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Shanahan Stresses National Defense Strategy in First Meetings as Acting Secretary
January 3, 2019 — Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan will use the National Defense Strategy as his blueprint moving forward... MORE

Final stop for the Chairman's 2018 USO Holiday Tour
December 27, 2018 — POZNAN, Poland -- Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, concludes his fifth USO holiday tour at Powidz, Poland, Dec. 26.Approximately 300 service members, deployed to... MORE

USS John C. Stennis Celebrates the Holidays with USO
December 27, 2018 — ARABIAN GULF (NNS) -- The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) celebrated the holidays with a USO tour holiday visit, Dec. 23.Some of the talent included Olympic gold medalist Shaun White,... MORE

Chairman's 2018 USO Holiday Tour Kicks Off
December 21, 2018 — VAERNES, Norway -- The Chairman’s annual USO Holiday Tour kicked off tonight with a performance for Marines and Sailors with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment deployed to Værnes Air Station... MORE

A Holiday Message from the Chairman and Mrs. Dunford
December 20, 2018 — Happy Holidays to all members of our Joint Force and their families... 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
December 13, 2018 — 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 Chief of the Turkish General Staff Gen. Yasar Guler today... MORE

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's Meeting with Indonesian Chief of Defense Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto
December 13, 2018 — 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 Indonesian Chief of Defense Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto in Washington D.C on Tuesday, Dec. 11... MORE

President Intends to Nominate Milley to Succeed Dunford as Chairman
December 8, 2018 — In a tweet, President Donald J. Trump indicated he will nominate Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff... MORE

Dunford Discusses Near-Peer Competition, Keeping U.S. Military Edge
December 6, 2018 — Near-peer competition and the United States retaining its military competitive edge were among the issues the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff discussed today in an interview with Washington Post associate editor David Ignatius... MORE

America Bids Goodbye to President George H.W. Bush
December 5, 2018 — Eulogies hailed former President George Herbert Walker Bush as both a great and a good man at a state funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral... MORE