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Lockheed adds Dunford, former top US military officer, to board
Gen. Joe Dunford retired as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in September 2019.
By Aaron Mehta
Dunford: US faces ‘Sputnik moment’ in space race competition
The U.S. has reached a new "Sputnik moment" in which the military must act to keep the nation's competitive advantage in space against adversaries such as Russia, China, and to a lesser extent, Iran and North Korea, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday.
Trump says 8,600 US troops will stay after Afghanistan withdrawal
President Donald Trump said he plans to withdraw thousands of U.S. forces from Afghanistan if, but will keep 8,600 there for the foreseeable future, pending the outcome of U.S. peace talks with the Taliban, which appear to be concluding.
By Joe Gould
Esper sees progress to fill top Pentagon vacancies
Congress and the White House are working to fill senior vacancies at the Pentagon.
By Joe Gould
It’s too early to discuss pulling out all US troops from Afghanistan, says Joint Chiefs chairman
The top U.S. military officer said Wednesday it’s too early to talk about a full American troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, injecting a cautionary note as U.S. peace talks with the Taliban appear to be near a final agreement.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press