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An Armed Forces Full Honor Review was held for retiring Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld at the Pentagon Mall Terrace. President Bush, Vice President Cheney, and General Pace praised the secret…

Secretary Rumsfeld and General Pace held a town hall meeting in the auditorium in the Pentagon. They talked about operations in Iraq and Secretary Rumsfeld thanked personnel during his tenur…

Secretary Rumsfeld spoke about efforts to combat terrorism, military operations in Iraq, and future defense policy after his resignation as Secretary of Defense. In his remarks he acknowledg…

President Bush spoke to reporters about the resignation of Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld and his decision to nominate former CIA Director Robert Gates to the post. Mr. Gates and Secretary Ru…

Secretary Rumsfeld spoke about the future transformation and reorganization of the U.S. military. Among the topics he addressed were new technologies, weapons platforms, and potential milita…

Standing in front of a military honor guard, President Bush announced his plans to pursue a national missile defense system. He said that the system should use all branches of the armed serv…

Secretary Rumsfeld spoke to reporters about operations in Iraq and Department of Defense priorities for the region. He also talked about the president’s policy of setting “benchmarks” for su…

Secretary Rumsfeld and Defense Minister Yoon spoke to reporters about security and cooperation programs on the Korean Peninsula, the threat posed by North Korean nuclear development programs…

President Bush participated in a ceremony to dedicate the Air Force Memorial near the Pentagon. Mr. Schieffer served as master of ceremonies. The event began with the singing of the National…

Secretary Rumsfeld and General Casey spoke to reporters about operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. response to a North Korean nuclear weapons test, and a recent report about the numb…

Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld and President Hamid Karzai spoke to reporters about U.S. relations with Afghanistan, military operations in the country, and joint security efforts. They also a…

Secretary Rumsfeld and General Pace held a town hall meeting in the auditorium in the Pentagon. Secretary Rumsfeld and General Pace answered questions from the audience from military personn…

Officials spoke about attacks on the Pentagon at a ceremony to mark the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. They talked about the impact of the events on both the nation and Def…

Officials briefed reporters about the Department of Defense’s responses' to apparent terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. The briefing took place in the Pentagon briefin…

Secretary Rumsfeld and Deputy President Al-Mahdi spoke to reporters after their meeting in the Pentagon. Topics included progress in Iraq, the violence in Baghdad, and support of the Iraqi N…

The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and efforts to combat terrorism. Witnesses testified about new troop deployments in Iraq, the s…

Secretary Rumsfeld and General Pace briefed reporters on military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the status of security forces in the region, and future of the U.S. force commitments to…

Defense officials testified about budget requests for fiscal year 2004. Among the topics they addressed were overseas deployments of forces for potential conflict in Iraq, efforts to combat …

Secretary Rumsfeld and Mr. Nelson talked to the reporters about strengthening the relationship between U.S. and Australia. They responded to questions from the reporters. Topics included war…

A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the construction of a memorial in remembrance of those who were killed at the Pentagon and aboard Flight 77 on September 11, 2001, to be built on the P…