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Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford smiles while preparing to sit at a table, with a mini American flag and a "United States" placard.

Oct. 1, 2018

NATO Defense Chiefs Build 360-Degree Defense on Maturing Framework, Dunford Says

The recent NATO Military Committee Meeting in Warsaw, Poland, was so productive because the alliance chiefs of defense were able to build on the three-year framework put in place, Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford said.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to British Army Gen. Sir Nicholas Carter, chief of the defense staff, prior to the start of a session during the NATO Military Committee Conference in Warsaw, Poland.

Oct. 1, 2018

Dunford Pleased DOD Enters Fiscal 2019 With Budget

For the first time in a long time, the Defense Department entered the fiscal year with a budget, and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said troops should be extremely pleased with the development.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, poses for a photo with Polish Lt. Gen. Rajmund Andrzejczak, chief of the general staff of the Polish Armed Forces, before a bilateral meeting in between sessions of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Military Committee Conference in Warsaw, Poland Sept. 29, 2018.

Sept. 30, 2018

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford's Meeting with Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Rajmund Andrzejczak

Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. Patrick S. Ryder provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. met Sept. 29 with the Polish Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Rajmund Andrzejczak, as well as the Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak, in Warsaw, Poland.

A group of flags are pictured.

Sept. 30, 2018

Chiefs Reaffirm Commitment to NATO Missions, Look to Future Needs

The NATO Military Committee reaffirmed the alliance's commitment to Afghanistan and Iraq and moved ahead with plans to restructure NATO to improve its military capabilities.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with Turkish Gen. Yaşar Güler, General Staff of the Republic of Turkey, during a bilateral meeting in between sessions of the NATO Military Committee Conference in Warsaw, Poland Sept. 29, 2018.

Sept. 30, 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 Sept. 29 with Chief of the Turkish General Staff Gen. Yasar Guler in Warsaw, Poland.

Troops on green grass are reflected in the sunglasses of a soldier staring ahead.

Sept. 29, 2018

NATO Moves to Combat Russian Hybrid Warfare

Russia is disturbing the peace, and NATO countries must combat its hybrid strategy, the alliance’s supreme allied commander for Europe said.

A Marine holds a weapon with the sun in the background.

Sept. 29, 2018

Commander Wants Coalition Forces in Afghanistan to Know Why They Fight

The commander of NATO's Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan said it's important for coalition service members serving in Afghanistan to know that in doing so, they are protecting their own nations.

NATO chiefs of defense meet around a large, round table.

Sept. 29, 2018

NATO Military Committee Examines Full Range of Alliance Challenges

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and 28 other NATO chiefs of defense are meeting in Warsaw, Poland, to discuss challenges, operations and processes.

Operation Atlantic Resolve

Sept. 27, 2018

Chairman’s European Trip Will Concentrate on NATO

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford traveled to England for meetings with his British counterpart focused on NATO. The two men will then journey to Warsaw, Poland, for the NATO Military Committee Meeting.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. greets Bahraini Minister for Defense Affairs Lt. Gen. Yusuf bin Ahmad bin Husayn al-Jalahma at the Pentagon in Washington D.C., Sept. 24, 2018

Sept. 25, 2018

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford’s Meeting with Bahraini Minister for Defense Affairs Lt. Gen. Yusuf bin Ahmad bin Husayn al-Jalahma

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 Bahraini Minister for Defense Affairs Lt. Gen. Yusuf bin Ahmad bin Husayn al-Jalahma today at the Pentagon in Washington D.C.