Defense Department Briefing
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs Chair General Martin Dempsey briefed reporters about ongoing military operations against… read more
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs Chair General Martin Dempsey briefed reporters about ongoing military operations against ISIS* in Syria and Iraq. They also briefly discussed the military’s involvement in efforts to combat the Ebola virus outbreak in Western Africa.
*The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), also known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), is a militant group that has called itself the Islamic State. close
*The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
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- Martin E. Dempsey Chair Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Chuck Hagel Secretary Department of Defense
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