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Service chiefs testified about the readiness and strength of the U.S. military. Among the issues they addressed were military pay and retention rates, the effects of military and peacekeepin…

Defense Secretary William Cohen and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Henry Shelton testified for the Senate Armed Services Committee about their analysis of the operations in Yugoslavi…

Secretary Cohen and General Shelton answered reporters' questions regarding the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban treaty. They stressed that a delay on the vote would save the treaty from defea…

Secretary Cohen and General Shelton testified in favor of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. While acknowledging that the proposed testing rules were not perfect, they said that the U.S. had…

Surrounded by military commanders and other defense leaders, President Clinton talked about the Defense Authorization Act and about the state of the nation’s defense. He praised service memb…

Having been nominated for reappointment, General Henry Shelton testified about a variety of topics including a potential international response to unrest in East Timor, arms control, peaceke…

Defense Secretary William Cohen and Joint Chiefs of Staff General Henry Shelton testified about United States' participation in the NATO peacekeeping effort in Kosovo. They offered unusually…

Defense Secretary William Cohen and General Henry Shelton briefed reporters about force redeployment following their participation in the NATO mission against Serbian forces in Yugoslavia. T…

Secretary Cohen and General Shelton talked to reporters about the preparations of the NATO peace keeping force to enter Kosovo. They focused on negotiations between NATO countries and Russia…

Defense Secretary William Cohen and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Henry Shelton spoke with reporters about the Kosovo Accord and the situation in the Balkans. They also spoke about …

Defense Secretary William Cohen, General Henry Shelton, White House Chief of Staff John Podesta, and others answered reporters' questions about the Kosovo peace agreement. They stressed that…

Defense Secretary William Cohen and Joint Chiefs Chairman General Henry Shelton met with reporters. They spoke about the military action against Serbian forces in Yugoslavia and the refugee …

Defense Secretary William Cohen and General Henry Shelton, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified that the military needed $5.5 billion in supplemental spending to continue the air…

Defense Secretary William Cohen talked to reporters about the NATO summit held last week in Washington. He described the targets of the air campaign in Yugoslavia saying the attacks will be …

Defense Department officials testified about a defense supplemental appropriations bill for U.S. participation in NATO military activities in Yugoslavia. Subcommittee chair Lewis asked that …

In their first appearance before Congress after launching an air campaign against Serbian forces in Yugoslavia, Defense Secretary William Cohen and General Henry Shelton testified that Kosov…

President Bill Clinton and others commended the Barksdale Air Force Base personnel for their service in the NATO military operation in Yugoslavia. The president commented on the Kosovar refu…

President Clinton spoke to families of military men and women serving in the NATO operation against Serbian forces in Yugoslavia. In an often impassioned speech he talked about atrocities co…

Secretary Cohen and General Shelton briefed reporters about the capture of three American servicemen and other aspects of the military action in Yugoslavia. Secretary Cohen said that the NAT…

Defense Secretary William Cohen and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Henry Shelton spoke to reporters about air strikes against Serbian forces in Yugoslavia taken as part of a NATO ope…