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At an official “hail and farewell” ceremony with units of the various branches of the armed services passing in review, participants saluted the career and accomplishments of Joint Chiefs of…

The U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services held a meeting to receive testimony on “U.S. Military Strategy and Operations in Iraq.” Secretary Rumsfeld and other Department of Defense offici…

Secretary Rumsfeld talked to reporters about how an Iraqi journalist’s wife was murdered and reminded the press of the situation before Saddam Hussein’s regime ended. The secretary and Gener…

Secretary Rumsfeld spoke to reporters about the September 18 elections in Afghanistan and growth of Iraqi security forces. Then General Myers discussed operations in Iraq, including Operatio…

Secretary Rumsfeld and Gen. Myers laid a wreath at the Pentagon Group Burial Marker at Arlington Cemetery on Sunday, September 11, 2005. Before the wreath laying they made brief remarks payi…

Secretary Rumsfeld and General Myers provided an operational update to reporters. They discussed the role and actions of Department of Defense in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. Following …

Gen. Richard Myers from The Defense Department gave a breifing from the Pentagon.

Secretary Rumsfeld and General Myers spoke to reporters about military operations in Iraq, the status of Iraqi force training, and security threats to U.S. personnel. They also answered ques…

General Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gave an update on military issues and operations, as well as recent meetings with his counterparts in Germany, Slovakia and Ireland. Fol…

The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the current status of the Army and Marine Corps efforts to combat terrorism. Witnesses testified about recruitment efforts, retention go…

Witnesses testified about the training of Iraqi security forces, security threats to forces and reconstruction efforts, and assessments on the strength of the Iraqi insurgency.

The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on military operations in Iraq, the strength of the insurgency movement, force levels and structure, and strategies for future operations i…

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Richard B. Myers delivered the commencement address at the National Defense University’s combined graduation of the Industrial College of the A…

Secretary Rumsfeld and Gen. Myers briefed reporters on using common sense when publishing potentially volatile stories, and the progress towards open elections in Iraq. They took questions f…

President Bush participated in a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The president and other officials then made remarks at the Arlingto…

At an annual rally at the Lincoln Memorial, Rolling Thunder members and others spoke about missing and fallen comrades, current military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, and vowed to cont…

The 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission held the first in a round of hearings. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, General Richard Myers and Undersecretary of Defense Mich…

Witnesses testified about the fiscal year 2006 Defense Department budget. The proposed budget included more money for special forces; nuclear, biological, or chemical protection; reorganizat…

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Richard Myers and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld gave a briefing about the state of affairs in Iraq and the counter-insurgency operations taking pla…

General Myers delivered the keynote address. Topics included global efforts to combat terrorism, U.S. military operations in Iraq and elsewhere overseas, and the role of the military in Amer…