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DOD Formally Welcomes Deputy Defense Secretary Work
June 9, 2014 — The Defense Department formally welcomed Bob Work as the deputy secretary of defense today as the Pentagon’s new “chief operating officer” took his ceremonial oath of office.Defense Secretary Chuck... MORE

SEAC Leads Sendoff for USA Men’s Soccer World Cup Team
June 7, 2014 — With the senior enlisted adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff commanding, 23 service members lined up yesterday on a field here facing the USA Men’s Soccer World Cup team and placed a... MORE

Battaglia Talks Vets’ Issues in New Orleans, Jacksonville
June 6, 2014 — The senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff arrived here today to discuss veterans’ issues with local leaders and service members and to emphasize the Chairman’s Sports... MORE

Embrace of Military Ethos Encourages Joint Chiefs Chairman
June 3, 2014 — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today he is encouraged by the embrace of the ethos of the U.S. military to never leave a comrade.The recovery of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is... MORE

Chairman’s Travels Illustrate U.S. Global Interests
June 3, 2014 — The past month illustrates the tremendous agility, capability and reach of the U.S. military, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today during an interview on his way home from Saudi... MORE

Hagel, Dempsey React to Shinseki’s Resignation
May 30, 2014 — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, issued statements on the resignation of retired Army Gen. Eric K. Shinseki as secretary of... MORE

Dempsey: Asian Nations Need to Dial Back on Provocations
May 30, 2014 — Tensions have ratcheted up in the Asia-Pacific region, and countries need to dial back on provocative acts to avoid the dangers of miscalculation, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said during... MORE

Dempsey Arrives in Singapore for Asia Security Summit
May 30, 2014 — Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey arrived here today to participate in the 13th annual Asia Security Summit.Sponsored by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the Shangri-La Dialogue as it is... MORE

Winnefeld Warns of ‘Overwhelming Response’ to Missile Strikes
May 28, 2014 — Iran and North Korea, considered by the United States to be the chief nuclear and missile threats to the nation, know they would face “an overwhelming U.S. response to any attack” on the United States... MORE

Dempsey Rejects Notion of Exhausted United States
May 28, 2014 — The United States is not politically exhausted, “and it would be a mistake to come to that conclusion,” Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey said during an interview here today.“In fact, it would be a mistake... MORE