Aug. 29, 2018

U.S.-India Meeting Seeks to Deepen Cooperation

WASHINGTON — The upcoming meeting between Defense Secretary James N. Mattis, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and their Indian counterparts will seek to bolster programs and policies to maintain a free and independent Indo-Pacific region, the assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs said.

Aug. 28, 2018

Dunford: U.S. Forces Busy Implementing Defense Strategy Worldwide

U.S. service members operate as part of a larger whole-of-government strategic approach to the world, and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff gave a snapshot of the breadth and width of the military's global commitment during a Pentagon news conference.

Aug. 21, 2018

DoD Report Details China’s Growing Military, Economic Power

WASHINGTON — While the Defense Department engages substantively with China’s military, DoD will also continue to monitor and adapt to the nation’s evolving military strategy, doctrine and force development, an annual DoD report to Congress said.

July 31, 2018

Agency Begins Process of Identifying Korean War Remains

WASHINGTON — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has started identification of 55 boxes of Korean War remains to determine if the fallen are American service members or from another nation that participated in the conflict.

July 27, 2018

Communications Key in Solving International Disputes, Mattis Says

WASHINGTON — Reopening communications at the top line between the United States and nations such as Russia is essential in solving disagreements, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon.

July 27, 2018

Mattis: U.S. Troop Remains Repatriation ‘Sets a Positive Environment’

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said he’s pleased North Korea has turned over 55 cases of remains of fallen U.S. service members from the Korean War, and looks forward to further negotiations to repatriate the remains of more fallen service members.

July 27, 2018

U.S. Receives Fallen Service Members’ Remains From North Korea

WASHINGTON — The United Nations Command, with support from U.S. Forces Korea, repatriated 55 cases of remains of fallen U.S. service members returned by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, also known as North Korea.

May 29, 2018

Dunford to Attend Pacom Command Change, Meet With Pacific Allies

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford will take advantage of U.S. Pacific Command’s upcoming change of command to meet with Pacific allies in Hawaii.

March 6, 2018

U.S., Australian NCOs Share Leadership Philosophy

SYDNEY — Warrant Officer Class One Craig Egan of the Australian Defense Force deals easily with American noncommissioned officers -- they speak the same language, they go through many of the same schools, and they belong to militaries that have the same philosophy on the use of NCOs.

Feb. 9, 2018

America’s History, Future Integral to Pacific, Dunford Says

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, wrapped up a trip that took him to Wake Island, Australia, Thailand, Guam and Hawaii, where he visited the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor.