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Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, listens to a question during a Senate Armed Services Committee reconfirmation hearing

Reconfirmation Hearing

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, listens to a question during a Senate Armed Services Committee reconfirmation hearing, Sept. 26, 2017. Dunford has been serving as chairman since Oct. 1, 2015 and has been nominated for a second two-year term. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro

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