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Dempsey, Israeli Leaders Discuss Defense Cooperation
June 9, 2015 — Discussing threats from Iran or the vicious actions of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has a different resonance when the conversation is in Israel rather than the United States, Army Gen... MORE

Dempsey Emphasizes Trust in West Point Commencement Address
May 23, 2015 — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff reversed the first-salute tradition for new officers during the Class of 2015’s U.S. Military Academy commencement here today.Military tradition is that newly... MORE

Chairman Welcomes Tragedy Survivors to Annual Summit
May 23, 2015 — Speaking to families of fallen service members at the 21st annual Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors summit yesterday, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said he loves that the members... MORE

Dempsey: Iraqi Forces Not Driven From Ramadi, They Drove Out of Ramadi
May 20, 2015 — Iraqi security forces weren’t “driven from” Ramadi, they “drove out of Ramadi,” the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here today.Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey told reporters traveling with him... MORE

Dempsey Arrives in Brussels for NATO Committee Meeting
May 19, 2015 — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff arrived here today to join his NATO counterparts in discussing a range of issues confronting the alliance.Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey will attend the NATO... MORE

No Decision Yet on East Coast Missile Defense Site, Winnefeld Says
May 19, 2015 — The Defense Department has not made a decision on the establishment of an East Coast-based missile defense site, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today.Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld... MORE

Troops, Veterans Honored at Armed Forces Day Ceremony
May 16, 2015 — As the last notes of “Taps” echoed off the stones of the Tomb of the Unknowns today, service members representing the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard and veterans from World War II... MORE

Winnefeld: DoD Must Strengthen Public, Private Ties
May 14, 2015 — The military has two jobs for America: to fight today’s wars and to prepare to fight the wars of the future, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in West Point, New York, today.More... MORE

Leaders Reaffirm Support of Iraq’s Fight Against ISIL
May 7, 2015 — The Pentagon’s senior leaders today reiterated their commitment to help the Iraqi government and other allies in delivering a lasting defeat to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.Defense... MORE

Combat Training Begins for New Syrian Forces
May 7, 2015 — Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced today that combat training has begun for nearly 90 fighters from the new Syrian forces and that a second group will begin training in the next few weeks.Carter... MORE