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Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Austrian Gen. Robert Brieger, chief of the General Staff of the Austrian Armed Forces, at Rossauer Barracks in Vienna, Austria, March 4, 2019.

March 4, 2019

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford’s Meetings with Secretary General of the Austrian Ministry of Defense Dr. Wolfgang Baumann and Austrian Chief of Defense Gen. Robert Brieger

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 Secretary General of the Austrian Ministry of Defense Dr. Wolfgang Baumann and Austrian Chief of Defense Gen. Robert Brieger today in Austria.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with Russian Gen. Valery Gerasimov, chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia, during a meeting at the Winter Palace in Vienna, Austria, March 4, 2019. (DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro)

March 4, 2019

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford’s Meeting with Russian Chief of the General Staff Gen. Gerasimov

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 Chief of the Russian General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov today in Austria.

March 3, 2019

Announcement of Meeting between Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. and Russian Chief of the General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov

Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Patrick S. Ryder provided the following statement: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. will meet with Russian Chief of the General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov March 4 in Vienna, Austria.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with his Pakistani counterpart Gen. Zubair Mahmood Hayat, chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, in between sessions of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Military Committee in Chiefs of Defense Session (MC/CS) in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 15, 2019.

Feb. 26, 2019

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's Phone Call with Pakistan Chief of Defense Gen. Zubair Mahmood Hayat

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 Pakistan Chief of Defense Gen. Zubair Mahmood Hayat.

Simulated flight training.

Feb. 26, 2019

Selva Discusses Lessons of Leadership From Iwo Jima

WASHINGTON--The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff spoke about leadership to educators responsible for training the next generations of military leaders at the Association of Military Colleges.

Submarine arriving at home port

Feb. 26, 2019

Stratcom Commander: Modernizing Nuclear Triad Critical to Defense

WASHINGTON — The nuclear triad, which is composed of submarine-launched ballistic missiles, intercontinental ballistic missiles and bombers, “is the most important element of our national defense, and we have to make sure that we’re always ready to respond to any threat,” the commander of U.S. Strategic Command said.

Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, and Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, tour a section of the US-Mexico border at Santa Teresa Station in Sunland Park, New Mexico, Feb. 23, 2019.

Feb. 25, 2019

Shanahan, Dunford Visit U.S.-Mexico Border

WASHINGTON — Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan and Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, journeyed to Texas to get a feel for the situation on the Southwest border.

Defense secretary and Joint Chiefs chairman talk with reporters.

Feb. 22, 2019

U.S., Turkish Defense Officials Discuss Syria, Other Issues at Pentagon Meeting

U.S. and Turkish defense officials met at the Pentagon to discuss the future of operations in Syria and the other areas where the two countries fight together.

Syrian Democratic Forces troops assault through a target objective during a react-to-contact training event in Deir el-Zour province, Syria.

Feb. 15, 2019

Acting Secretary Pleased With Progress of Coalition to Defeat ISIS

WASHINGTON — Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan said he is pleased with the progress of the coalition to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and he reiterated America’s steadfast support for the effort.

Feb. 14, 2019

Cyber Command Expects Lessons From 2018 Midterms to Apply in 2020

WASHINGTON — Efforts to protect the 2018 midterm elections from foreign interference are expected to be studied and reapplied to protect the November 2020 elections, the commander of U.S. Cyber Command said on Capitol Hill.