January 21, 2016 — MICHAEL E. O’HANLON: Well, good morning, everyone, and welcome to Brookings, and thank you for coming out in this weather. I’m Mike O’Hanlon of the Brookings Foreign Policy Program. We’re all honored today to have Paul Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the tenth person to hold that position, here with us this morning to talk
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January 14, 2016 — Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, once again, thank you for joining us as we mark the transfer of authority from General John Kelly to Admiral Kurt Tidd.The change-of-command ceremony is a time-honored military custom that ensures a seamless transition of authority and responsibility. In effect, changes of command are actually more about
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