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Ex-Joint Chiefs Chairman Shalikashvili Dead

Sat, 23 Jul 2011 16:40:50 CDT

Retired Army Gen. John Shalikashvili, the first foreign-born chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who counseled President Bill Clinton on the use of troops in Bosnia and other trouble spots, has died at age 75. The native of Poland held the top military job at the Pentagon in the...

Obama Names Dempsey as Next Joint Chiefs Head

Mon, 30 May 2011 09:40:05 CDT

It's official: President Barack Obama has chosen veteran Army Gen. Martin Dempsey to succeed Adm. Mike Mullen as chairman of the military Joint Chiefs of Staff. Obama's Memorial Day announcement, first floated last week , moves the president close to completion of the rebuilding of his national security team as he...

Meet the New Joint Chiefs Chairman

John Johnson — Sat, 28 May 2011 18:29:51 CDT

The White House is putting out the unofficial word today to the big news outlets that the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will be Army Gen. Martin Dempsey. Currently the Army's top general, he is known not only for his military skills but for his political and...

Mullen Sees 'Stalemate' in Libya

Kevin Spak — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 09:05:55 CDT

The conflict in Libya is “certainly moving towards a stalemate,” the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff told US troops in Baghdad today, adding that there were some reasons for optimism. “We’ve attrited somewhere between 30% and 40% of his ground forces,” Admiral Mike Mullen said, according to Reuters...

Mullen: Libya No-Fly Zone Is Up

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 10:48:19 CDT

The US airstrikes launched yesterday against Libya are already having a "significant effect" on Moammar Gadhafi's military, Adm. Mike Mullen said in an interview today. Gadhafi has been unable to "fly the last couple of days," he said, “So I’d say the no-fly zone which we were tasked to put...

Expect More Military Suicides: Mullen

Kevin Spak — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:13:06 CDT

Expect more servicemen and women to take their own lives in the months ahead, Admiral Mike Mullen warned today, in the wake of four such suicides over the weekend. “I think we are going to see a significant increase in the challenges that we have in terms of our families,...

US Military Boss: We've Got a Plan to Attack Iran

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 01:21:19 CDT

The US has a detailed plan ready to attack Iran if necessary to prevent it from making nuclear weapons, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff revealed yesterday. “I hope we don’t get to that, but it’s an important option, and it’s one that’s well understood," Admiral Mike Mullen...

Pentagon Holds Secret Afghan War Games

Jason Farago — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:06:09 CDT

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, led a secret war game earlier this month to assess the Obama administration's options in Afghanistan, including a 44,000-troop surge. A team of military leaders used Gen. Stanley McChrystal's analysis to examine how Taliban insurgents and the Afghan...

Joint Chiefs Chair: Afghan War Needs More Troops

John Johnson — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:47:00 CDT

The drumbeat for more US troops in Afghanistan goes on: The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told senators today that a "properly resourced counter-insurgency probably means more forces." Adm. Mike Mullen said he hasn't yet received a formal request from Gen. Stanley McChrystal but expects one "very soon,...