March 8, 2018

Dunford Presents Legion of Merit to NATO Military Committee Chairman

JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, Va. — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, presented the Legion of Merit to Czech Gen. Petr Pavel, chairman of the NATO Military Committee, during a ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va.

Feb. 7, 2018

U.S., Thai Leaders Reaffirm Military-to-Military Relationship

BANGKOK — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said his meetings with senior Thai leaders in Bangkok went well, adding there's planning for decades of cooperation between the two nations.

Feb. 3, 2018

Wake Island Embodies Reality of America as Pacific Power

WAKE ISLAND — By history and by blood, the U.S. is a Pacific nation and nothing says that better than this remote coral atoll. Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stopped there during a trip to Australia and Thailand to meet with allies.

Jan. 15, 2018

Dunford Receives Award From Germany, Stresses Importance of Alliances

BRUSSELS — The U.S. military draws its strength from the nation’s strong alliances, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said at a ceremony in Brussels in which one of those allies recognized his contributions.

Dec. 26, 2017

Chairman’s USO Holiday Tour Entertains Troops in Afghanistan, Iraq

Q-WEST, Iraq — “We could not bring you home for Christmas, so we decided to bring a little bit of home to you,” Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told service members stationed in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Dec. 23, 2017

Chairman’s USO Tour Takes to Sea Aboard Aircraft Carrier Operating in Gulf

USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT, Persian Gulf — The 2017 USO Holiday Tour left al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates and flew 20 minutes to sovereign U.S. soil in the form of the 4.5-acre flight deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, underway in the Persian Gulf.

Dec. 22, 2017

Pence Visits U.S. Troops in Afghanistan; Chairman Continues USO Holiday Tour

AL-DHAFRA AIR BASE, United Arab Emirates — Vice President Mike Pence delivered America’s holiday wishes to service members in Afghanistan during an unannounced visit, while Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford brought the USO Holiday Tour to troops in the United Arab Emirates.

Nov. 16, 2017

Dunford: U.S. Military Advantage Over Russia, China Eroding

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military advantage against near-peer competitors is eroding, and America must invest in capabilities to ensure deterrence, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said during a panel discussion at Tufts University.

Oct. 26, 2017

Dunford Charts Alliance Progress in South Korea

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is in South Korea to take part in the U.S.-South Korean Military Committee Meeting. The annual meeting looks at all the issues affecting the U.S.-South Korean alliance.

Oct. 25, 2017

Dunford: Chiefs of Defense Counter-ISIS Meeting ‘Historic’

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford said the meeting of more than 70 chiefs of defense at the Counter-Violent Extremist Organization Conference was a historic occasion.