{"id":7935,"date":"2017-07-21T11:17:32","date_gmt":"2017-07-21T11:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/07\/21\/gen-joseph-dunford-nominated-for-joint-chiefs-chairman\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T17:38:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:38:21","slug":"gen-joseph-dunford-nominated-for-joint-chiefs-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/gallery\/2017\/07\/21\/gen-joseph-dunford-nominated-for-joint-chiefs-chairman\/","title":{"rendered":"Gen. Joseph Dunford nominated for Joint Chiefs chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4690\" height=\"2918\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16961\" data-id=\"16961\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660041251990026-ap886618574287jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660041251990026-ap886618574287jpg.jpg 4690w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660041251990026-ap886618574287jpg.jpg?resize=300,187 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660041251990026-ap886618574287jpg.jpg?resize=768,478 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660041251990026-ap886618574287jpg.jpg?resize=1024,637 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660041251990026-ap886618574287jpg.jpg?resize=1536,956 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660041251990026-ap886618574287jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1274 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4690px) 100vw, 4690px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., Commander, International Security Assistance Force, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 12, 2014, to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the situation in Afghanistan. President Barack Obama has threatened to withdraw all American forces from Afghanistan if a new security agreement is not signed by the end of the year, but there is no legal reason the U.S. has to resort to the &#8220;zero option,&#8221; as administration officials have repeatedly claimed.  (AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2880\" height=\"1920\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16966\" data-id=\"16966\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038022509820-nav-seaairspace11jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038022509820-nav-seaairspace11jpg.jpg 2880w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038022509820-nav-seaairspace11jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038022509820-nav-seaairspace11jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038022509820-nav-seaairspace11jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038022509820-nav-seaairspace11jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038022509820-nav-seaairspace11jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2880px) 100vw, 2880px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Commandant of the Marine Corps Joseph Dunford speaks during a luncheon at the Navy League&#8217;s Sea-Air-Space Exposition at the Gaylord Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., on Monday, April 13, 2015. (Mike Morones\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4314\" height=\"2876\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16975\" data-id=\"16975\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038036550360-141215-m-sa716-036jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038036550360-141215-m-sa716-036jpg.jpg 4314w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038036550360-141215-m-sa716-036jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038036550360-141215-m-sa716-036jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038036550360-141215-m-sa716-036jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038036550360-141215-m-sa716-036jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038036550360-141215-m-sa716-036jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4314px) 100vw, 4314px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., high crawls during his Combat Fitness Test (CFT) at Washington, D.C., Dec. 15, 2014. The CFT is a semi-annual requirement for all Marines to assess a Marine\u2019s physical capacity in a broad spectrum of combat related tasks. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Gabriela Garcia\/Released)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1260\" height=\"840\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16984\" data-id=\"16984\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038013929490-mar-new-commandant-dunford06jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038013929490-mar-new-commandant-dunford06jpg.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038013929490-mar-new-commandant-dunford06jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038013929490-mar-new-commandant-dunford06jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038013929490-mar-new-commandant-dunford06jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1260px) 100vw, 1260px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., the commander of the International Security Assistance Force, talks with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey while flying over Kabul, Afghanistan, July 22, 2013. (DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen\/Released)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1334\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16992\" data-id=\"16992\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038003009070-503682jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038003009070-503682jpg.jpg 2100w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038003009070-503682jpg.jpg?resize=300,191 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038003009070-503682jpg.jpg?resize=768,488 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038003009070-503682jpg.jpg?resize=1024,650 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038003009070-503682jpg.jpg?resize=1536,976 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038003009070-503682jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1301 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2100px) 100vw, 2100px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, greets 1st Sgt. Wesley Misenhimer, Headquarters and Service Company first sergeant, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, after arriving here on a Christmas Day visit, Dec. 25. Crammed inside the base\u2019s dining facility, Dunford thanked the men of \u201cAmerica\u2019s Battalion\u201d for serving overseas during the holiday. He spoke about the importance of their mission in Garmsir district before answering questions on family programs and future deployments. \u201cWhat\u2019s happening in Afghanistan is the most important thing going on in the Marine Corps,\u201d he told them. \u201cYou\u2019re the main effort here and the transition you\u2019re helping with is extraordinary. The reason I enjoy wearing this uniform is because of Marines and sailors like all of you.