Gen. Joseph Dunford

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Joint Chiefs Chairman Says Transgender Policy Won't Change Yet

2:56pm July 27, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Gen. Joseph Dunford said the Defense Department is making "no modifications" to its current policies on service by transgender troops until more direction arrives from the White House.

Gen. Joseph Dunford, commandant of the Marine Corps, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee in March.

Obama Nominates Marine General As Next Joint Chiefs Chairman

12:09pm May 05, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr. has had a rapid rise. In about three years, he went from a one-star general to a four-star general. He is currently the commandant of the Marine Corps.