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This photo provided by the US Army shows Maj. Gen. Brett Sylvia, at a 101st Airborne Division change of command ceremony at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, May 30, 2025. (Sgt. Timothy Jackson/U.S Army via AP)
October 30, 2026, 5:33 am
Pentagon accuses fired general of leaking classified intel on Iran war to media
Pentagon official claims Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, ousted head of strategy for Joint Chiefs of Staff, failed three polygraph tests about leaking classified information to journalists
By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN
Members of the Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the 'White Helmets,' carrying a victim after airstrikes in Kafr Ain in the Idlib province, September 7, 2018. (AFP/Anas al-Dyab)
September 8, 2018, 6:41 am
US drawing up plans should Syrian regime carry out chemical attack on Idlib
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dunford says he and Trump have ‘routine dialogue’ about possible consequences if Assad uses chemical weapons
By ToI Staff and Agencies
People watching as coverage of an ICBM missile test is displayed on a screen in a public square in Pyongyang, July 29, 2017. (AFP / Kim Won-Jin)
January 30, 2018, 9:48 pm
US general: N. Korea not yet shown ICBM that could hit America
Despite advances in its missile technology, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says unlikely Pyongyang has technology to deliver a warhead to North America
By AFP
Gen. Joseph Dunford testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, October 27, 2015. (AP/Kevin Wolf)
May 10, 2017, 11:33 pm
Hezbollah presence in Syria a big threat to Israel, Dunford says
During visit to Jewish state, US military chief also says countering Iran a top priority alongside fighting IS
By JTA
President Donald Trump, with Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, Vice President Mike Pence, White House press secretary Sean Spicer and National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, speaks on the phone with with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
January 29, 2017, 1:50 am
Trump gives US military 30 days to devise plan to defeat IS
US president signs order to draw up new strategy to fight jihadist group, bans lobbying for foreign countries
By Agencies
IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 31, 2016, 4:45 pm
IDF chief lands in US for cross-country work visit
Traveling to Washington, Florida and Utah, Eisenkot will meet American counterparts, as Israel, US finalize aid package
By Judah Ari Gross
US Air Force Gen. David L. Goldfein (Public Domain/USAF)
April 27, 2016, 6:23 am
Jewish general nominated to lead US Air Force
If confirmed, David Goldfein would be second Jewish head of USAF in history
By ToI Staff
US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford speaks with Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon in his office at the ministry's Tel Aviv headquarters on March 3, 2016. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
March 3, 2016, 6:09 pm
US, Israeli military chiefs stress cooperation to tackle challenges
Dunford’s second visit to the Jewish state in six months demonstrates the importance the relationship, he says
By Judah Ari Gross
US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford meets with IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot in his office in army headquarters in Tel Aviv on March 3, 2016. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
March 3, 2016, 1:09 pm
US military chief back in Israel amid aid talks
Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Joseph Dunford to meet with defense minister, IDF head, reaffirms Washington’s ‘unparalleled military cooperation with Israel’
By Judah Ari Gross
US Ambassador to Iraq, Stuart E. Jones and U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Sean McFarland, left, greet Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr. upon his arrival at Irbil, Iraq, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2015. (D. Myles Cullen/Pentagon via AP)
October 20, 2015, 10:27 pm
US military chief: Russia unlikely to expand airstrikes to Iraq
Visiting Baghdad, Joseph Dunford says Iraqi officials have not requested Moscow intervention against Islamic State
By Lolita C. Baldor
US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz at the daily briefing of the White House in Washington, DC, July 31, 2015 (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
October 19, 2015, 9:03 pm
Israeli, US officials put Iran deal behind them to team up on energy
Until recently, ministers Steinitz and Moniz were at loggerheads, but Washington meetings may herald warmer ties
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil
The Pentagon, headquarters of the US Department of Defense (CC BY-SA mindfrieze, Flickr)
August 7, 2015, 9:27 am
Russian hackers said to hit Pentagon email system
Breach led to a 2-week shutdown of the network; investigation continues into how data was gathered
By AFP
President Barack Obama announces that he will nominate Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr. as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, May 5, 2015. (photo credit: AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
July 30, 2015, 9:43 am
Senate approves Dunford as next Joint Chiefs chairman
US military’s new top officer, handpicked by President Obama, has warned against Iran’s funding of Mideast militias
By AFP and AP
President Barack Obama announces that he will nominate Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr. as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, May 5, 2015. (photo credit: AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
May 5, 2015, 9:56 pm
Obama names Dempsey successor to lead US military
President chooses Marine Gen. Joseph ‘Fighting Joe’ Dunford Jr. as new Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman
By Lolita C. Baldor
File: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey speaks at the 'Stand Up for Heroes' event at Madison Square Garden in New York City, on November 5, 2014. (Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images/AFP)
November 7, 2014, 6:16 am
Top US general: Israel protected civilian lives in Gaza
Chairman of Joint Chiefs Martin Dempsey says IDF went to ‘extraordinary lengths’ to save innocents; America studying methods
By Lazar Berman
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