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‘Too Soon’ For Post-2014 Troop Level Decision, Dempsey Says
April 6, 2013 — Although it is too soon to tell what the post-2014 troop arrangement will be in Afghanistan, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff expects a decision by this summer, he said yesterday. Army Gen... MORE

Dempsey: Sequestration Not Yet a National Security Threat
April 6, 2013 — Sequestration will have no effect on the drawdown in Afghanistan, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said yesterday. “[Sequestration] is an avalanche, not a light switch,” Army Gen. Martin E... MORE

NHL Team Hosts 10th Annual Military Appreciation Night
April 5, 2013 — The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff joined the National Hockey League's Washington Capitals here yesterday to celebrate military service during the team's annual Military Appreciation Night... MORE

Dempsey: North Korea's Activities Follow Familiar Pattern
April 5, 2013 — Although they have generated tension in the United States, North Korea's recent activities are part of a cycle, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here today... MORE

Dempsey to Host South Korean Counterparts
April 5, 2013 — Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will host South Korean military leaders at the Pentagon this month for long-planned consultative meetings, a senior defense official said today... MORE

Budget Concerns Take Center Stage at Beaufort Town Hall
March 22, 2013 — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff gave Marines and their families the long view of defense budgets during a town-hall meeting here yesterday... MORE

Leaders Must Prepare Troops for Society, Battaglia Says
March 22, 2013 — The military and its leaders have a responsibility to prepare service members to become productive members of society, the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told enlisted sailors and Marines here today... MORE

Dempsey Speaks on What Nation Expects from Marine Corps
March 21, 2013 — What does the United States expect from its Marine Corps? A young Marine asked the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that question during a town hall meeting here today... MORE

Dempsey: Tuition Assistance Cuts Due to Readiness Shortfalls
March 21, 2013 — Tuition assistance was a hot-button issue during a town hall session between Marines and their families and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff here today... MORE

Trust Keeps Troops, Communities Together, Dempsey Says
March 12, 2013 — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff delivered a message here yesterday of the trust that bonds troops and brings those in uniform and their communities together... MORE