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DoD News Update: CJCS Leaves Words of Wisdom to Next Generation

  • Defense.gov
  • Sept. 25, 2015 | 0:59

℠2015 – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey transitioned responsibility to Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, VA., September 25. The ceremony concluded with an armed forces full honors retirement ceremony honoring Dempsey's 41 years of service.