Joseph F. Dunford, Jr.
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FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2107 file photo, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford greets Defense Secretary Jimn Mattis at the Pentagon. A new military strategy to meet President Donald Trump’s demand “to obliterate” the Islamic State group is likely to deepen U.S. military involvement in Syria, possibly with more ground troops, even as the current U.S. approach in Iraq appears to be working and will require fewer changes. Dunford said Feb. 23 that the strategy will take aim not just at the Islamic State but at al-Qaida and other extremist organizations in the Middle East and beyond whose goal is to attack the United States. He emphasized that it would not rest mainly on military might. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Joseph Dunford said U.S. military leaders are prepared to talk with Russian brass in an attempt to again work together.
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President Obama, stands with, from left, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, Vice President Joe Biden, and Defense Secretary Ash Carter, as they listen to the National Anthem during an Armed Forces Full Honor Farewell Review for the president, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, at Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, center, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, left, listen as Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks during an Armed Forces Full Honor Farewell Review for the president, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, at Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Vice President Joe Biden, left, watches President Barack Obama, center, sitting with Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, as they listen to Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford talk about Obama during an Armed Forces Full Honor Farewell Review, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, at Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford took over as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in September 2015. He is scheduled to retire in 2019. (Associated Press)
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Gen. Joseph Dunford is under scrutiny to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (Associated Press)
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One challenge that Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford will face this fall as the new Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman will be the social changes sweeping the armed forces. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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After Gen. Martin Dempsey stepped down as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Obama administration all but removed land mines from the U.S. arsenal. (Associated Press/File)
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Top U.S. and coalition commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Joseph Dunford, speaks during a news conference at the ISAF Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Gen. Dunford says that President Barack Obama's decision to keep about 10,000 American troops in the country past 2014 has eliminated any uncertainty Afghans may have had about America's commitment. Gen. Joseph Dunford told reporters Wednesday the decision will allow an advisory force of 9,800 troops to remain in the country to finish training and equipping Afghan security forces. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)
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Top U.S. and coalition commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Joseph Dunford, points during a news conference at the ISAF Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Gen. Dunford says that President Barack Obama's decision to keep about 10,000 American troops in the country past 2014 has eliminated any uncertainty Afghans may have had about America's commitment. Gen. Joseph Dunford told reporters Wednesday the decision will allow an advisory force of 9,800 troops to remain in the country to finish training and equipping Afghan security forces. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)
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President Barack Obama, left, is introduced by Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, commander of the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) after arriving for a troop rally during an unannounced visit to Bagram Air Field, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday, May 25, 2014. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
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President Barack Obama, center, is briefed by Marine General Joseph Dunford, commander of the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), right, and US Ambassador to Afghanistan James Cunningham after arriving at Bagram Air Field for an unannounced visit, on Sunday, May 25, 2014, north of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
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President Barack Obama, right, is greeted by US Ambassador to Afghanistan James Cunningham, center, and Marine General Joseph Dunford, commander of the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), after arriving at Bagram Air Field for an unannounced visit, on Sunday, May 25, 2014, north of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
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President Barack Obama, left, speaks during a briefing by Marine General Joseph Dunford, commander of the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), after arriving at Bagram Air Field for an unannounced visit, on Sunday, May 25, 2014, north of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
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President Barack Obama, right, is greeted by US Ambassador to Afghanistan James Cunningham, center, and Marine General Joseph Dunford, commander of the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), as he steps off Air Force One after arriving at Bagram Air Field for an unannounced visit, on Sunday, May 25, 2014, north of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
