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Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's Phone Call with Croatian Chief of Defense Gen. Mirko Sundov
February 6, 2019 — Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Patrick S. Ryder provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. spoke with Croatian Chief of Defense Gen. Mirko Sundov Feb. 4. ... MORE

Centcom Commander Briefs Senators on Regional Challenges
February 5, 2019 — No other region in the world is as dynamic, hopeful, challenging and dangerous as the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, the Centcom commander told the Senate Armed Forces Committee... MORE

Clear Skies for DOD Cloud Initiative
February 4, 2019 — The Defense Department is unveiling the DOD Cloud Initiative that will move its computer and storage functions to the cloud, the department’s chief information officer said... MORE

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's Phone Call with Chairman of the Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Park Han-ki
February 1, 2019 — Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Patrick S. Ryder provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. spoke with Chairman of the Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Park Han-ki Jan. 31... MORE

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's Meeting with Royal Thai Armed Forces Chief of Defense Gen. Ponpipaat Benyasri
January 30, 2019 — Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Patrick S. Ryder provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. met with his counterpart Royal Thai Armed Forces Chief of Defense Gen. Ponpipaat Benyasri yesterday. ... MORE

Dunford Welcomes Thai Counterpart for Talks on Military Relationship
January 29, 2019 — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hosted a welcome ceremony for his counterpart from Thailand at Conmy Hall, Fort Myer, Va., to discuss the military-to-military relationship between the longtime allies... MORE

DOD Officials Testify on Military Support to Southwest Border
January 29, 2019 — John C. Rood, the undersecretary of defense for policy and Navy Vice Adm. Michael Gilday, the Joint Staff director of operations, told the House Armed Services Committee that the support DOD personnel provided allowed Customs and Border Patrol agents to deploy where they were most needed... MORE

Shanahan Encouraged by NATO Progress on Operations, Burden-Sharing
January 28, 2019 — During a meeting with NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg at the Pentagon, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan said he is encouraged by NATO’s operational progress its efforts to increase burden-sharing... MORE

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford’s Phone Call with Chief of the Turkish General Staff Gen. Yasar Guler
January 25, 2019 — Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Patrick S. Ryder provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. spoke today with Chief of the Turkish General Staff Gen. Yasar Guler. ... MORE

U.S. Naval War College holds groundbreaking workshop on educating the future U.S. cyberforce
January 22, 2019 — U.S. Naval War College gathered cyberwarfare experts and military educators Jan. 17-18 for a workshop tackling how to prepare U.S. military forces for the cyber realm... MORE