March 6, 2018

Vice Chairman Highlights Importance of Nuclear Deterrence

WASHINGTON — The recent Nuclear Posture Review makes it clear the U.S. can match any nuclear threat, including that of a low-yield nuclear weapon, and will respond in kind to threats, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in Washington, D.C.

March 6, 2018

Speedier Acquisition Needed to Stay Competitive, Defense Official Says

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department needs to speed its acquisition processes and allow decisions at a lower level if it wants to stay competitive, the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering said.

March 6, 2018

U.S., Australian NCOs Share Leadership Philosophy

SYDNEY — 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.

Feb. 18, 2018

Mattis: New Policy Cracks Down On Force Deployability

WASHINGTON — 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."

Feb. 12, 2018

President’s Fiscal 2019 Defense Budget Request Calls for $686.1 Billion

WASHINGTON — 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.

Feb. 9, 2018

America’s History, Future Integral to Pacific, Dunford Says

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — 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.

Feb. 7, 2018

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's visit with Thailand Counterpart Royal Thai Armed Forces General Tarnchaiyan Srisuwan

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

Feb. 7, 2018

U.S., Thai Leaders Reaffirm Military-to-Military Relationship

BANGKOK — 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.

Feb. 6, 2018

Mattis Urges Congress to Provide Budget Predictability for DoD

WASHINGTON — 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.

Feb. 6, 2018

Dunford Re-Energizing Military-to-Military Relations With Thailand

BANGKOK — 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.