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Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, details Iranian involvement in oil tanker attacks during remarks at the Defense Writers Group in Washington, June 18, 2019.

June 20, 2019

Selva Details Iranian Oil Attacks, Need for International Efforts

Iranian attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman require an international response, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said at the Defense Writers Group in Washington.

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks at the National Defense University (NDU) Graduation at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington D.C., June 13, 2019. The NDU Class of 2019 consists of leaders from the U.S. military services, the Department of Defense, other federal government agencies, as well as from the foreign militaries, allied and partner nations.

June 14, 2019

Senior Officers Must Lead Change in Uncertain World, Dunford Says

In an uncertain world, senior officers must be the leaders of change in the profession of arms, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said during the graduation ceremony for the National Defense University Class of 2019.

Ordnance dropped from a U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet impacts during the Bold Quest 19.1 event at Rovajarvi Range near Rovaniemi, Finland, May 16, 2019. The U.S. Marine Corps’ participation in Bold Quest 19.1 ensures close-air support interoperability and enables the Marine Corps to globally deploy its forces alongside partner nations and allies. The aircraft is assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251, Marine Aircraft Group 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.

June 11, 2019

U.S., 15 Partner Nations Complete BQ 19.1 Coalition Capability Demonstration and Assessment in Finland

Bold Quest 19.1 (BQ19.1) concluded May 29 in Finland following nearly two months of on-site preparation, testing, operations and 18 days of data collection and assessment.

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, attends the D-Day 75th anniversary with the UK delegation in Bayeux, France June 6, 2019.

June 10, 2019

Chairman: Alliance Building Is a Lesson of Normandy Invasion

The success of D-Day was the result of the cooperation among the wartime allies, and that is one of the lessons from Operation Overlord that still resounds today, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

Landing on the coast of France under heavy Nazi machine gun fire are these American soldiers, shown just as they left the ramp of a Coast Guard landing boat, June 6, 1944. CPhoM. Robert F. Sargent. (Coast Guard)
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June 6, 2019

Statement by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the 75th Anniversary of D-Day

On the 75th anniversary of the Normandy Landings, we express our utmost gratitude to our Nation’s World War II veterans. Their unwavering dedication and devotion to our country and our way of life cannot be overstated.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, participates in a moderated discussion with Michael O'Hanlon, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, in the Falk Auditorium at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., May 29, 2019. Brookings hosted General Dunford for a discussion on the national security landscape facing America, the state of the nation’s armed forces, and key defense choices for the future.

May 30, 2019

Recent Threats From Iran Different Than Past, Chairman Says

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff discussed the threat streams from Iran that provoked a response from the United States and also discussed the problem of deterring Russia, during a talk at the Brookings Institution in Washington.

Vice President Mike Pence, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, honor the fallen men and women of the U.S. military, at the 151st Memorial Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., May 27, 2019.

May 27, 2019

Arlington Ceremony Remembers America's Fallen Heroes

Memorial Day is the day that makes possible all other days of the American republic, Vice President Mike Pence said at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. "Without it and the patriots we honor… there would be no other American days," he said.

Sailors partake in a foreign object and debris walk-down on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, May 10, 2019. Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group 12 is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

May 24, 2019

Shanahan Approves Force Protection Deployment for Middle East

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan has approved the deployment of about 1,500 service members and additional capabilities to the Middle East to deter Iranian efforts to destabilize the region.

A C-130H Hercules aircraft, operated by the 142nd Airlift Squadron, 166th Airlift Wing, Delaware Air National Guard New Castle Air Guard Station, Delaware, sits on the flight line at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 9, 2019, in preparation for Exercise Immediate Response 2019. The 166th AW is one of three Air Force C-130 units participating in the exercise, which is designed to rain airborne forces and enhance interoperability among allied and partner nations in Europe.

May 16, 2019

Military Global Integration Is About Change, Joint Staff Official Says

WASHINGTON — Military global integration is about change and remaining ahead of possible adversaries, the Joint Staff's director of strategy, plans and policy said.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, accepts the 2019 Dwight D. Eisenhower award at the National Defense Industrial Association dinner in Arlington, Va., May 10, 2019.

May 12, 2019

Dunford Accepts Eisenhower Award, Calls for Industry, DOD Cooperation

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff accepted the Eisenhower Award from the National Defense Industrial Association on behalf of all service members and called on the organization to encourage members to cooperate with the Defense Department to ensure service members never fight in a fair fight.