Dec. 21, 2017

Holiday USO Show Brings America to Deployed Troops, Chairman Says

MORON AIR BASE, Spain — The annual USO Holiday Tour is an important connection with America for deployed service members, letting troops know that people back home are paying attention to them, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said during a tour stop in Spain.

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. 31, 2017

Trilateral Cooperation Needed to Combat North Korean Threat

WASHINGTON — 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.

Oct. 30, 2017

Dunford Hosts Trilateral Meeting With South Korean, Japanese Military Leaders

CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii — 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.

Oct. 27, 2017

U.S. Official Salutes South Korea’s ‘Very Strong’ Military

SEOUL — 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.

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.

Oct. 24, 2017

Dunford: Battle Against Violent Extremism at Inflection Point

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — 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.

Oct. 23, 2017

Dunford: DoD Owes Families, Nation Information on Niger Action

WASHINGTON — 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.

Oct. 20, 2017

Dunford Calls USO a Vital Link Between Troops, America

WASHINGTON — 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.