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Gen. Martin Dempsey, the top U.S. military officer as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a U.S. Senate hearing Tuesday he had tried to convince Egypt’s ruling generals of the gravity of the case. “I spent about a day and a half in conversation...
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 14: Chairman U.S. Sen. Carl Levin (L-MI) (L) and U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) (R) hear testimony from Defense Secretary Leon Panetta during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, February 14, 2012 in... View Photo »
The argument to change the composition of the (Joint Chiefs of Staff) is simply not compelling ... It's uncertain to me what problem we're trying to solve.
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General Martin Dempsey, the top U.S. military officer as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a U.S. Senate hearing on Tuesday he had tried to convince Egypt's ruling generals of the gravity of the case. "I spent about a day and a half in...
Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Panetta warned lawmakers that budget cuts will hit all 50 states, but he says the reductions have been carefully planned and there is little room for changes. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman...
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 14: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (R) speaks while Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey listens during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill February 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. The... View Photo »
Without the chief of the National Guard Bureau on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, among the other changes made by this amendment, the unique experience of nearly half a million members of the National Guard will continue to be largely unknown, and their voices, their interests, and their concerns have gone m...
Chinese military strategists have made cyber war-fighting capability a priority. So the new Pentagon budget sets aside more than $3 billion for cyber operations and defense. At today's Senate hearing, Republican Lindsey Graham of South Carolina asked...
Leon Panetta and the nation's top military leader insisted on Tuesday that President Barack Obama's trimmer, $614 billion defense budget will ensure the U.S. advantage worldwide with acceptable risks to the force and missions. Panetta and Army Gen....
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 14: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (R) speaks while Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey listens during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill February 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on...
View Photo »U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey (front) walks next to Lieutenant General Sami Anan (R), Egypt's armed forces chief of staff, upon his arrival to meet with head of Egypt's ruling military council Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi at the Ministry of Defense...
View Photo »U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey (L) shakes hands with head of Egypt's ruling military council Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi at the Ministry of Defense in Cairo February 11, 2012.
View Photo »U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey meets with head of Egypt's ruling military council Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi (not pictured) at the Ministry of Defense in Cairo February 11, 2012.
View Photo »US General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, (C) arrives for a meeting at the Egyptian ministry of defence in Cairo on February 11, 2012.
View Photo »U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, right, shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Sami Anan, left, upon his arrival to meet with Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, head of Egypt's ruling military council, at the Ministry of Defense in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb....
View Photo »U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, meets with Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, unseen, head of Egypt's ruling military council, at the Ministry of Defense in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. The Pentagon's top general is in Egypt for security...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 14: Chairman U.S. Sen. Carl Levin (L-MI) (L) and U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) (R) hear testimony from Defense Secretary Leon Panetta during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, February 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing...
View Photo »Egyptian Lieutenant General Sami Anan (L) greets US General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, upon the latter's arrival for a meeting at the ministry of defence in Cairo on February 11, 2012. Activists called for a day of strikes in Egypt to mark exactly a year...
View Photo »Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, head of Egypt's ruling military council, (R) shares a laugh with US General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a meeting at the ministry of defence in Cairo on February 11, 2012. Activists called for a day of strikes in...
View Photo »ARLINGTON, VA - JANUARY 26: U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey conducts a briefing on major budget decisions stemming from the defense strategic guidance at the Pentagon January 26, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. During the briefing, Panetta announced that...
View Photo »US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey (R) takes a reporter's question as US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta looks on during a press conferece on defense budget cuts January 26, 2012 at the Pentagon in Washington, DC.
View Photo »Reporters raise their hands with questions for US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey (R) looks on during a press conferece on defense budget cuts January 26, 2012 at the Pentagon in Washington, DC.
View Photo »The Joint Chiefs of Staff of the U.S. Military applaud U.S. President Barack Obama during his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 24, 2012.
View Photo »General Hugh Shelton, 14th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1997 to 2001, delivers a speech, on January 20, 2012 in Paris, during an international conference regarding a solution for Camp Ashraf in Iraq, which is home to thousands of outlawed Iranian regime opponents. Camp...
View Photo »US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey bows his head after laying a wreath at the Hall of Remembrance in Jerusalem's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum on January 20, 2012. During his 24-hour visit to Jerusalem, Dempsey held talks with top Israeli defence officials expected...
View Photo »US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey lays a wreath, while Israel 's Chief of Staff Lieutenant Benny Gantz (R) and US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro pay their respects, at the Hall of Remembrance in Jerusalem's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum on January 20, 2012. During...
View Photo »US Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey (R), Israel 's Chief of Staff Lieutenant Benny Gantz (C) and the US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro attend a memorial ceremony at the Hall of Remembrance in Jerusalem's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum on January 20, 2012. During Dempsey's...
View Photo »US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey speaks to the press on January 20, 2012 at the end of his visit to Jerusalem's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum. During his 24-hour visit to Jerusalem, Dempsey held talks with top Israeli defence officials expected to focus on mounting...
View Photo »U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, left, sits with Israeli President Shimon Peres during their meeting at the President's residence in Jerusalem, Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. Dempsey began an intense string of closed talks with Israeli leaders Friday, amid apparent...
View Photo »A note written by U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey in the guestbook of the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem, Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. Dempsey began an intense string of closed talks with Israeli leaders Friday, amid apparent disagreements between the two countries...
View Photo »Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey walks out of the Hall of Remembrance during his visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem, Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. Dempsey began an intense string of closed talks with Israeli leaders Friday, amid apparent...
View Photo »From left, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro, Israeli Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, attend a ceremony in the Hall of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem, Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. ...
View Photo »U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey (L) shakes hands with Israel's President Shimon Peres during their meeting at Peres' residence in Jerusalem January 20, 2012. Dempsey, on a flying visit to Israel to meet top officials, on Friday urged more cooperation...
View Photo »U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey (C) observes a moment of silence after laying a wreath during a ceremony with Israel's armed forces chief Major-General Benny Gantz (3rd R) in the Hall of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 14: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (R) speaks while Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey listens during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill February 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on...
View Photo »The argument to change the composition of the (Joint Chiefs of Staff) is simply not compelling ... It's uncertain to me what problem we're trying to solve.
Without the chief of the National Guard Bureau on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, among the other changes made by this amendment, the unique experience of nearly half a million members of the National Guard will continue to be largely unknown, and their voices, their interests, and their concerns have gone m...
Panetta will not go gently into sequestration because that would open a gap between the [Obama] administration and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as was the case for the Democrats going into the 2000 election
Reducing defense spending will help bring the growing national debt — which the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, called the greatest threat to national security — under control and free up funds to fix the United States' crumbling infrastructure and deteriorating educational syst...
