Dempsey Visits Turkish Defense Leaders in Ankara, Turkey

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James E. Daniel Jr., defense attaché, at the U.S. embassy in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 17, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Francis J. Ricciardone Jr. meets with U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the American Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 17, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with U.S. Brig. Gen. James E. Daniel Jr., U.S. defense attaché, in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 17, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, views a map of Turkey during a visit to Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 17, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with U.S. Marines while visiting the American Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 17, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, concludes a group photo after visiting Turkish and American defense officials in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 17, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is presented a wreath at the beginning of his visit to the mausoleum of Kemal Ataturk in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 17, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • Turkish soldiers lead the presentation of a wreath from U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during his visit to the mausoleum of Kemal Ataturk in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 17, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • A Turkish soldier salutes U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during his visit to the mausoleum of Kemal Ataturk in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 17, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • Turkish soldiers lead the presentation of a wreath from U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during his visit to the mausoleum of Kemal Ataturk in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 17, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, lays a wreath at the mausoleum of Kemal Ataturk in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 17, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, signs a book during his visit to the mausoleum of Kemal Ataturk in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 17, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with a senior Turkish defense official during his visit to the Ministry of Defense in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 17, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrives with his Turkish counterpart, Gen. Necdet Özel, chief of the General Staff, at the Ministry of Defense in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 17, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, aand his Turkish counterpart, Gen. Necdet Özel, chief of the General Staff, stop for a photo opportunity before a meeting at the Ministry of Defense in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 17, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
  • Turkish Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz with U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Turkish Defense Ministry in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 17, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen