Troops call it the pointy end of the spear. Where the rubber meets the road. The place where some say, half-jokingly, no plan survives first contact with the enemy. Story
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey capped a four-day Middle East trip with a visit to deployed U.S. troops partnering with Jordanian forces. Story
After attending meetings this week with leaders here and in Israel, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff reiterated his belief that bilateral and multilateral efforts, not military intervention, remain the best approach to containing unrest in Syria and preventing it from spreading. Story
Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Amman, Jordan on the final leg of a Middle East trip that first took him to Israel. Dempsey is scheduled to meet with King Abdullah II and other leaders. Story
On his first full day in Israel, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, chief of the Israeli general staff. Story