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DOD Updates Coronavirus Situation, Guidance
March 9, 2020 — The Defense Department continues to issue guidance to commanders and directors to combat the coronavirus outbreak, officials said in Washington today... MORE

DOD Issues Flexible Instructions on Response to Coronavirus
March 9, 2020 — DOD has issued instructions to the armed services and department heads on how to respond to the implications of the growing coronavirus outbreak... MORE

Readiness Up Across the Force, Chairman Says
March 5, 2020 — The fiscal year 2021 Defense Department budget request is driven by the National Defense Strategy, and also furthers the department's readiness and modernization efforts, said the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff... MORE

Vice Chairman's 2020 USO Tour Kicks Off
March 4, 2020 — The Vice Chairman’s annual USO tour kicked off yesterday with a performance for service members and their families stationed at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska... MORE

DOD Outlines Priorities in Combating Coronavirus
March 4, 2020 — Military officials and their civilian counterparts are learning together how to combat the coronavirus, Defense Department officials said today... MORE

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Statement on the Afghanistan Peace Declaration
February 29, 2020 — Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Statement on the Afghanistan Peace Declaration... MORE

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Milley's Phone Call with Chief of the Turkish General Staff Gen. Yasar Guler
February 28, 2020 — Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. DeDe S. Halfhill provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley spoke with Chief of the Turkish General Staff Gen. Yasar Guler today... MORE

Readout of Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. John E. Hyten's Meeting with Hungarian Chief of Defense Lt. Gen. Ferenc Korom
February 28, 2020 — Joint Staff Spokesperson Maj. Trisha Guillebeau provided the following readout: Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. John E. Hyten met with Commander of the Hungarian Defence Forces Lt. Gen. Ferenc Korom today at the Pentagon. ... MORE

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Milley's Phone Call with Russian Chief of the General Staff Gen. Gerasimov
February 28, 2020 — Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. DeDe S. Halfhill provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley spoke with Chief of the Russian General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov by telephone today. ... MORE

Strategy-Driven Budget Helps Hedge Against Capability Erosion
February 26, 2020 — The U.S. military remains the best trained, best equipped and best led military force in the world, but that lead is eroding and technology changes have stressed the United States' industrial-age capabilities, concepts and processes, fundamentally changing the character of war, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff... MORE