise Recapitalization

WASHINGTON — The Air Force launched the first Minuteman III missile off the coast of Florida in 1968 and the same missiles are still in inventory, which is why recapitalization of the entire nuclear triad is needed, Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva said.

Aug. 10, 2018

Proposed Space Force to Protect, Expand U.S. Cosmic Capabilities

WASHINGTON — The proposal to form the U.S. Space Force is rooted in protecting America’s advantages in space and in ensuring such advantages continue, Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan said during a roundtable discussion with reporters at the Pentagon.