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U.S., Australian NCOs Share Leadership Philosophy
March 6, 2018 — Warrant Officer Class One Craig Egan of the Australian Defense Force deals easily with American noncommissioned officers -- they speak the same language, they go through many of the same schools, and they belong to militaries that have the same philosophy on the use of NCOs... MORE

Mattis: New Policy Cracks Down On Force Deployability
February 18, 2018 — A new Defense Department policy requires service members who are not deployable for a year or more to be reassigned, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said, adding that the issue concerns service members “who are, just for one reason or another, not able to deploy with their units."... MORE

President’s Fiscal 2019 Defense Budget Request Calls for $686.1 Billion
February 12, 2018 — The president’s fiscal year 2019 defense budget request calls for $686.1 billion in spending and will reverse years of military erosion, defense officials said... MORE

America’s History, Future Integral to Pacific, Dunford Says
February 9, 2018 — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, wrapped up a trip that took him to Wake Island, Australia, Thailand, Guam and Hawaii, where he visited the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor... MORE

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's visit with Thailand Counterpart Royal Thai Armed Forces General Tarnchaiyan Srisuwan
February 7, 2018 — WASHINGTON-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., traveled to Bangkok, Thailand, Feb. 6-8 where he met with his counterpart Royal Thai Armed Forces General Tarnchaiyan... MORE

U.S., Thai Leaders Reaffirm Military-to-Military Relationship
February 7, 2018 — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said his meetings with senior Thai leaders in Bangkok went well, adding there's planning for decades of cooperation between the two nations... MORE

Mattis Urges Congress to Provide Budget Predictability for DoD
February 6, 2018 — While the National Defense Strategy and the Nuclear Posture Review align with the president’s National Security Strategy, no strategy can survive without stable, predictable funding, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said... MORE

Dunford Re-Energizing Military-to-Military Relations With Thailand
February 6, 2018 — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will seek to expand military-to-military contacts with Thailand when he meets with the nation’s defense chief, the defense minister and the prime minister in Bangkok... MORE

Dunford Visits With Australian Chief of Defense, Moves on to Thailand
February 6, 2018 — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford ended a productive visit to Australia by visiting with U.S. Marines deployed to Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin and meeting with his Australian counterpart in Sydney... MORE

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's visit with Australian Counterpart Chief of the Defence Force Air Chief Marshal Binskin
February 5, 2018 — WASHINGTON--Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., visited Australia Feb. 3-6 where he met with defense officials, to include his Australian counterpart Chief of the... MORE