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DoD Official: National Defense Strategy Will Rebuild Dominance, Enhance Deterrence
January 19, 2018 — The new National Defense Strategy is aimed at restoring America’s competitive military advantage to deter Russia and China from challenging the United States, its allies or seeking to overturn the international order that has served so well since the end of World War II... MORE

Russia’s Actions, Spending Send Chill Through Europe, Dunford Says
January 15, 2018 — Russia’s recent history and military investments show that the nation is a threat to Europe and beyond, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in Brussels, where he will attend a NATO Military Committee chiefs of defense meeting... MORE

Dunford Receives Award From Germany, Stresses Importance of Alliances
January 15, 2018 — 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... MORE

Trilateral Cooperation Needed to Combat North Korean Threat
October 31, 2017 — The world is united against North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats, and nations are working together to counter the dangers of Kim Jong Un’s ambitions, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said... MORE

Dunford Hosts Trilateral Meeting With South Korean, Japanese Military Leaders
October 30, 2017 — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff met with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts and regional U.S. military leaders to discuss trilateral cooperation in Northeast Asia in response to increasingly provocative North Korean actions... MORE

U.S. Official Salutes South Korea’s ‘Very Strong’ Military
October 27, 2017 — The South Korean military is among the best in the world, and it is the largest part of the force that will “fight, tonight” if North Korea attacks, a U.S. Forces Korea official said... MORE

Dunford: Battle Against Violent Extremism at Inflection Point
October 24, 2017 — The conflict against extremist organizations is at an inflection point, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said, while hosting defense chiefs from 73 coalition nations to discuss the ongoing conflict against violent extremism worldwide at Fort Belvoir, Va... MORE

Dunford: DoD Owes Families, Nation Information on Niger Action
October 23, 2017 — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford said the four Special Forces soldiers who were killed and the two who were wounded in Niger were conducting an important train, advise and assist mission with Nigerien forces... MORE

Dunford Calls USO a Vital Link Between Troops, America
October 20, 2017 — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff thanked the USO for all it has done and continues to do to support service members in the United States and around the world during a gala held in Washington, D.C... MORE

Ancient Greek Play Allows Americans to Examine Cost of War
October 5, 2017 — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, invited actors to give a dramatic reading of an ancient Greek play that deals with suicide before senior military leaders at the Senior Leadership Conference... MORE