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.

Feb. 6, 2018

Dunford Visits With Australian Chief of Defense, Moves on to Thailand

RAAF DARWIN, Australia — 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.

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.