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Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta led a ceremony in Baghdad marking the formal end of the U.S. war in Iraq.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta talked about U.S. relations with Israel. He also discussed the consequences of Iran developing a nuclear weapon and the possibility of U.S. military action to …

Secretary Panetta and General Dempsey testified on security issues in Iraq. Questions focused on the planned withdrawal of all U.S. military forces from Iraq, with several contentious exchan…

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta talked about national security policy, the importance of international alliances, and meeting global security challenges. He emphasized the need for NATO partn…

Secretary Panetta and Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay held a joint news conference. Among the topics they addressed were their support for the F-35 joint fighter program amid fears of…

Defense Secretary Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Martin Dempsey held a news conference. Secretary Panetta talked about his department’s budget and potential cuts if the Joint Select…

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta talked about the Pentagon’s efforts to cut more than $450 billion dollars over the next ten years as mandated by the recent debt ceiling agreement. He warned a…

Witnesses testified on lessons learned by the Department of Defense over the preceding decade, and gave a comprehensive assessment of how those lessons might be applied in the future in ligh…

President Obama and Defense Secretary Panetta praised Admiral Mike Mullen at his change of command and retirement ceremony. The ceremony included a military review, martial music, and a pres…

Witnesses testified about U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and Iraq. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said in his remarks that U.S. and Afghanistan forces were searching for better ways to defend …

Leon Panetta and James Clapper spoke at a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the Defense Intelligence Agency.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Admiral Mike Mullen spoke to reporters about the repeal of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy banning gays in the mi…

Vice President Biden, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mullen presided over a ceremony to pay tribute to the people who died at the Pentagon from the terrori…

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta talked about U.S. international challenges. Topics included the federal budget, future operations in Afghanistan, interd…

In 1969, Leon Panetta began his career in the Nixon administration in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, and then was appointed director of the Office of Civil Rights but soon …

LIVE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT PETE/Ch. 11 2:30p PRESS BRIEFING : Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs Chairman Admiral Mike M…

Leon Panetta was sworn in as the Secretary of Defense in a ceremony at the Pentagon. Vice President Joe Biden conducted the proceedings.

The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing for CIA Director Leon Panetta to become secretary of Defense. Among the topics he addressed were troop withdrawal and transfer…

President Obama made remarks to Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employees at CIA Headquarters Langley, Virginia. He thanked them for the work in the operation that led to the killing of Os…

President Obama announced changes to his national security team. Among those changes, he nominated CIA director Leon Panetta to be defense secretary and General David Petraeus to head up the…