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General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joints Chief of Staff, offered his thoughts on future developments in Persian Gulf. He spoke at the Center for Strategic and Internations Studies…

Military service branch chiefs and others testified on pending legislation on sexual assault in the military. Among the issues they addressed were reporting procedures for assault cases,…

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Secretary of State John Kerry, and Joint Chiefs Chair Martin Dempsey testified on the Obama administrations’s case for the use of military force against…

President Obama laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to commemorate Memorial Day. Then, he spoke at a remembrance ceremony at the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National…

The Senate Armed Services Committee heard from General Martin Dempsey and Admiral James Winnefeld, both of whom had been nominated to remain in their senior military posts on the Joint…

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel testified about the Defense Department’s proposed 2014 budget. He testified alongside Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey.

Secretary Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Martin Dempsey testified on the Defense Department fiscal year 2014 defense budget request. Among the issues discussed were sexual assaults in the…

Military leaders testified on the potential effects of sequestration military budget cuts. They said the reductions would mean less training, furloughs for thousands of workers, and a total revision of military…

Secretary Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Martin Dempsey testified on the Defense Department fiscal year 2014 defense budget request. The budget request included $527 billion in…

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Martin Dempsey spoke to reporters and answered questions on a number of topics. Among the topics they addressed were…

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Martin Dempsey testified on the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Secretary Panetta in his…

General Martin Dempsey spoke at the 2013 Wall Street Journal CEO Council about national security issues and the characteristics of an effective leader. He also spoke about the threat of…

Defense Secretary Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Martin Dempsey announced that the military was dropping its ban against women in combat. Secretary Panetta said that following a decade…

Secretary Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Martin Dempsey testified on the Defense Department fiscal year 2014 defense budget request.*Among the issues discussed were sexual assaults in the…

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Martin Dempsey addressed the families and loved ones of fallen soldiers at the 19th Annual Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS} National…

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Martin Dempsey, and Undersecretary Robert Hale testified about the president’s fiscal year 2014 defense budget request.…

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Martin Dempsey honored former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with the Department of Defense’s highest award for public…

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced a series of reviews of military installation security and security clearance procedures in response to the Washington, D.C., Navy Yard shootings. He…

Secretary of State Kerry, Secretary of Defense Hagel and Joint Chiefs Chair Dempsey testified about the Obama administration’s request for authorization for the use of force in Syria in…

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Martin Dempsey spoke to reporters in the Pentagon briefing room. Secretary Hagel announced that President Obama was nominating…