Feb. 5, 2018

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

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

Feb. 3, 2018

Wake Island Embodies Reality of America as Pacific Power

WAKE ISLAND — By history and by blood, the U.S. is a Pacific nation and nothing says that better than this remote coral atoll. Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stopped there during a trip to Australia and Thailand to meet with allies.

Feb. 2, 2018

Deputy Secretary: Nuclear Posture Review is ‘Tailored Nuclear Deterrent Strategy’

WASHINGTON — The Nuclear Posture Review is a strategy to keep America safe with a deterrent that is modern and credible, Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan said.

Feb. 2, 2018

Nuke Review Calls for Triad Modernization to Maintain Deterrence

WASHINGTON — The United States must recapitalize the nuclear triad and accompanying command-and-control system to continue to maintain deterrence into the future, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said.

Feb. 2, 2018

Joint Chiefs Chairman Begins Visit to Indo-Pacific Region

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, at the start of his trip to the Indo-Pacific region to meet with allies and U.S. service members.

Jan. 30, 2018

Selva Describes Reality of Great Power Competition

WASHINGTON — Great power competition is back, and its emphasis in the National Security Strategy and the National Defense Strategy is a recognition of something “we should have recognized 10 years ago,” the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

Jan. 30, 2018

Budget Impasse, Continuing Resolutions Pose Problems for DoD

WASHINGTON — As the fight continues on Capitol Hill over the government budget, Defense Department officials are getting ready to submit the president’s defense budget request for fiscal year 2019, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

Jan. 25, 2018

Turkey’s Assault on Kurdish Fighters Concerns United States, Officials Say

WASHINGTON — As Turkey continues its attack on Kurdish forces along the Syrian border town of Afrin, the Defense Department's chief spokesperson said the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is the common threat in the region.

Jan. 25, 2018

Air Force, Army Developing Multidomain Doctrine

WASHINGTON — The Army and Air Force are working together to flesh out how to fight against adversaries that use a mix of conventional forces, special operations forces, cyber tools, space tools and sophisticated electronic warfare tools, the commander of Air Combat Command said.

Jan. 22, 2018

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

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 Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov by telephone today. The conversation focused on issues of mutual interest, to include the situation in Syria.