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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Martin Dempsey honored former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with the Department of Defense’s highest award for public…

President Obama and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Martin Dempsey paid tribute to outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. The ceremony included members from all of the U.S.…

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Martin Dempsey testified on the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Secretary Panetta in his…

Defense Secretary Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Martin Dempsey announced that the military was dropping its ban against women in combat. Secretary Panetta said that following a decade…

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Martin Dempsey briefed reporters. Secretary Panetta focused on the upcoming $500 billion budget cut under the delayed sequestration plan and said the prospect of the sequestration was…

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Martin Dempsey briefed reporters. Secretary Panetta said that Congress had a “great deal of critical work” to do during the…

Secretary Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Martin Dempsey briefed the media. Secretary Panetta said that he suspected more insider attacks would happen in Afghanistan, but stressed…

President Obama, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey presided over a ceremony to pay tribute to the people who died at the Pentagon from the…

In an official transition ceremony held in a hangar at Joint Base Andrews, General Mark Welsh assumed the duties of the Air Force chief of staff. He replaced General Norton Schwartz who was…

Secretary Panetta and General Dempsey made spoke to reporters and answered questions. Topics included operations in Afghanistan,Syria, and Egypt’s new defense minister. Secretary Panetta called the acceleration of…

Army Lieutenant General Ronald Burgess handed over directorship of the Defense Intelligence Agency and command of the Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveillance, and…

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Martin Dempsey briefed reporters and answered questions.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs Chair Martin Dempsey testified on defense spending in light of automatic cuts, known as sequestration, scheduled to go into effect in January…

Ceremonies marking the 144th observance of Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery included a Presidential Armed Forces Full Honor Wreath-Laying Ceremony as President Obama laid a…

The annual Memorial Day observance held at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. included a proclamation to begin the national commemoration of the Vietnam War’s 50th…

Secretaries Clinton and Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey testified on the United Nations Law of the Sea Treaty, an international convention that sets rules for under- and over-sea…

Secretary Panetta and General Dempsey held a press briefing. Secretary Panetta began by calling on Congress to abide by the Budget Control Act of 2011 rather than passing the House Republican budget reconciliation bill.…

Officials testified about events in Syria, including recent violence against protestors, the state of a cease-fire brokered by the United Nations general secretary, and regional security…

Secretary Panetta and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dempsey spoke to reporters about Defense Department issues. Topics included the previous weekend attacks in Kabul, Afghanistan, the looming threat of sequestration…

Defense Department officials testified about the department’s fiscal year 2013 budget request. Among the topics they addressed were proposed spending cuts, the potential impact of…