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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joe Dunford meets with Saudi Arabia Chief of the General Staff Gen. Fayyad Al-Ruwayli today in Washington D.C., Oct. 17.

Oct. 17, 2018

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's Meeting with Saudi Arabia Chief of the General Staff Gen. Fayyad Al-Ruwayli

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 Saudi Arabia Chief of the General Staff Gen. Fayyad Al-Ruwayli today in Washington D.C.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joe Dunford meets with Pakistan Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Gen. Zubair Mahmood Hayat Oct. 16 in Washington D.C.

Oct. 17, 2018

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's Meeting with Pakistan Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee 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 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Gen. Zubair Mahmood Hayat Oct. 16 in Washington D.C.

Oct. 17, 2018

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's Meeting with Swedish Supreme Commander Gen. Micael Byden

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 Swedish Supreme Commander Gen. Micael Byden Oct. 16 in Washington D.C.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joe Dunford meets with Singapore Chief of Defense Force Lt. Gen. Melvyn Ong at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland Oct. 16.

Oct. 17, 2018

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's Meeting with Singapore Chief of Defense Force Lt. Gen. Melvyn Ong

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 Singapore Chief of Defense Force Lt. Gen. Melvyn Ong Oct. 16 in Washington D.C.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joe Dunford meets with Qatari Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Ghanim bin Shaheen al-Ghanim Oct. 15 in Washington D.C.

Oct. 17, 2018

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's Meeting with Qatari Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Ghanim bin Shaheen al-Ghanim

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 Qatari Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Ghanim bin Shaheen al-Ghanim Oct. 15 in Washington D.C.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joe Dunford hosts his Egyptian counterpart, Egyptian Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Mohamed Farid Hegazi, for a visit to the Pentagon, Oct. 15, 2018.

Oct. 17, 2018

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's Meeting with Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Mohamed Farid Hegazi

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 the Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Mohamed Farid Hegazi Oct. 15 in Washington D.C.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joe Dunford hosts over 80 chiefs of defense at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, to discuss countering violent extremist organizations, Oct. 16. This is his third conference Dunford has hosted on this topic.

Oct. 17, 2018

Annual Conference Strengthens International Partnerships to Counter Violent Extremist Organizations

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. hosted more than 80 international chiefs of defense Oct. 16 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland to discuss countering violent extremist organizations.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Brett McGurk, the U.S. special envoy for the global coalition to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, brief the press at the Counter Violent Extremist Organization Chiefs of Defense Conference held at Joint Base Andrews, Md.

Oct. 16, 2018

Chiefs of Defense Conference Looks to ‘Win the Peace’ Against Violent Extremism

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hosted the Counter Violent Extremist Organizations Chiefs of Defense Conference, which drew representatives from 83 nations, including all the U.S. combatant commanders and commanders of counter terrorism operations from around the world.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joe Dunford delivers his opening remarks during the third Chiefs of Defense Conference he has hosted to counter violent extremist organizations at the Joint Base Andrews' Smart Center in Maryland.

Oct. 16, 2018

Dunford Asks Defense Chiefs to Guard Against Complacency

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford welcomed chiefs of defense from 82 nations to the third Counter Violent Extremist Organizations conference at Joint Base Andrews, Md.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joe Dunford greets Chief of the Turkish General Staff Gen. Yasar Guler today outside of the Pentagon in Washington D.C., Oct. 15, 2018.

Oct. 15, 2018

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 Chief of the Turkish General Staff Gen. Yasar Guler today in Washington D.C.