Travels with Dunford - January 2016

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U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is traveling overseas to meet with senior military and civilian leaders on a variety of topics including the Counter-ISIL campaign and NATO's approach to Russian aggressions.

News Stories

Iraqi Forces Building Momentum Against ISIL, Dunford Says

Iraqi forces have momentum against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. Story

Iraqi Security Forces Sharing Lessons of Ramadi, Coalition Officials Say

Iraqi security forces are learning the lessons of the battle for Ramadi and already are sharing them, coalition officials in Baghdad said. Story

Chairman: U.S., Turkey Have 'Common Sight Picture' of ISIL

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. met with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Army Gen. Hulusi Akar, chief of the Turkish armed forces, and the Turkish General Staff in a series of meetings. Story

Travel Locations

Locations

CIA Factbook: Iraq
Incirlik Air Base
CIA Factbook: Turkey
CIA Factbook: Germany

News Photos

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., center left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Iraq Counter Terrorism Service Director Gen. Talib Shegati al-Kenan, listen to a brief about the Iraqi Army's recent efforts in Ramadi at the Combined Joint Operations Center in Baghdad, Jan. 8, 2016. Dunford met with U.S. and coalition leaders in Iraq to assess the progress against the Islamic State. DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., center left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, listens to Marine Col. David Coconut, left, during a group discussion with Iraqi commanders on al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Jan. 8, 2016. Dunford met with U.S. and coalition leaders to assess progress in the Counter-ISIL efforts. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., center, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Stuart Jones, left, meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi at the Republican Palace in Baghdad, Jan. 7, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, conducts a press conference with Iraqi Lt. Gen. Othman al-Ghanimi, Iraqi chief of defense in Baghdad, Jan. 7, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with a senior member of the Iraqi security forces before a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi at the Republican Palace in Baghdad, Jan. 7, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with an Iraqi special operator wounded during a battle, during a visit to an Iraqi wounded warrior clinic in Baghdad, Jan. 7, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, observes members of the Iraqi special operation forces during sniper rifle training at Area VI training site in Baghdad, Jan. 7, 2016. The Iraqi special forces primarily conduct anti-guerrilla operations and are part of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Bureau. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

Photo of U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arriving in Iraq.

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrives in Iraq for talks with U.S. and Iraqi leaders, Jan. 7, 2016. DoD photo

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with U.S. Army Cpt. Amanda Wielgus, right, assigned to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force, about trucks modified for combat operations on Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Jan. 6, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

U.S. Army Col. Kevin Leahey, left, commander, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force, briefs U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Jan. 6, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, receives an operations brief at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Jan. 6, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., center left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, renders honors during a wreath-laying ceremony at Anitkabir in Ankara, Turkey, Jan. 6, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmed Davutoglu at his official residence in Ankara, Turkey, Jan. 6, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

Photo of U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Turkey John R. Bass at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey.

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with U.S. Ambassador to Turkey John R. Bass at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, Jan. 5, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, signs a guest book before an office call with Turkish Gen. Hulusi Akar, right, chief of the general staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, in Ankara, Turkey, Jan. 6, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

Photo of U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talking with service members assigned to the Office of Defense Cooperation in Ankara, Turkey.

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with service members assigned to the Office of Defense Cooperation in Ankara, Turkey, Jan. 5, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

Photo of U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, signing a copy of the Noncommissioned Officer and Petty Officer handbook for a Marine Corps security guard assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey.

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, signs a copy of the Noncommissioned Officer and Petty Officer handbook for a Marine Corps security guard assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, Jan. 5, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

Photo of U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meeting with Marine Corps security guards assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey.

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Marine Corps security guards assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, Jan. 5, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

Photo of U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., center, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., center, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, left, commander of U.S. Africa Command, at Africom headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, Jan. 4, 2016. DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

Photo of U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with U.S. Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commander of U.S. Africa Command, at Africom headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, Jan. 4, 2016. DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

Photo of U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaking with U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, commander, U.S. European Command, and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, at the Eucom headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany.

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, commander of U.S. European Command, and NATO's supreme allied commander for Europe, at the Eucom headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, Jan. 4, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

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Photo Essays

Photo of U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., center left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, listening to Marine Col. David Coconut, left, during a group discussion with Iraqi commanders.

Chairman Visits Iraq

Photo of U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meeting with a member of the Iraqi special operation forces at Area VI training site in Baghdad.

Dunford Visits Baghdad, Meets With Security Forces

More Photo Essays

Chairman Visits Incirlik Air Base
Dunford Visits Ankara, Turkey
Chairman, Senior Enlisted Advisor Visit U.S. Embassy in Turkey
Dunford Visits Africom, Eucom Headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany

About the Chairman

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. is the 19th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation's highest-ranking military officer, and the principal military advisor to the president, secretary of defense, and National Security Council. Biography