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Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gestures while speaking and talking.

June 19, 2018

Vice Chairman Discusses Building DoD Partnership With Humanitarian Agencies

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department is a resource unlike any other in the world for aiding civilian agencies as they confront natural or man-made disasters, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said during a panel discussion on crisis response.

June 14, 2018

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's Phone Call with Russian Chief of the General Staff Gen. Gerasimov

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 Russian General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov by telephone today.

June 13, 2018

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's Phone Call with Chief of the Israeli General Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot

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 Israeli General Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot June 12 by phone.

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis talks with fellow defense ministers while sitting at a table in a NATO meeting room.

June 8, 2018

Groups Such As ISIS Cannot Be Allowed To Exist, Mattis Says

WASHINGTON — While Iraq has liberated all of its territory once captured and held by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the U.S.-led military campaign against the rogue organization continues in Syria, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said at a meeting of the defeat-ISIS coalition at NATO headquarters in Brussels.

President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö hosts Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for an office call at the Mäntyniemi in Helsinki, Finland, June 8, 2018.

June 8, 2018

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford’s Meeting with President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö

Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Patrick S. Ryder provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., met June 8 with the President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö in Helsinki, Finland.

National Defense University held its annual graduation ceremony outdoors in front of historic Roosevelt Hall at Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, DC

June 8, 2018

Vice Chairman Delivers Commencement Address at National Defense University

On Thursday, June 7, 2018, General Paul J. Selva, USAF, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivered the commencement address at the National Defense University (NDU). The ceremony took place in front of historic Roosevelt Hall at Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, DC. The University’s four colleges conferred certificates and master’s degrees on 655 students.

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis stands on a stage beside a lectern while speaking to reporters.

June 8, 2018

Mattis Stresses Unity in Meeting Collective Security Threats

WASHINGTON — Threats to collective security have not waned, whether from terrorism or Russia’s aggression and hybrid threats, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said at NATO headquarters in Brussels.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Russian Army Gen. Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia, at Königstedt Manor in Helsinki, Finland, June 8, 2018.

June 8, 2018

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's Meeting with Russian Chief of the General Staff Gen. Gerasimov

Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Patrick S. Ryder provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. and Russian Chief of the General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov held a meeting June 8 in Helsinki, Finland.

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.