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Britain's Queen Awards Top US General Honorary Knighthood
Martin Dempsey, who was the top general in the US military until his retirement last year, has been awarded an honorary knighthood by Britain's Queen Elizabeth, the embassy in Washington said Monday.
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Top US General Says Iran Deal Lowers Near-Term Atomic Arms Risk
The top US military officer supported a proposed nuclear deal with Iran on Wednesday, saying it reduced the risk of Tehran developing atomic arms while buying time to work with allies to confront the Islamic Republic over other "malign activities."
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Top US General Advises UN to Improve Peacekeeping
America's top general flew to New York on Tuesday to advise the United Nations on how to improve its peacekeeping operations.
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Part of Pentagon Email Network Taken Down Over Suspicious Activity
An unclassified email network used by Army General Martin Dempsey and other members of the US military's Joint Staff has been taken off line because of suspicious activity, a Pentagon spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
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Russia Poses 'Greatest Threat' to US National Security: Marine General Joseph Dunford
Russia now poses the greatest threat to US national security and its behavior is "nothing short of alarming," Marine General Joseph Dunford, the nominee to be the US military's top officer, said Thursday.
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US, Iraq Working to Stem Attack on Baiji Oil Refinery: US General
American forces are trying to relieve pressure on Iraqi forces at the geographically important Baiji oil refinery, hitting militants with 26 air strikes since Tuesday and helping drop 18 pallets of supplies, the top US general said on Thursday.
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Escalating Air War on Islamic State Not the Answer: US General
The US military's top officer on Sunday defended the pace of the air war against Islamic State jihadists, warning that escalating bombing raids or sending in more American troops would be a mistake.
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US General Martin Dempsey Arrives in Iraq as Military Campaign Expands
The top US military officer, General Martin Dempsey, arrived on Saturday in Baghdad on an unannounced visit to meet US commanders preparing to increase American assistance to Iraqi and Kurdish forces battling Sunni Islamic State (IS) militants.
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Top US General Mulls Sending Advisers With Iraqi Ground Troops
The top US general told lawmakers on Thursday he would consider sending American military advisers to accompany Iraqi troops if they advance against Islamic State militants in the difficult terrain near Mosul and the Iraqi border with Syria.
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Future Ground Role For US Military Advisors in Iraq Likely: General Martin Dempsey
US military advisors are likely to take a more direct role in the ground campaign against jihadists in Iraq once Iraqi forces are ready to go on the offensive, the top US officer said in comments aired Sunday.
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We Will Act if Islamic Group Threatens US: General Dempsey
Gen. Martin Dempsey says he will recommend the U.S. military move directly against Islamic State militants in Syria if and when he determines they have become a direct threat to the U.S. homeland or Europe.
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Top US General Raises Hopes of Easing Arms Ban to Vietnam
The United States could help build Vietnam's naval capacity if a ban on selling lethal weapons to the authoritarian nation is lifted, the most senior US military officer to visit Vietnam for decades said Saturday.
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Top US general warns of sexual assault 'crisis,' meets Barack Obama
The top general in the US Armed Forces warned of a crisis of confidence in the growing ranks of women soldiers due to a rash of sexual assault cases that has prompted lawmakers to act.
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Barack Obama calls meeting on military sex assault
The top US defence leaders were summoned to the White House on Thursday to talk about the military's escalating sexual assault crisis as the Pentagon's top general said women in uniform were losing confidence the problem will be solved.
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Top US general backed arming Syrian rebels 'conceptually'
The top US military officer said on Sunday he favoured the idea of arming Syrian rebels during discussions within the Obama administration about how to help resolve the country's civil war, but there was never a specific plan under review.
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Britain's Queen Awards Top US General Honorary Knighthood
Martin Dempsey, who was the top general in the US military until his retirement last year, has been awarded an honorary knighthood by Britain's Queen Elizabeth, the embassy in Washington said Monday.
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Top US General Says Iran Deal Lowers Near-Term Atomic Arms Risk
The top US military officer supported a proposed nuclear deal with Iran on Wednesday, saying it reduced the risk of Tehran developing atomic arms while buying time to work with allies to confront the Islamic Republic over other "malign activities."
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Top US General Advises UN to Improve Peacekeeping
America's top general flew to New York on Tuesday to advise the United Nations on how to improve its peacekeeping operations.
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Part of Pentagon Email Network Taken Down Over Suspicious Activity
An unclassified email network used by Army General Martin Dempsey and other members of the US military's Joint Staff has been taken off line because of suspicious activity, a Pentagon spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
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Russia Poses 'Greatest Threat' to US National Security: Marine General Joseph Dunford
Russia now poses the greatest threat to US national security and its behavior is "nothing short of alarming," Marine General Joseph Dunford, the nominee to be the US military's top officer, said Thursday.
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US, Iraq Working to Stem Attack on Baiji Oil Refinery: US General
American forces are trying to relieve pressure on Iraqi forces at the geographically important Baiji oil refinery, hitting militants with 26 air strikes since Tuesday and helping drop 18 pallets of supplies, the top US general said on Thursday.
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Escalating Air War on Islamic State Not the Answer: US General
The US military's top officer on Sunday defended the pace of the air war against Islamic State jihadists, warning that escalating bombing raids or sending in more American troops would be a mistake.
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US General Martin Dempsey Arrives in Iraq as Military Campaign Expands
The top US military officer, General Martin Dempsey, arrived on Saturday in Baghdad on an unannounced visit to meet US commanders preparing to increase American assistance to Iraqi and Kurdish forces battling Sunni Islamic State (IS) militants.
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Top US General Mulls Sending Advisers With Iraqi Ground Troops
The top US general told lawmakers on Thursday he would consider sending American military advisers to accompany Iraqi troops if they advance against Islamic State militants in the difficult terrain near Mosul and the Iraqi border with Syria.
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Future Ground Role For US Military Advisors in Iraq Likely: General Martin Dempsey
US military advisors are likely to take a more direct role in the ground campaign against jihadists in Iraq once Iraqi forces are ready to go on the offensive, the top US officer said in comments aired Sunday.
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We Will Act if Islamic Group Threatens US: General Dempsey
Gen. Martin Dempsey says he will recommend the U.S. military move directly against Islamic State militants in Syria if and when he determines they have become a direct threat to the U.S. homeland or Europe.
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Top US General Raises Hopes of Easing Arms Ban to Vietnam
The United States could help build Vietnam's naval capacity if a ban on selling lethal weapons to the authoritarian nation is lifted, the most senior US military officer to visit Vietnam for decades said Saturday.
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Top US general warns of sexual assault 'crisis,' meets Barack Obama
The top general in the US Armed Forces warned of a crisis of confidence in the growing ranks of women soldiers due to a rash of sexual assault cases that has prompted lawmakers to act.
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Barack Obama calls meeting on military sex assault
The top US defence leaders were summoned to the White House on Thursday to talk about the military's escalating sexual assault crisis as the Pentagon's top general said women in uniform were losing confidence the problem will be solved.
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Top US general backed arming Syrian rebels 'conceptually'
The top US military officer said on Sunday he favoured the idea of arming Syrian rebels during discussions within the Obama administration about how to help resolve the country's civil war, but there was never a specific plan under review.
