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Dec. 13, 2018

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 with Chief of the Turkish General Staff Gen. Yasar Guler today.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hosts his Indonesian counterpart Air Chief Marshall Hadi Tjahjanto, Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, at the Pentagon, Dec. 11, 2018.

Dec. 13, 2018

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's Meeting with Indonesian Chief of Defense Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto

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.

Dec. 8, 2018

President Intends to Nominate Milley to Succeed Dunford as Chairman

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.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, answers questions from David Ignatius, Washington Post columnist, and discusses key threats facing the United States now, and in the future, as part of the "Transformers Defense" summit for Washington Post Live in Washington, D.C., Dec, 6, 2018.

Dec. 6, 2018

Dunford Discusses Near-Peer Competition, Keeping U.S. Military Edge

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.

Honor guard participates in planeside ceremony.

Dec. 5, 2018

America Bids Goodbye to President George H.W. Bush

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.

A Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter lands at Sakhir Air Base, Bahrain.

Dec. 4, 2018

Centcom’s 20 Nations Present Vexing Challenges, Nominee Tells Senate

WASHINGTON — The 20 countries that make up the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility are as diverse and unique as any in the world, but they also present a vexing set of challenges, Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. told the Senate Armed Forces Committee.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, walks with Army Lt. Gen. Richard D. Clarke, director for strategic plans and policy on the Joint Staff, to the Australia-United States Ministerial Consultation at the Hoover Institute at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.

Dec. 4, 2018

Near-Peer Competition Means Relook at Special Ops Missions, Socom Nominee Tells Congress

The shift of the National Defense Strategy to confronting near-peer competitors will continue the demand for special operations forces, the president’s nominee to be the commander of U.S. Special Operations Command said at his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing.

Dec. 1, 2018

Statement by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. on the Passing of President George H.W. Bush:

Former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara.

Dec. 1, 2018

Tributes Flow in as Nation Mourns Passing of George H.W. Bush

WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump has declared Dec. 5 as a national day of mourning for former President George H.W. Bush, who passed away last night at age 94.

President George H.W. Bush shakes hands with U.S. troops.

Dec. 1, 2018

Bush’s Legacy Includes Decisive Military Action

WASHINGTON — President George H.W. Bush has died at age 94.