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U.S. Army Secretary Mark Esper announced that Austin has been chosen as the location for the new Army Futures Command.

Rear Admiral John Kirby briefed reporters and answered questions. Topics included, Defense Secretary Hagel’s phone call to the Ukrainian defense minister, military retirement benefits reform…

Rear Admiral John Kirby briefed reporters and answered questions on a variety of department-related issues including, an update on the suspension of Air Force officers and communication with…

Lieutenant General Mark Milley briefed reporters on reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan. He also detailed the status of Afghan political campaigns going into the April elections, and the t…

Admiral Samuel Locklear, the U.S. Pacific Command commander, briefed the press on the Obama administration’s rebalance to the Asia-Pacific area.

George Little spoke to reporters in the Pentagon briefing room. He said that if the U.S. makes military strikes on Syria, the Defense Department would find the funds to pay for them. Mr. Lit…

Pentagon spokesman George Little denied reports that the U.S. had positioned war ships off the coast of North Korea, as well as a sea-based radar system capable of countering North Korean mi…

George Little briefed reporters on some of the details of Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s visit to the Pentagon on January 10, 2013, along with Defense Secretary Panetta’s upcoming trip to E…

Admiral Samuel Locklear, the commander of U.S. military operations in the Pacific, spoke with Pentagon reporters about North Korea’s plan to launch a satellite later in the month, in violati…

Pentagon spokesman George Little briefed reporters and answered questions about a number of issues including an Iranian fighter plane firing on an unmanned U.S. surveillance drone over inter…

Secretary Panetta and defense officials spoke to reporters at the Pentagon about U.S. military strategy in the 21st century. The new military strategy included $487 billion in cuts over the …

President Obama and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta spoke to reporters at the Pentagon about U.S. military strategy in the 21st century. The new military strategy included $487 billion in cut…

Defense officials spoke to reporters at the Pentagon about U.S. military strategy in the 21st century. The new military strategy included $487 billion in cuts over the next decade.

Lieutenant General Frank Helmick, deputy commanding general of U.S. Forces-Iraq, spoke by video from Baghdad to provide an update on the redeployment operations of U.S. Forces in Iraq and th…

Geoff Morrell briefed reporters and answered questions about a number of topics including the military’s reaction to plans by a Florida church to burn copies of the Koran to mark the anniver…

General Barbero spoke to reporters and answered questions about security in Iraq and U.S. training efforts for Iraqi security forces.

Army General Raymond T. Odierno, Commanding General United States Forces-Iraq, updated reporters about the on-going security operations and discussed the evolving relationship between the U.…

Deputy Secretary Lynn spoke to reporters about departmental initiatives to reduce overhead and improve efficiencies.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates spoke to reporters about the just-released Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), a report mandated by Congress. He said potential threats around the world require the …

Third Army Commanding General Lt. Gen. William G. Webster talked to reporters and answered questions about the responsible drawdown of troop levels in Iraq, buildup in Afghanistan, and logis…