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Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford talks while sitting at a rectangular table with U.S. and Russian officials.

June 7, 2018

Dunford to Discuss Deconfliction With Russian Counterpart in Helsinki

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is meeting with his Russian counterpart in Helsinki to discuss the deconfliction of coalition and Russian operations in Syria, the state of U.S.-Russia military relations and other topics, a defense official said.

June 7, 2018

Announcement of Meeting between Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. and Russian Chief of the General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov

Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Patrick S. Ryder provided the following statement: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., will meet with Russian Chief of the General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov June 8 in Helsinki, Finland.

The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff speaks from behind a podium.

June 7, 2018

Leadership Is About Service, Vice Chairman Tells NDU Graduates

WASHINGTON — The National Defense University’s Class of 2018 is part of a network that’s unique in its interagency, joint and combined composition, Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the graduates.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Finnish Air Force Gen. Jarmo "Charles" Lindberg, commander of the Finnish Defense Forces, at the Finnish Defense Command in downtown Helsinki, Finland, June 7, 2018.

June 7, 2018

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's Meeting with Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces Gen. Jarmo Lindberg

Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Patrick S. Ryder provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., met June 7 with Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces Gen. Jarmo Lindberg in Helsinki, Finland.

A retired airman lights the torch opening the 2018 Warrior Games.

June 3, 2018

Senior Military Leaders, Celebrities Signal Start of DoD Warrior Games

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Senior military leaders and celebrities joined together during opening ceremonies to signal the official start of the 2018 Defense Department Warrior Games at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., meets with Chief of the Turkish General Staff General Hulusi Akar in Brussels, Belgium, May 16, 2018.

June 1, 2018

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's Phone Call with Chief of the Turkish General Staff General Hulusi Akar

Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Patrick S. Ryder provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., spoke with Chief of the Turkish General Staff General Hulusi Akar by phone today.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Republic of Korea Air Force Gen. Jeong Kyeongdoo, ROK chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Japan Navy Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano, Japan Self-Defense Force chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for a trilateral meeting at the U.S. Pacific Command Headquarters May 29, 2018.

June 1, 2018

CJCS Hosts ROK, Japanese Counterparts for Multilateral Discussions

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., hosted Chairman of the Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Jeong Kyeongdoo, and Japanese Chief of Staff Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano for a meeting May 29 at U.S. Pacific Command Headquarters in Hawaii.

May 31, 2018

Joint Staff and Yale collaborate to better security force assistance

Earlier this month, a team from the Joint Center for International Security Force Assistance (JCISFA) and five students from Yale University culminated a semester’s worth of collaboration aimed at changing security force assistance.

Two military leaders talk together.

May 29, 2018

Dunford to Attend Pacom Command Change, Meet With Pacific Allies

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford will take advantage of U.S. Pacific Command’s upcoming change of command to meet with Pacific allies in Hawaii.

The president, defense secretary and others walk up steps.

May 28, 2018

‘America’s Greatest Heroes,’ Trump, Defense Leaders Honor Fallen

WASHINGTON — America will forever remember the service and sacrifice of those who fought and died for the nation’s freedom, President Donald J. Trump said at the Memorial Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery.