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WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2005 – All servicemembers and Defense Department civilians should take every opportunity to tell the media and the public about successes achieved in Iraq, the U.S. military's top officer said Dec. 1 during his address at the National Defense University here. During a question-and-answer session following his remarks on the president's "National Strategy for Victory in Iraq" report, Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, listened to an NDU student talk about a gap in perception between the media and the government in regard to how operations in Afghanistan and Iraq are going....

The military hasn't done a good enough job of explaining to the American people what is going on in Iraq and the political and military progress there, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Thursday. Even so, Gen. Peter Pace, warned that battling terrorism will be a long war. Speaking at the National Defense University at Fort McNair, Pace said he is often asked if the United States would be better off by ending the fight and leaving Iraq. "There is no option other than victory," he said. "You need to get out and read what our enemies...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2005 – The war on terror won't come to a dramatic end as many past wars have, but rather will require continued vigilance to keep terrorists at bay, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today at the National Defense University here. The terror war won't have a "pinpoint" victory like in World War II, with a signing ceremony aboard the battleship Missouri and large-scale Victory in Europe and Victory in Japan celebrations, said Marine Gen. Peter Pace. In this war, victory will be incremental and will need to be guarded "daily, weekly, monthly and...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2005 – Wouldn't the United States be better off if it simply left the terrorists alone and brought its troops home from Iraq? Wouldn't that stop the violence there? Don't we need more troops to do the job there? And why is just one Iraqi battalion capable of independent operations? Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, responded today to these and other questions he often gets about operations in Iraq during a session at the National Defense University at Fort McNair here. To those who question if the American people would be...

Marine General Peter Pace, the new Chairman of the Joints Chief of Staff, delivers the keynote address during the Veterans Day Ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Gen. Pace is joined by representatives from the Paralized Veterans of America, the National Park Service, and others. 11/11/2005: WASHINGTON, DC: 1 hr. 5 min.: CSPAN3

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11, 2005 – If Americans demonstrate patience and the will to continue, "there is no way we can lose" the war on terror, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today. Speaking on the network morning shows on Veterans Day, Marine Gen. Peter Pace also thanked America's veterans for their sacrifices. The chairman represented the 2.4 million Americans in uniform as he assured veterans that today's military would continue to pass on their gift of freedom. Recent terrorist attacks in Jordan and Iraq are aimed directly at derailing the push for democracy in the Middle East,...

Marching orders Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace, on his first day as Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, sent a memo to the Joint Staff telling them what he expects. The Joint Staff duplicates the staffing of military commands around the world. It monitors operations, does collaborative contingency planning, writes reports and advises the chairman. "The Joint Staff will be an agile, empowered, innovative and results-oriented organization, which supports the chairman in the execution of his duties as the principal military adviser to the president of the United States, the Secretary of Defense and the National Security Council. The chairman's role...

FORT MYER, Va. – Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace was sworn in Friday as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, becoming the first Marine to hold the nation's highest military post. Pace succeeded Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, who retired after 40 years of military service, including two years as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs and four years as the chairman. During his career, Pace has been stationed three times at Camp Pendleton in San Diego County. Pace first saw combat as a platoon leader in Vietnam assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division,...

Today the President attended an Armed Forces farewell tribute in honor of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard B. Myers and Armed Forces Hail in honor of Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace at Fort Myer in Va. General Richard B. Myers retired today after 40 years of service to our Nation. After the ceremony the President and First Lady headed for Camp David for the weekend. The President is expected to announce his choice to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on Monday or Tuesday

Pace Vows to Remember Impact of Advice on Servicemembers By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2005 – Marine Gen. Peter Pace vowed today that as he gives his best military advice to the president and other members of the National Security Council, he "will remember not only the mission, but the impact it will have on the lance corporals and the airmen and the lieutenants junior grade and the captains." Pace became the first Marine to serve as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during an Armed Forces "hail ceremony" here today. He succeeds Air...

The announcement this week that the Army met its recruiting goals for the month of June is welcome news. Unlike the Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps, the Army had missed its targets for the previous four months -- in large part, the conventional wisdom goes, because of the violence in Iraq, where 105,000 of the 139,000 U.S. troops serving there are Army. Well, maybe -- but the war on terror is the Army's best recruiting tool too. Uncle Sam's biggest recruiting challenge is mothers, Secretary of the Army Francis Harvey told us a few weeks ago during a visit...

