Joseph Dunford

U.S. wants military coalition to safeguard waters off Iran, Yemen

"We're engaging now with a number of countries to see if we can put together a coalition," said Marine General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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Iranian submarines participate in a naval parade on the last day of the Velayat-90 war game in the Sea of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran January 3, 2012
People watch a news report on North Korea firing a ballistic missile, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, May 14, 2017

US says joint S.Korea war games not on the negotiating table

Pyongyang threatened last week to fire missiles towards the US Pacific territory of Guam and US President Donald Trump warned soon after that North Korea would face "fire and fury".

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IDF chief of staff Gadi Eizenkot (R) and US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Joseph F. Dunford (L), salute their national anthems during an official ceremony in Tel Aviv

Is Israel's success against terror a model for the US Army against ISIS?

The success in pinpointing and stopping "lone wolf terrorists" will be a major issue brought up in IDF chief's upcoming visit to the United States.

|ByYOSSI MELMAN