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Chairman Outlines Sequestration’s Dangers
February 13, 2013 — Sequestration will force a drawdown “more difficult and decidedly different” than any other in the nation’s history, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told the House Armed Services Committee... MORE

Service Chiefs Describe Sequestration Worries
February 13, 2013 — The Joint Chiefs of Staff joined Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter and Joint Chiefs Chairman Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey today in describing to the House Armed Services Committee the effects... MORE

Dempsey: Budget Factors Place Defense Strategy in Jeopardy
February 12, 2013 — Unprecedented budget factors have placed the nation's defense strategy in jeopardy, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told the Senate Armed Services Committee today."If sequestration occurs,... MORE

Sequestration Will Force Moral Dilemma, Dempsey Says
February 12, 2013 — Looming spending cuts could put the military on the path to a moral dilemma, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told the Senate Armed Services Committee today. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey said... MORE

Afghan Mission Will Determine Troop Numbers, Dempsey Says
February 9, 2013 — The mission in Afghanistan will determine the number of American troops who will still be deployed there after 2014, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here today.Military leaders are... MORE