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5616\" height=\"3744\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17006\" data-id=\"17006\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038031870180-052112mc-dunford-3jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038031870180-052112mc-dunford-3jpg.jpg 5616w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038031870180-052112mc-dunford-3jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038031870180-052112mc-dunford-3jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038031870180-052112mc-dunford-3jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038031870180-052112mc-dunford-3jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038031870180-052112mc-dunford-3jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5616px) 100vw, 5616px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">12\/24\/2011 By Cpl Scott R Picklesimer\r\rHeadquarters Marine Corps\r\rAssistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen Joseph F. Dunford talks with Marines while visiting troops in Afghanistan on Christmas Eve Dec. 24, 2011.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3163\" height=\"2109\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17022\" data-id=\"17022\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038022197808-010409mc-dunord1jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038022197808-010409mc-dunord1jpg.jpg 3163w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038022197808-010409mc-dunord1jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038022197808-010409mc-dunord1jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038022197808-010409mc-dunord1jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038022197808-010409mc-dunord1jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038022197808-010409mc-dunord1jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3163px) 100vw, 3163px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Marine Lt. Col. William McCollough, commander of 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, center, and Lt. Gen. Joseph Dunford, commander of 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, speak with a Afghan store owner in Nawa bazaar in Nawa district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 27, 2009. The 1st Battalion is one of the combat elements of Regimental Combat Team 3, which conducts counterinsurgency operations in partnership with the Afghan National Security Forces in southern Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. John M. McCall\/Released)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4131\" height=\"2628\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17047\" data-id=\"17047\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038035302312-101110mc-dunford1jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038035302312-101110mc-dunford1jpg.jpg 4131w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038035302312-101110mc-dunford1jpg.jpg?resize=300,191 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038035302312-101110mc-dunford1jpg.jpg?resize=768,489 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038035302312-101110mc-dunford1jpg.jpg?resize=1024,651 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038035302312-101110mc-dunford1jpg.jpg?resize=1536,977 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038035302312-101110mc-dunford1jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1303 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4131px) 100vw, 4131px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Lt. Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. (center) answers questions from the Marines of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (Reinforced) and Combat Logistics Battalion 3, the ground and logistics combat elements of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force &#8211; Afghanistan, during a visit to Camp Barber, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Feb. 5. 2009. \u00caDunford is the deputy commandant for plans, policies and operations for the Marine Corps. Dunford and Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos visited the Marines to get their perspective on the progress being made in southern Afghanistan. U.S. Marines are in Afghanistan to reinforce success and sustain the momentum of the ongoing progress by alliance forces. Marine Corps photo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2667\" height=\"2000\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17061\" data-id=\"17061\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038031402162-032513mc-mattis22jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038031402162-032513mc-mattis22jpg.jpg 2667w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038031402162-032513mc-mattis22jpg.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038031402162-032513mc-mattis22jpg.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038031402162-032513mc-mattis22jpg.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038031402162-032513mc-mattis22jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635660038031402162-032513mc-mattis22jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2667px) 100vw, 2667px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Joseph F. Dunford Jr. (left), Commanding Officer, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division (MARDIV), Camp Pendleton California (CA), and USMC Major General (MGEN) James N. Mattis, Commanding General, 1st Marine Division (MARDIV) stop for a portrait prior to crossing the Line of Departure (LOL). The LOL is an imaginary line to coordinate the beginning of the attack when they carry out the battle plan for war with Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-post-gallery","format":"gallery","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":21,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"coauthors":[1817],"class_list":["post-7935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-gallery","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"CHPCMB4NEVBFRL3KLOONKBH7BE","arc_canonical_url":"\/2017\/07\/21\/gen-joseph-dunford-nominated-for-joint-chiefs-chairman\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gen. 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