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‘Chain of Command’: Nat Geo’s New Series Explores War From The TOC Down
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DoD Just Paid For A Soldier’s Gender-Reassignment Surgery. What Does It Mean For Trump’s Transgender Ban?

National Geographic's new documentary series "Chain of Command" tackles the Global War on Terror.

We Have The Exclusive Trailer For Nat Geo’s New Docuseries ‘Chain Of Command’

James Clark

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, waits to be seated during the Senate Armed Services Committee reconfirmation hearing in the U.S. Senate Hart Building in Washington, D.C., Thursday, Sept. 26, 2017.

Dunford Dishes On North Korea, Trans Troops, And Air Force One In Lengthy Senate Hearing

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Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team patrol a village in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, May 29, 2012. The paratroopers are assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment.

Mattis Hasn’t Decided On Number Of US Troops For Afghanistan

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Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, responds to audience questions from moderator Jeff Ballou, the 110th President of the National Press Club, during a luncheon at the NPC building in Washington, D.C., June 19, 2017.

‘Horrific’ War With North Korea May Still Happen, Gen Dunford Says

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‘Fighting Joe’ Dunford Once Again Proves He’s Fit AF By Crushing The Boston Marathon

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New Tattoo Policy Lets Marines Get Wedding Ring Ink, But Not Sleeves

Here are the changes just made to the Marine Corps' tattoo policy.

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Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
provides testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee on counter-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant operations and Middle East strategy at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington D.C., Apr. 28, 2016..

Dunford Just Acknowledged US Troops In Iraq Are Engaged In Combat Operations

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs finally acknowledged troops are fighting in combat operations in Iraq.

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Drill instructor Sgt. Donald Miller corrects a recruit March 25, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Drill instructors like Miller, a 28-year-old from Nacogdoches, Texas, guide new recruits through in-processing and teach them how to act before they begin the official training curriculum.

Marine Corps May Require Higher Test Scores To Get Into Boot Camp

As the Corps pushes to develop a more mature force, top brass may opt to raise the bar to get into boot camp.

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Navy Secretary Ray Mabus responds to his critics in an interview with Task & Purpose, Jan. 28, 2016.

Mabus: Marine Corps Standards Will Not Be Lowered For Gender Integration

In a Task & Purpose exclusive, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus promised not to lower standards when women join Marine Corps combat units.

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Gen. Martin E. Dempsey stands with Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. during a change of command ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 26, 2014.

Here Are The Highlights From The Joint Chiefs’ New National Military Strategy

Here’s the good news and bad news laid out in the 2015 National Military Strategy recently released by the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Katherine Kidder

U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, commander of coalition forces in Afghanistan, speaks to a group of Marines in Helmand province, Afghanistan in 2011. Dunford is slated to leave Afghanistan and assume duties as Commandant of the Marine Corps.

Dunford On The Big Difference Between Iraq And Afghanistan

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