Travels with Dunford - March 2016 - U.S. Southern Command

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Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is visiting the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility to meet with military leaders and foreign dignitaries.

News Stories

‘Issue of the Day’ Shouldn’t Overshadow Opportunities, Dunford Says

While the world is complex and many issues compete for limited time and resources, the U.S. military cannot let the “issue of the day” overwhelm all else, and that is a primary focus of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff's trip to the U.S. Southern Command area of operations. Story

Dunford: Colombia Is at Inflection Point

The Colombian government’s imminent peace accord with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, will help to put an end to an insurgency that stretches back to the 1960s, but it also complicates the situation in Colombia, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. Story

Chairman Praises Service Members for Handling of Guantanamo Mission

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff visited the facilities at Joint Task Force Guantanamo, observed operations and spoke to many men and women involved in the mission. Story

Travel Locations

Travel map with pins on Florida, Cuba, and Colombia

Locations

U.S. Southern Command
CIA Factbook: Colombia
Naval Station Guantanamo Bay
CIA Factbook: Cuba
MacDill Air Force Base

News Photos

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, passes through a Colombian Honor Guard with Gen. Juan Pablo Rodriguez, commander of Colombia's armed forces, as he departs Bogota, Colombia, March 10, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with a Colombian veteran of the Korean War at the Korean War memorial in Bogota, Colombia, March 10, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, listens to a briefing about Colombia's involvement in the Korean War while visiting the Korean War memorial in Bogota, Colombia, March 10, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has a working lunch with the commander of Colombia's armed forces, Gen. Juan Pablo Rodriguez, in Bogota, Colombia, March 10, 2016. Dunford met with senior U.S. and Colombian military and civilian leaders during his first visit to the country as chairman. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

The commander of Colombia's armed forces, Gen. Juan Pablo Rodriguez, presents the Fe en La Causa, or Faith in the Cause, medal to Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in Bogota, Colombia, March 10, 2016. Dunford received the medal for his support of Colombian military efforts. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos at the Palacio de Narino in Bogota, Colombia, March 10, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrives in Bogota, Colombia, March. 9, 2016. Dunford met with senior U.S. and Colombian military and civilian leaders during his first visit to the country as Chairman. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with troops while visiting Joint Task Force Guantanamo, Cuba, March 9, 2016, to observe the detention facility and meet with service members who support the mission. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, center, meets with military leaders to learn about the detention facility and talk with service members who support the mission during a visit to Joint Task Force Guantanamo, Cuba, March 9, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, visits Joint Task Force Guantanamo, Cuba, March 9, 2016, to observe the detention facility and talk with service members who support the mission. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with liaison officers from partner nations while visiting Joint Interagency Task Force South in Key West, Fla., March 8, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, right, meets with reporters in Key West, Fla., March, 8, 2016, during a trip to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meeting liaison officers from countries participating in the Joint Interagency Task Force South.

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets liaison officers from countries participating in the Joint Interagency Task Force South in Key West, Fla., March, 8, 2016. The agency conducts international detection and monitoring operations, and intercepts illegal narcotics in support of national and partner nation security. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, exchanges greetings with Coast Guard Rear Adm. Chris Tomney, director of Joint Interagency Task Force South

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets liaison officers from countries participating in the Joint Interagency Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, exchanges greetings with Coast Guard Rear Adm. Chris Tomney, director of Joint Interagency Task Force South, at Naval Air Station Key West, Fla., March 8, 2016. The task force conducts interagency and international detection and monitoring operations, and facilitates the interdiction of illicit trafficking and other narcoterrorist threats to support national and partner nation security. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., center back, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meeting with Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, commander, U.S. Southern Command, and other leaders at the command's headquarters.

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., center back, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, commander, U.S. Southern Command, and other leaders at the command's headquarters in Miami, March, 8, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, commander, U.S. Southern Command, sitting behind a table looking at each other.

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, commander, U.S. Southern Command, at the command's headquarters in Miami, March, 8, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, walks with Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, commander, U.S. Southern Command, walking into SOCOM headquarters.

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, walks with Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, commander, U.S. Southern Command, at the command's headquarters in Miami, March, 8, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, walking with Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, commander, U.S. Southern Command.

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., left front, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Navy Adm. Kurt W. Tidd, commander, U.S. Southern Command, at the command's headquarters in Miami, March 8, 2016. DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

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Photo Essays

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, right, and Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command

Dunford Visits MacDill Air Force Base

Dunford Meets With Leaders in Bogota, Colombia

More Photo Essays

Dunford Visits Bogota, Colombia
Chairman Visits Joint Task Force Guantanamo, Cuba
Dunford Visits U.S. Southern Command
Dunford Visits Joint Interagency Task Force South

About the Chairman

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford 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