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U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper speaks to members of the press during his first joint press conference with Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Pentagon Briefing Room, on Aug. 28, 2019.

Aug. 29, 2019

Esper, Dunford Emphasize Key Role of Strategy in American Defense

The Defense Department will continue to make all decisions based on the National Defense Strategy and will follow the lines of effort — increasing lethality, encouraging alliances and partnerships, and reforming the department — that provide the strategy's foundations, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said.

Soldiers line up to get aboard a helicopter in Afghanistan.

July 24, 2019

Dunford Checks Pulse of Afghan, Coalition Efforts

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has traveled to Afghanistan's capital of Kabul for consultations with U.S., NATO and Afghan officials.

Two military commanders walk together during a ceremony.

July 10, 2019

Dunford Presents Legion of Merit to Finnish Defense Chief

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff presented the Legion of Merit to Finland's defense chief, Air Force Gen. Jarmo Lindberg, yesterday during a ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia.

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks at the National Defense University (NDU) Graduation at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington D.C., June 13, 2019. The NDU Class of 2019 consists of leaders from the U.S. military services, the Department of Defense, other federal government agencies, as well as from the foreign militaries, allied and partner nations.

June 14, 2019

Senior Officers Must Lead Change in Uncertain World, Dunford Says

In an uncertain world, senior officers must be the leaders of change in the profession of arms, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said during the graduation ceremony for the National Defense University Class of 2019.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, accepts the 2019 Dwight D. Eisenhower award at the National Defense Industrial Association dinner in Arlington, Va., May 10, 2019.

May 12, 2019

Dunford Accepts Eisenhower Award, Calls for Industry, DOD Cooperation

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff accepted the Eisenhower Award from the National Defense Industrial Association on behalf of all service members and called on the organization to encourage members to cooperate with the Defense Department to ensure service members never fight in a fair fight.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Ellyn, read names on a wall in a chapel.

Nov. 13, 2018

Chairman Reflects on Armistice Day, Changing Character of War

Military leaders must appreciate the changing character of war, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said as he returned home from Paris, where he was attending ceremonies marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford listens as another man speaks to him.

Nov. 6, 2018

Dunford Discusses Military Support to DHS

DURHAM, N.C. — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff laid out the process for military support to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security during a discussion with students in Duke University’s Program in American Grand Strategy.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Greek officials.

Sept. 3, 2018

Dunford Arrives for Consults in Athens, Readies for Indian 2+2

ATHENS, Greece — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, traveled to Athens to meet with Greek defense officials before he heads to India to attend discussions with senior U.S. and Indian officials.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford Jr gives an award to Lithuanian armed forces chief Lt. Gen. Jonas Vytautas Zukas.

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.