Topic: U.S. Joint Chiefs Of Staff
Lawmakers voted to elevate the head of the National Guard to a seat on the military's top council, granting unprecedented status to the country's part-time militia.The proposed change was strongly opposed by all the chiefs of the armed services and the Pentagon's ...
Robert Gates and Mike Mullen to testify next week at Senate hearings before senators vote on repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are among the military ...
So you think the troops make a good photo op Mr. Obama? When it comesfrom you, it?s not funny.You know what Mr. Obama? One glaring reason is -- the troops believe you don?t give aalways volunteered when it was our former President ...
It is a component of the National Defense University. The Industrial College, directed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C. The college was established in 1946, succeeding the Army Industrial College (1924)..
On eve of gay ban vote, top uniformed military officer tells Air Force grads to accept changeThe nation's top uniformed military officer told graduating Air Force Academy cadets they need to support a changing military as Congress nears a vote on repealing ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Monday backed a proposal that would put the United States on a path toward repeal of the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military.The proposal, which was the subject of talks involving ...
Joint Chiefs chairman says soldiers can't solve world's problems alone, burden must be sharedThe chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says soldiers can't solve the world's problems alone.Adm. Mike Mullen spoke Thursday to a crowd of military officers at the Army's ...
U.S. Gen. (retired) Wesley Clark was the Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO from 1997-2000, in which capacity he oversaw the Kosovo War. Over the course of six years in two assignments--first as Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, and later as Chairman of ...
The United States plans to send between 20,000 and 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan by summer 2009, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mike Mullen, said here on Saturday. Copyright 2008 AFP South Asian Edition
President Bush nominated Navy Adm. Michael Mullen to serve as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Marine Corps Gen. James E. " Hoss" Cartwright as his vice chairman.Speaking from the White House Roosevelt Room June 28, Mr. Bush ...