Martin Dempsey

Defense chief Chuck Hagel seeks to reassure Asia allies

2013-05-31 18:38:00

SINGAPORE — Chuck Hagel emerged from combat in the Vietnam War with two Purple Hearts and "a sense of how important it would be for America to engage wisely in Asia," as he put it to top defense officials gathered here. Now, more than a year after...

On Memorial Day, Obama urges U.S. to remember troops' sacrifice

2013-05-27 15:49:00

President Obama hailed the nation's fallen service members in a Memorial Day speech at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, in which he noted that the war in Afghanistan was winding down but not over. "Fewer Americans are making the ultimate...

Military is on the spot over sexual assaults

2013-06-05 00:00:00

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers from both major parties rebuked the Pentagon on Tuesday for failing to curtail sexual assaults in the military, arguing that the inability of commanders to solve the problem may mean they need to be stripped of the power to...

U.S. decries Russia weapons sale to Syria

2013-05-17 17:21:00

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday condemned Russia's delivery of advanced antiship missiles to Syria and its buildup of warships in the eastern Mediterranean, arguing that the Kremlin's escalating support for its longtime ally in...

Envoy describes night of Benghazi attack

2013-05-08 16:27:00

WASHINGTON — Minutes after Greg Hicks learned that the perimeter of the U.S. mission in Benghazi had been breached by men with guns, he punched a cellphone number to reach Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, his immediate boss, who was at the scene....

House committee hearing on Benghazi attack opens on partisan note

2013-05-08 10:10:00

WASHINGTON -- A hearing on the deadly September 2012 attack on U.S. diplomats in Benghazi, Libya, began with sharp exchanges Wednesday morning when the ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform accused the Republican...

Partisan politics, little new information at House Benghazi hearing

2013-05-08 12:38:00

WASHINGTON — Partisan politics loomed over a House hearing Wednesday� on the deadly September 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound� in Benghazi, Libya, as Republicans and Democrats clashed over the meaning of testimony from three witnesses...

White House suspects Syria used chemical weapons, seeks inquiry

2013-04-25 18:14:00

Report on Syria's chemical weapons could put fresh pressure on U.S.

2013-04-25 11:17:00

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- U.S. intelligence has determined that embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad deployed chemical weapons to subdue the rebellion in his country, Obama administration officials said Thursday, a disclosure that could move...

North Korea's nuclear warheads fit on a missile, official says

2013-04-11 19:14:00

WASHINGTON -- A U.S. intelligence agency has concluded that North Korea has developed nuclear warheads small enough to fit on a ballistic missile, a congressman disclosed Thursday. �At a House armed services committee hearing focused on the budget, Rep....

Six Americans killed in Afghan attacks as top U.S. commander visits

2013-04-06 13:31:00

KABUL, Afghanistan — On the same day that Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey arrived in Afghanistan for an assessment visit, six Americans were killed Saturday in attacks by Afghanistan insurgents. Hours after Dempsey arrived in...

Afghanistan gets visit by U.S. Joint Chiefs chairman

2013-04-06 09:00:00

KABUL, Afghanistan –Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday for a weekend visit aimed at assessing the amount and type of training that American troops will continue to provide Afghan defense forces...

President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen.

2013-05-16 22:43:00

President Barack Obama, center, meets with, from left, General Ray Odierno, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Vice Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Mark Ferguson, to discuss sexual assaults in the military in Washington, D.C.

2013-05-16 00:00:00

A Chinese soldier stands guard at the main entrance of Beijing's Bayi building, where U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey met with Chinese military officials.

2013-04-23 00:00:00