June 26, 2012 — GENERAL ROBERT KEHLER: Well, if you didn’t hear the sergeant major, who doesn’t need a microphone – (laughter) – it is a real pleasure for us to have the chairman and Deanie with us today. This is the 18th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He has a schedule and a travel plan that is unbelievable, and so it is a real treat for us to be able to
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June 24, 2012 — GENERAL MARTIN E. DEMPSEY: (In progress) – doesn’t make much of an impression actually. (Laughter.) No, well, Deanie and I are – we really are honored to be here. To my New Jersey brethren over there, I usually ask the staff to find something on this date in history, and what they – they actually – in an apologetic way, they said, you know, it
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June 19, 2012 — GENERAL MARTIN DEMPSEY: (In progress) – really. And let me compliment you and thank you for your leadership, you know, service in government today when at times it can feel like a four-letter word. But it’s vitally important for the country. So my compliments to you all on your leadership, and I look forward to our conversation today.TIM CLARK:
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June 09, 2012 — MR. JOHN DEBOLD: I’ve been asked to say a few words about – of introduction for, as we call him, Marty. And I can offer three things that might give an insight into his being and his character. Marty has spoken twice before, as far as I know, to Burke community members. Once when I was a student he came and visited our gym class as a representative
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June 07, 2012 — GENERAL MARTIN DEMPSEY: I'm flying solo today. (Laughter.) Good to see you all. Well, most of you know that last night I returned from my first lengthy trip to Southeast Asia. At least I think it was last night. As you know, those of you that live in that part of world, you know what a challenge it is to transit back and forth. But we did have a
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June 07, 2012 — GENERAL MARTIN E. DEMPSEY: Well, it is a – it is a distinct honor to be here today to help launch you into the rest of your careers, a career that I can’t predict for you, that you can’t predict for yourself, but one which will certainly challenge you. And as I mentioned to some of you when I had the chance to come over here and speak with you, I
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June 05, 2012 — SUTHICHAI YOON: You have announced you will reposition the US fleet in the Asia-Pacific region. By 2020 you will have 60 per cent of US warships in this area. Are you afraid of China?MARTIN DEMPSEY: No, we are rebalancing. In that sense we are doing three things: we are paying more attention to the Asia-Pacific. Because of the ten-year war in Iraq
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