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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford hosts Thai Chief of Defense Forces Gen. Ponpipaat Benyasri for an official visit in Washington, D.C., Jan. 29, 2019.

Jan. 29, 2019

Dunford Welcomes Thai Counterpart for Talks on Military Relationship

FORT MYER, Va. — 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.

Jan. 29, 2019

DOD Officials Testify on Military Support to Southwest Border

WASHINGTON — 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.

Two men walk up the stairs.

Jan. 28, 2019

Shanahan Encouraged by NATO Progress on Operations, Burden-Sharing

WASHINGTON — 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.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with his counterpart Turkish Army Gen. Yasar Güler, chief of the Turkish General Staff, at the Turkish General Staff building in Ankara, Turkey, Jan. 8, 2019.

Jan. 25, 2019

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford’s Phone Call with Chief of the Turkish General Staff Gen. Yasar Guler

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.

Jan. 22, 2019

U.S. Naval War College holds groundbreaking workshop on educating the future U.S. cyberforce

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.

Dutch Defense Minister Ank Bijleveld, left, and Dutch Navy Adm. Rob Bauer, the Netherlands’ chief of defense, right, present the Order of Orange-Nassau to Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during an award ceremony at the Binnenhof in The Hague, Netherlands.

Jan. 18, 2019

Dunford: Allies, Partners to Gain Importance in Future

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Allies and partners will become more crucial to peace and security in the years ahead, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in the Netherlands during a ceremony in which he received the Order of Orange-Nassau award.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, participates in an arrival ceremony with his counterpart, Dutch Lt. Adm. Rob Bauer, chief of defense of the Armed Forces of the Netherlands, at the Binnenhof in the Hague, Jan. 18, 2019.

Jan. 18, 2019

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's Meeting with Netherlands Chief of Defense Adm. Rob Bauer

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 Netherlands Chief of Defense Adm. Rob Bauer today in the Netherlands.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with his counterpart Turkish Army Gen. Yasar Güler, Chief of the Turkish General Staff, after the 180th North Atlantic Treaty Organization Military Committee in Chiefs of Defense Session (MC/CS) at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 16, 2019.

Jan. 18, 2019

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's Meeting with Chief of the Turkish General Staff Gen. Yasar Guler

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 Chief of the Turkish General Staff Gen. Yasar Guler Jan. 16 in Brussels, Belgium.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Chief of the Defence Staff of the French Armed Forces François Lecointre, during the 180th North Atlantic Treaty Organization Military Committee in Chiefs of Defense Session (MC/CS) at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 16, 2019.

Jan. 18, 2019

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's Meeting with France’s Chief of Defence Staff Gen. François Lecointre

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 French Chief of Defence Staff Gen. François Lecointre Jan. 16 in Brussels, Belgium.

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.

Jan. 18, 2019

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's Meeting 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 General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. met with Pakistan Chief of Defense Gen. Zubair Mahmood Hayat Jan. 15 in Brussels, Belgium.