Aug. 15, 2018

Chairman Presents Legion of Merit to Lithuanian Defense Chief

JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, Va. — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, awarded the Legion of Merit to Lithuanian armed forces chief Lt. Gen. Jonas Vytautas Zukas at a ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall.

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.

May 14, 2018

Dunford Arrives in Brussels for NATO Meetings

BRUSSELS — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is in Brussels to participate in NATO Military Committee chiefs of defense meetings that will set the stage for the alliance's defense ministerial conference and the NATO summit.

May 10, 2018

Fiscal ’19 Budget Request Will Restore U.S. Military, Dunford Says

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff assured a Senate Appropriations Committee panel that the U.S. military retains a competitive advantage over any potential adversary.

April 12, 2018

Budget Allows Forces to Restore Competitive Edge, DoD Leaders Tell House

WASHINGTON — The budget agreement hammered out in Congress will allow the U.S. military to restore its competitive edge during a time of renewed great power competition, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said before the House Armed Services Committee.

March 22, 2018

Nicholson Says Situation in Afghanistan Has Fundamentally Changed

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — The South Asia Strategy fundamentally changed the situation in Afghanistan, and the Resolute Support mission commander believes it may provide the key for reconciliation and peace in the country.

March 21, 2018

Chairman Expresses Enthusiasm About Military Dimension in Afghanistan

FORWARD OPERATING BASE GAMBERI, Afghanistan — The hard work of Afghan and coalition personnel in the train, advise, assist strategy is already paying off, and Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says he is encouraged by the progress he's seen while in Afghanistan.

March 20, 2018

Officials Note Progress in Afghanistan, Difficulty for Taliban

MAZAR E-SHARIF, Afghanistan — There is never going to be a better time for the Taliban to start talking with the Afghan government about peace, a Resolute Support official said in Afghanistan during a visit from the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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.

Feb. 6, 2018

Dunford Re-Energizing Military-to-Military Relations With Thailand

BANGKOK — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will seek to expand military-to-military contacts with Thailand when he meets with the nation’s defense chief, the defense minister and the prime minister in Bangkok.