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Aug. 7, 2018
Mattis Says Taliban Under Increasing Pressure to Reconcile
WASHINGTON — The president’s South Asia Strategy is working in Afghanistan and pressure is increasing on the Taliban to enter reconciliation discussions, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon.
Aug. 6, 2018
Army Engineers to Battle Western Wildfires
WASHINGTON — Two hundred active-duty soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, will join thousands of National Guardsmen to assist firefighting efforts throughout the region, Pentagon officials announced.
New DoD Policy Prohibits GPS-Enabled Devices in Deployed Settings
WASHINGTON — Deployed service members are going to have to ditch their “geolocation devices” in response to a new memo from Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan.
Aug. 2, 2018
DNA Testing To Begin Immediately on Remains From North Korea, Officials Say
WASHINGTON — DNA testing will begin immediately on the 55 boxes of service members’ remains returned to the United States from North Korea, where they were contained since the fall of 1950, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency officials told reporters.
July 31, 2018
Agency Begins Process of Identifying Korean War Remains
WASHINGTON — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has started identification of 55 boxes of Korean War remains to determine if the fallen are American service members or from another nation that participated in the conflict.
July 27, 2018
Communications Key in Solving International Disputes, Mattis Says
WASHINGTON — Reopening communications at the top line between the United States and nations such as Russia is essential in solving disagreements, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon.
Mattis: U.S. Troop Remains Repatriation ‘Sets a Positive Environment’
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said he’s pleased North Korea has turned over 55 cases of remains of fallen U.S. service members from the Korean War, and looks forward to further negotiations to repatriate the remains of more fallen service members.
U.S. Receives Fallen Service Members’ Remains From North Korea
WASHINGTON — The United Nations Command, with support from U.S. Forces Korea, repatriated 55 cases of remains of fallen U.S. service members returned by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, also known as North Korea.
July 25, 2018
Dunfords, Students Discuss Leadership, Civic Responsibility, Military Life
WASHINGTON — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford and his wife, Ellyn, shared stories about military life and emphasized the importance of supporting others and being engaged citizens while meeting with students at a Military Child Education Coalition event.
July 24, 2018
Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's Meeting with Chief of the Australian Defence Force Gen. Angus Campbell
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 Chief of the Australian Defence Force Gen. Angus Campbell today in Palo Alto, California, in support of the annual Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations.