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Sept. 26, 2017

Dunford: U.S. Faces Volatile, Complex Security Situations

The United States faces a volatile, unpredictable world and must keep up its guard, Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said during a reconfirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Sept. 25, 2017

National Defense University Welcomes 16th President

National Defense University (NDU) today welcomed Vice Admiral Frederick J. Roegge as its 16th president. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., presided over the change of presidency ceremony in which responsibility transferred from Major General Frederick M. Padilla, USMC, to Vice Admiral Roegge.

Sept. 25, 2017

Roegge Succeeds Padilla as National Defense University President

Professional military education is a U.S. military priority, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said at a ceremony in which Navy Vice Adm. Frederick Roegge succeeded Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Frederick Padilla as National Defense University president.

Sept. 20, 2017

Chairman’s Senior Enlisted Advisor Leads by Example

The U.S. military’s top noncommissioned officer strives to lead by example, and to him a leader is someone who is charismatic and leads through their actions, and manages a good balance between trying to bring discipline to the organization while being a compassionate leader as well.

Sept. 20, 2017

Readout of Gen. Dunford’s Visit to Norway

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. visited Oslo, Vealøs, and Værnes, Norway from Sept. 17-20 at the invitation of his Norwegian counterpart, Chief of Defense Admiral Haakon Bruun-Hanssen.

Sept. 15, 2017

Press Statement: CJCS Arrives in Albania

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. arrived in Tirana, Albania Sept. 14 for a NATO Military Committee Chiefs of Defense Session (MC/CS).

Sept. 15, 2017

DOD's senior NCO leads BOSS Strong competitors in grueling PT workout

The Department of Defense's senior non-commissioned officer led Soldiers competing in the first BOSS Strong Championship on a demanding one-hour physical training session Sept. 12 which would bring many to their knees.

Sept. 11, 2017

DoD Provides Update on Hurricane Irma Response Efforts

Naval, air and ground assets from the Defense Department are ready to initiate response operations in Florida and will continue Hurricane Irma response operations throughout the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico region, a DoD spokesman said.

Sept. 11, 2017

The Nation Grieves With 9/11 Survivors, Trump Tells Pentagon Victims’ Families

When the United States came under attack on Sept. 11, 2001, Americans turned their sorrow “into an unstoppable resolve to achieve justice” in the names of the fallen, President Donald J. Trump said at the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial observance.

Sept. 11, 2017

Mattis, Dunford Honor Pentagon’s Fallen, Survivors, Families 16 Years After 9/11

During a Pentagon remembrance on the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Defense Department leaders honored those who died, the survivors and the families left behind.