Gen. Joseph Dunford nominated for Joint Chiefs chairman

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  • 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 “zero option,” as administration officials have repeatedly claimed. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
  • Commandant of the Marine Corps Joseph Dunford speaks during a luncheon at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Exposition at the Gaylord Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., on Monday, April 13, 2015. (Mike Morones/Staff)
  • 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’s physical capacity in a broad spectrum of combat related tasks. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Gabriela Garcia/Released)
  • 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)
  • 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’s dining facility, Dunford thanked the men of “America’s Battalion” 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. “What’s happening in Afghanistan is the most important thing going on in the Marine Corps,” he told them. “You’re the main effort here and the transition you’re helping with is extraordinary. The reason I enjoy wearing this uniform is because of Marines and sailors like all of you.”
  • 12/24/2011 By Cpl Scott R Picklesimer Headquarters Marine Corps Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen Joseph F. Dunford talks with Marines while visiting troops in Afghanistan on Christmas Eve Dec. 24, 2011.
  • 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)
  • 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 – Afghanistan, during a visit to Camp Barber, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Feb. 5. 2009. ÊDunford 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
  • 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.