President Bush traveled to Pennsylvania State University to give a speech about Social Security reform in University Park, PA, and to speechify the Pennsylvania Future Farmers of America Convention, also at PSU. Making a day of it, in Bryn Mawr he stumped for Senator Rick Santorum, whose term expires next year. The Grove Family Dairy Farm in Shippensburg, PA, Chosen To Host Bush Visit. The president will attend the National Republican Senatorial Committee dinner in DC tonight. The Senate voted 73-24 to approve Thomas Griffith to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Secretary of State...

General Peter Pace: Walking Point Brigadier General Edwin Simmons, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.) Proceedings, June 2005 Two general officers look at the circumstances and the man that combined to produce the Marine Corps' first JCS chairman Historians are wise to avoid "first," "only," or "unique." Almost always there is a precedent, an earlier claimant to whatever is being claimed. So it is refreshing to have an absolutely incontrovertible "first," which is that General Peter Pace is the first Marine to be nominated as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Marines of a generation or two ago would have found...

Pace Passes Along Combat Lessons to West Point Cadets By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, April 28, 2005 – You could hear a pin drop as Marine Gen. Peter Pace told cadets at the U.S. Military Academy here about his experiences during the Vietnam War. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with cadets before dinner at the U.S. Military Academy dining facility, West Point, N.Y., on April 27. He visited the academy to share advice and lessons he learned while in combat. Photo by Staff Sgt D. Myles Cullen, USAF Pace,...

WASHINGTON - President Bush's choice to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Gen. Peter Pace, has quietly helped shape the Pentagon's role in the global war on terrorism since shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Bush is expected to announce as early as Friday that he will nominate Pace to succeed Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers as Joint Chiefs chairman. Pace is expected to win Senate confirmation easily. Pace, 59, would be the first Marine to be chairman. He also would be only the second to rise from vice chairman to the top...

President Bush intends to name Marine Gen. Peter Pace the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, officials said yesterday, replacing Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, whose term ends this autumn. Announcement of the decision is due soon and probably will include the nomination of Navy Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr. as the new vice chairman, officials said. The selection of the two officers for the Pentagon's top military posts would team Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld with a pair of senior officers with whom he is very familiar. Pace, 59, has served as vice chairman of the...

Vice Chairman Gen. Peter Pace decorates 1st Marine Division wounded in Iraq   Submitted by:   1st Marine Division Story by:   Sgt. Jose E. Guillen    CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq (Aug. 5, 2004) -- The second-highest ranking officer in the Department of Defense, Gen. Peter Pace, decorated seven Marines wounded in battle. The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff pinned Purple Heart medals on the combat-wounded Marines during a visit to Camp Fallujah Aug. 5. The Marines, all from 1st Marine Division's Regimental Combat Team 1, were recovering from a variety of undisclosed wounds at a medical facility run...

Rumsfeld, Pace Reflect on Leadership at Town Hall By Donna MilesAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, March 12, 2004 — Leadership isn't about power. It's about responsibility and what you do with the authority that's been entrusted to you. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivered those insights to service members and Defense Department civilians during a Pentagon town hall meeting today. Pace and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, responding to a question from the audience, said DoD's size and structure demand strong leadership at every level. "Unless you are Einstein or Mozart or...

Pace Reminds Americans U.S. is a 'Nation at War' By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2003 – The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said the United States is winning the war in Afghanistan and Iraq and that America is making progress in the global war on terrorism. Marine Gen. Peter Pace also said the rotation plan for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan is a good one and a signal that the United States is in for the long haul. Pace conducted a round robin series of interviews with television stations in Houston, Atlanta,...

Bush Renominates Myers, Pace for Second Terms on JCS By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, June 20, 2003 – President Bush has nominated Air Force Gen. Richard Myers for a second two-year term as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace to continue to serve as vice chairman. Both men have served in their positions since Oct. 1, 2001. The Senate must confirm both men. Myers was the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff prior to becoming chairman. Myers was nominated as chairman before Sept. 11, 2001. On the day...