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Chairman Visits Sailors in Greece as Part of USO Tour
December 7, 2013 — Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stout and U.S. Naval Support Activity Souda Bay today as part of... MORE

Dempsey Addresses Issues During Facebook Town Hall
December 5, 2013 — It was the quietest Town Hall Army in which Gen. Martin E. Dempsey has ever taken part. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff hosted his first Town Hall on Facebook today, answering questions sent... MORE

Pentagon Reductions ‘First Step’ in Realigning Defense Spending, Hagel Says
December 4, 2013 — The Defense Department’s senior leaders announced changes today in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Staff designed to save money and better align the department’s structures and... MORE

Dempsey Praises Veterans’ Rehabilitation Program
December 4, 2013 — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff today praised the members the Veterans Treatment Court Convention for their work in developing the innovative program designed to help veterans get their... MORE

Joint Chiefs Chairman to Host Facebook Town Hall
December 3, 2013 — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is looking forward to interacting with a range of people during a town hall meeting on Facebook this week.Questions already are coming in to Army Gen. Martin... MORE

Dempsey Family Sends Holiday Wishes to Troops
December 2, 2013 — Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Deanie, told service members who are deployed or separated from loved ones “are in our thoughts every single day,” in... MORE

Carter Bids Farewell to the Defense Department
December 2, 2013 — Senior Defense Department, White House and congressional leaders bade farewell to Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter today in a Pentagon ceremony marked by both laughter and tears.Carter’s final... MORE

Dempsey Addresses U.S. CEOs on Challenges of Leadership
November 19, 2013 — Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks during the Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council annual meeting and dinner in Washington, D.C., Nov. 18, 2013. Dempsey was interviewed by John Bussey, the newspaper’s assistant managing editor and executive business editor, and discussed leadership and national security topics. DOD photo by Army Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp... MORE

Thurman Passes Command to Scaparrotti in Multiflag Ceremony
October 2, 2013 — Korean and American service members proudly carried the three flags signifying the change of command in South Korea from Army Gen. James D. Thurman to Army Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti here today. The... MORE

Syrian Conflict Will Take Years to Sort Out, Dempsey Says
October 1, 2013 — The conflict in Syria will take years to sort out, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today during an interview here.The Syrian civil war has reverberated around the Middle East and... MORE