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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen answered questions about the Obama administration plan to raise tro…

The House Armed Services Committee heard testimony on the results of a strategic review of Afghanistan.

Obama administration officials testified about the president’s plan to raise troop levels in Afghanistan as part of a revised strategy to disengage forces beginning in July 2011. Among the i…

Obama administration officials testified about the president’s plan to raise troop levels in Afghanistan as part of a revised strategy to disengage forces beginning in July 2011. Secretary G…

Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced the leader of the Defense Department investigation of the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas. He and Admiral Mullen also answered questions from reporters…

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates hosted a gathering of mental health experts to discuss a public health model for enhanced mental health care…

At a NATO news conference in Slovakia, Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Defense Secretary Robert Gates spoke to reporters and answered questions on the NATO mission in Afghanistan…

Defense Secretary Robert Gates delivered the keynote address at the Association of the U.S. Army annual meeting and exposition. He talked about the state of the current U.S. missions in Iraq…

Defense Secretary Robert Gates spoke at the Air Force Association’s Air and Space Conference. In his remarks he spoke about a number of topics including efforts to build a new fleet of aeria…

Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Chairman General James Cartwright answered questions about the cancellation of an European missile defense program. Secretary Ga…

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates hosted a remembrance event for the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks at the Pentagon Memorial to honor the memory of those killed there in the attack. T…

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Admiral Michael Mullen, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman spoke to reporters and answered questions on operations in Afghanistan. Topics included strategy,…

Defense Secretary Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Chairman General James Cartwright briefed reporters and answered questions on a number of issues including the Defense Department budge…

Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced an Army personnel increase of 22,000 to meet global deployment needs. The increase, to occur over a three-year timeframe, would raise the size of the…

Defense Secretary Robert Gates talked about national defense and the Obama administration’s proposed $680 billion defense budget. In his remarks he spoke of the need for versatility and chan…

Secretary Gates delivered the keynote address at the second annual Gulf Coast States Chiefs of Defense Conference. He spoke about security challenges and stability in the Persian Gulf region…

Secretary Gates and Admiral Mullen spoke to reporters and answered questions on a number of issues including placement of missile defenses in Hawaii in response to threats from North Korea o…

The 2009 Atlantic Council awards dinner commemorated the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Former President George H.W. Bush and former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl were hono…

Secretary Gates and Admiral Mullen testified at a hearing on the fiscal year 2010 Department of Defense budget. Among the topics they addressed were operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, effor…

Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced that Lieutenant General Stanley McChrystal would replace General David McKiernan as head of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan. The announcement…