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North Carolina Youth Gets Special Pentagon Visit
April 2, 2018 — A North Carolina teenager and his family visited the Pentagon and met several Defense Department leaders at the invitation of the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff... MORE

Senior Enlisted Leader Discusses Afghan Mission
April 2, 2018 — To ensure Afghan security forces can continue to lead and take the fight to the Taliban, brigade and below levels need maintenance, sustainment and logistics training, the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said... MORE

Defense Budget Provides Air Force With Needed People, Money, Time
March 29, 2018 — The 2018 Defense Department budget will go a long way toward addressing the urgent needs of the Air Force as it works to maintain readiness, the service’s chief of staff told the Defense Writers’ Group... MORE

U.S. Brigade Arrives in Afghanistan to Advise, Strengthen Afghan Forces
March 29, 2018 — A new Army formation deployed to Afghanistan is dedicated to focusing the power of the Afghan military and government on taking the fight to the Taliban to convince the group to reconcile... MORE

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's Meeting with Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, Japan Self-Defense Forces, Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano
March 26, 2018 — 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 Staff, Joint Staff, Japan Self-Defense Forces, Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano, today at the Pentagon... MORE

Dunford Encouraged by Afghan, Coalition Efforts in Afghanistan
March 23, 2018 — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, completed an extensive visit to Afghanistan, and leaves encouraged by the Afghan and coalition military potential in the country... MORE

Nicholson Says Situation in Afghanistan Has Fundamentally Changed
March 22, 2018 — The South Asia Strategy fundamentally changed the situation in Afghanistan, and the Resolute Support mission commander believes it may provide the key for reconciliation and peace in the country... MORE

Chairman Expresses Enthusiasm About Military Dimension in Afghanistan
March 21, 2018 — The hard work of Afghan and coalition personnel in the train, advise, assist strategy is already paying off, and Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says he is encouraged by the progress he's seen while in Afghanistan... MORE

Readout Of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's Phone Call with Chief of the Russian General Staff Gen. Gerasimov
March 21, 2018 — WASHINGTON - 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... MORE

Officials Note Progress in Afghanistan, Difficulty for Taliban
March 20, 2018 — There is never going to be a better time for the Taliban to start talking with the Afghan government about peace, a Resolute Support official said in Afghanistan during a visit from the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff... MORE