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Three women from the Afghan Female Tactical Platoon (FTP), who trained and worked alongside U.S. special forces during the war, pleaded for help to get their immigration status resolved duri…

Retired Army General Joseph Votel, former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, and national security experts testified on emergency preparedness and response at a Senate Homeland Security subcom…

Former ambassadors and foreign policy experts discussed the incoming Biden presidency and the future of Middle East policy. Several topics were discussed, including U.S. relations with Turke…

Retired Army General Joseph Votel, the former commander of U.S. Central Command, made concluding keynote remarks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies' series of discussions …

Retired General Joseph Votel, former commander of Central Command (CENTCOM), and policy analysts discussed U.S. security operations in the Middle East. They talked about the influence of Rus…

General Joseph Votel, former Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander, spoke at the Atlantic Council. In his remarks, he expressed disappointment in the Trump administration’s decision to withdra…

Retired General Joseph Votel, who served as commander of U.S. Central Command during the Obama and Trump administrations, spoke with former Defense Undersecretary Michele Flournoy. The two f…

General Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee about military operations in the Middle East. General Votel answered s…

CENTCOM Commander General Joseph Votel held a briefing via video conference from Tampa, Florida. He said he has received no new direction on military cooperation in Syria with Russia since t…

The U.S. Institute of Peace hosted a series of discussions on the future of Iraq and Syria in a post-ISIS era. This portion featured U.S. government and military officials who talked about t…

The commanders of Central Command and Africa Command testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on President Trump’s fiscal year 2019 Pentagon budget request. The witnesses also sp…

General Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Central Command, testified before the House Armed Services Committee about the operations of his combatant command, including ongoing missions in Iraq…

General Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), spoke at the 26th annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference. He talked about the military campaign against ISIS and what he …

Defense Secretary James Mattis and U.S. Central Command’s General Joseph Votel briefed reporters at the Pentagon on U.S. airstrikes in Syria. Secretary Mattis said there was no doubt that th…

Army General Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Central Command, testified at a hearing on security challenges in the Middle East. He announced the military had launched an investigation to det…

President Trump spoke to a gathering of military coalition representatives and senior commanders at U.S. Central Command headquarters in MacDill Air Force Base. He promised increased armed f…

General Joseph Votel provided an update on military operations to defeat ISIS.* He said the mission to retake Mosul, Iraq, was on track but expected the battle to last several more months. G…

General Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Central Command, briefed reporters and responded to their questions on a range of issues, including the fight against ISIS* and the recent provocation…

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, U.S. Central Command Commander General Joseph Votel, and Pentagon Spokesperson Peter Cook spoke to reporters following a meeting with foreign defense ministe…

General Joseph Votel briefed reporters and responded to questions on an investigation into the October 3, 2015, U.S. airstrike on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan. T…