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Dempsey: Risk, Readiness Hard to Explain, Important to Consider
May 14, 2014 — Risk and readiness are the two toughest concepts to explain, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today.Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey told the Atlantic Council getting these concepts through... MORE

Dempsey Expresses Confidence in VA Chief Shinseki
May 12, 2014 — Embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki is “one of the most decent human beings who ever wore the uniform or who led the nation’s Army,” the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said... MORE

Dempsey Says Defense Budget Uncertainty Must End
May 12, 2014 — Uncertainty on the defense budget must end, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told North Carolina reporters over the weekend.Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey said that unless the situation changes,... MORE

Dempsey Urges Grads to ‘Make it Matter’
May 11, 2014 — Wearing the dark blue jacket of his dress uniform, surrounded by fresh-faced, scrubbed and gowned graduates on a lush green morning campus in North Carolina, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey today painted... MORE

Hagel, Dempsey Meet With Djibouti’s President at Pentagon
May 7, 2014 — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met at the Pentagon today with Ismail Omar Guelleh, with the president of Djibouti.In a statement... MORE

Winnefeld Combats Disinformation on Pay, Compensation Proposals
May 7, 2014 — No one in the Defense Department is asking for a military pay cut, nor are leaders trying to shutter commissaries, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told the Senate Armed Services... MORE

DOD, College Basketball Coaches Kick Off ‘Commitment to Serve’
May 7, 2014 — The Defense Department began its “Commitment to Service” initiative today, hosting USA and collegiate basketball coaches for a panel discussion on leadership.Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of... MORE

Dempsey Stresses Need for Military Balance in Senate Hearing
May 6, 2014 — WASHINGTON, May 6, 2014 – Pay and compensation are only one part of a broader challenge to the Defense Department to maintain the balance the military needs to fight the nation’s wars, the chairman of... MORE

Dempsey Emphasizes Trust as Selva Succeeds Fraser at Transcom
May 5, 2014 — Trust is at the core of any military, and U.S. Transportation Command is part of the glue of that trust, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey said at the change of command at U.S. Transportation Command... MORE

Vice Chairman Addresses Graduates at Alma Mater Georgia Tech
May 3, 2014 — The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff stepped up to the podium last night at the Georgia Institute of Technology doctoral and master’s commencement ceremony in Atlanta to talk to the new... MORE