Aug. 6, 2018

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.

July 27, 2018

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.

July 27, 2018

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.

July 23, 2018

Dunford Salutes Service Members, Receives Award at VFW Ceremony

WASHINGTON — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford praised service members for defending the United States and its way of life at the Veterans of Foreign Wars' national convention in Kansas City, Mo., where he accepted the organization's Dwight D. Eisenhower Award.

July 19, 2018

Centcom Commander: Success in Defeating ISIS Lies With Coalition Partners, Allies

WASHINGTON — Continued commitment from coalition partners in the effort to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and the promotion of regional security and stability set the conditions for a lasting victory, the commander of U.S. Central Command said.