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Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is retiring Friday after serving a four-year term as the nation’s top uniformed military officer and a 40-year career in the Navy. Mullen will transfer the chairmanship to Gen. Martin Dempsey, formerly Army chief of staff, during a ceremony …
Read More »Lynn, Mullen Comment on Pentagon Expanding Cyber Threat Intel With Contractors
The Defense Department is expanding a pilot program to share cyber threat intelligence to help better protect its prime contractors. This comes as the Pentagon continues to investigate a growing number of cases involving the mishandling or removal of classified data from military and commercial systems. The trial program, involving …
Read More »Mullen Says Military Must Make Tough Choices to Handle High Costs
The U.S. cannot break faith with soldiers and their families but also needs to handle unsustainable costs, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen spoke to midshipmen at the Naval Academy, saying the military will have to make difficult decisions on what type …
Read More »Mullen Repeats Claim Debt is ‘Greatest Security Threat’ at His Last Presser
Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has frequently called the national debt the biggest threat to U.S. security. At his last press briefing before retirement Tuesday, Mullen again said the debt was the country’s biggest security threat and said decisions regarding force structure, personnel and …
Read More »Limited Access to Pentagon Memorial Over 9/11 Weekend
Public access to the Pentagon Memorial will be limited Friday-Sunday due to ceremonies commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. In a statement released Thursday, the Defense Department said the memorial will be closed Sunday until 6 p.m., and intermittently Friday and Saturday. The Pentagon said …
Read More »Odierno Sworn In As Army Chief of Staff
Gen. Raymond Odierno, the last commander of disestablished Joint Forces Command, was sworn in Wednesday as Army’s new chief of staff. Odierno replaces Gen. Martin Dempsey, who will become chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff when Adm. Mike Mullen retires Sept. 30. As chief of staff, Odierno is responsible …
Read More »Military Retirement Remaining Status Quo
The 20-year military retirement system will not change in the near future, Defense Department officials said. AFPS reports Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told troops in Afghanistan July 31 there was no immediate plan to affect retirement. A small group of Defense Business Board …
Read More »End of the Line for Joint Forces Command
After 12 years of service and in preparation for lean times for defense spending, the Joint Forces Command was officially closed during a ceremony Thursday in Suffolk, Va. Army Times reports former Defense Secretary Robert Gates recommended the command be closed on advice from a Pentagon board in 2010. President …
Read More »Mullen: U.S. Troops in Iraq Need Immunity to Stay
American troops deployed in Iraq must have immunity from prosecution if they are to stay there beyond the end of the year, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday. The AP reports Adm. Mike Mullen and other U.S. officials have been pushing the Iraqi government to decide …
Read More »Mullen Visits Afghanistan, Hears Troop Concerns over Budget
Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, heard concerns from soldiers stationed in Afghanistan this week over how budget cuts would affect them. The AP reports Mullen is on his 15th trip to Afghanistan, two months before he retires. Mullen opened the floor to questions from troops …
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