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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

Sequestration Will Affect Programs, Readiness, Chairman Says
March 12, 2013 — The Defense Department will see effects to long-term military readiness and support programs such as the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors under sequestration's fiscal constraints, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here yesterday... MORE

Dempsey: Education Provides Foundation of Democracy
March 8, 2013 — Describing himself as both a student and a teacher, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff stressed the importance of education in remarks last night at the World Affairs Council of Washington,... MORE

USO Tour Sparks Excitement for Sailors in Spain
February 27, 2013 — The USO brought all-star entertainment to Naval Station Rota on Feb. 26, the first stop on a spring tour to visit troops abroad. Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of... MORE

JCS Vice Chairman, Spouse Accompany USO Overseas Tour
February 27, 2013 — Early in the evening of Feb. 25, the C-40 aircraft carrying Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, his wife, Mary, support personnel, several professional... MORE

Chiefs to Congress: Fiscal Crisis Threatens U.S. Military Edge
February 26, 2013 — America's military superiority is founded on training and readiness, and the fiscal crisis facing the country threatens to strip away that edge, members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told Congress... MORE