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Marines carry weapons as they depart a helicopter before a meeting.

April 2, 2018

Senior Enlisted Leader Discusses Afghan Mission

WASHINGTON — 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.

Military members sit at a table.

March 29, 2018

Defense Budget Provides Air Force With Needed People, Money, Time

WASHINGTON — 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.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford talks to a group of soldiers standing outside.

March 29, 2018

U.S. Brigade Arrives in Afghanistan to Advise, Strengthen Afghan Forces

WASHINGTON — 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.

Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with his Japanese counterpart, Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano, at the Pentagon, March 26, 2018.

March 26, 2018

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

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.

U.S. military leaders meet around a table.

March 23, 2018

Dunford Encouraged by Afghan, Coalition Efforts in Afghanistan

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — 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.

Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff and commander of NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan participate in a meeting.

March 22, 2018

Nicholson Says Situation in Afghanistan Has Fundamentally Changed

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — 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.

Joint Chiefs chairman and his senior enlisted advisor talk aboard a helicopter flying over Afghanistan.

March 21, 2018

Chairman Expresses Enthusiasm About Military Dimension in Afghanistan

FORWARD OPERATING BASE GAMBERI, Afghanistan — 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.

March 21, 2018

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

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

Two U.S. military leaders walk together in Afghanistan.

March 20, 2018

Officials Note Progress in Afghanistan, Difficulty for Taliban

MAZAR E-SHARIF, Afghanistan — 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.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, and various other Afghan senior government and military leaders in Kabul, March 20, 2018. The senior leaders discussed the current security environment in Afghanistan, the progress of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, and the re-posturing of U.S. forces as part of the new South Asia strategy.

March 20, 2018

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's Meetings with Afghan Senior Government and Defense Officials

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Patrick S. Ryder provided the following readout:Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., met with Afghan President Ashraf