The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the principal military advisor to me and my national security team, including the Secretary of Defense.

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The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the statutory military advisor to the Council, and the Director of National Intelligence is the intelligence advisor.

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In 2004, he was promoted to be assistant to the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff in the Pentagon, as well as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's senior military advisor, accompanying her on state visits.

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On October 16 and 17 in Afghanistan, Deputy National Security Advisor McDonough met with U.S. civilian and military leaders, as well as our coalition and Afghan partners, in Kabul, and in Eastern and Southern Afghanistan.

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Former White House cybersecurity advisor, Richard Clarke, has argued that to this point the United States has focused on creating offensive military cyber capabilities while largely ignoring the cybersecurity of civilian networks, including critical infrastructure.

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