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Defense Secretary William Perry and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General John Shalikashvili briefed reporters on the continuing mission of U.S. troops as part of a multinational peacekeepi…

Kenneth Bacon took reporters questions on several issues, especially the U.S. mission as part of a multinational relief force in eastern Zaire. He emphasized that many details were still bei…

Deputy Defense Secretary John White announced that Bernard Rostker would head a deeper investigation into Gulf War illnesses with an additional $27 million in funding. Mr. Rostker then brief…

Secretary of Defense, William Perry, briefed reporters on his recent trip to discuss U.S. policy on Iraq with its partners in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Kuwait. He also outlin…

Participants briefed reporters on the Downing report on the June 25 attack on a U.S. air base barracks in Saudi Arabia and the U.S. response to it. They outlined various measures which the D…

Assistant Secretary Bacon talked with reporters about Iraqi violation of the no-fly zone and about the reactions of allies. He took questions from the press.

After a brief statement about two White House helicopter accidents, Kenneth Bacon, Pentagon Spokesman, took reporters' questions on a number of issues such as the damage inflicted on Iraq by…

Kenneth Bacon, Pentagon spokesperson, talked with reporters about U.S. military involvement in the search, rescue and investigation of the TWA airplane crash near New York City. He answered …

Mr. Bacon and others briefed reporters on the U.S. destruction of an ammunition storage bunker which contained chemical weapons in March 1991. He also reiterated that the administration is i…

Army Secretary Togo West held a news briefing at the Pentagon in which he talked with reporters about a report issued by the Defense Department Task Force on Extremist Activities. Pentagon S…

U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry held a Pentagon briefing outlining the FY 1997 Defense Department budget request. He took reporters questions afterwards.

Pentagon spokesperson Ken Bacon briefed reporters on various issues, including the 1997 defense budget, U.S.-Cuba relations and homosexuals in the military. Mr. Bacon took questions from mem…

At this Pentagon News Briefing Defense Department officials Kenneth Bacon, Pentagon Spokesman and LT.GEN. Howell Estes,Director of Operations, JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF updated report…

Pentagon spokesperson Ken Bacon talked with reporters about the stand down of U.S. Navy F-14 fighter planes after three unexplained accidents involving the aircraft. He took questions from r…