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Vice Chairman: Military Services Can Learn from Each Other, Strengthen Trust
February 23, 2016 — Trust is at the heart of military professionalism, and the services can learn from each other ways to improve leadership and better communicate the military’s values, the vice chairman of the Joint... MORE

Dunford, Egyptian Defense Leaders Discuss Bilateral Relationship
February 20, 2016 — Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with senior Egyptian military leaders in Cairo today. Dunford visited Cairo to demonstrate U.S. commitment to... MORE

Budget Request Balances Resources, Capabilities, Vice Chairman Says
February 9, 2016 — The fiscal year 2017 defense budget request represents “the best possible balance of capacity, capability and readiness investments based upon the resources available,” the vice chairman of the Joint... MORE

Dunford: Recommendations Forthcoming on U.S. Troop Presence in Northern Iraq
January 24, 2016 — The United States potentially will make recommendations to position U.S. troops with Iraqi security forces in northern Iraq to support the next phase of isolating the key city of Mosul, the chairman... MORE

Afghanistan Mission Has Universal NATO Support, Dunford Says
January 22, 2016 — NATO allies are in full agreement to continue the alliance's commitment to Afghanistan, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here today.Speaking to reporters in Paris about the NATO chiefs... MORE

Dunford Discusses ISIL, 'Decisive Action' in Libya With French Counterpart
January 22, 2016 — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today that he and his French counterpart discussed the fight against the core Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, as well as the framework against ISIL... MORE

Effort to Isolate Key Syrian City Showing Success, Dunford Says
January 21, 2016 — The effort to isolate the Syrian city of Raqqa in the fight against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is producing some success, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.Isolating Raqqa,... MORE

Vice Chairman: Military, Nation Need Dialogue About New Technologies
January 21, 2016 — The military, the people of the United States and the people of the world need to understand the profound impacts of technologies on the horizon today, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff... MORE

Dunford in Brussels to Discuss ISIL, Afghanistan
January 20, 2016 — The highest-ranking U.S. military officer arrived here yesterday for discussions with NATO allies on Afghanistan, the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and regional challenges... MORE

Dunford to Emphasize Enduring Afghanistan Effort in NATO Meeting
January 20, 2016 — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today that he will tell his NATO counterparts there is opportunity in Afghanistan, but it will take time and continued focus.Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F... MORE