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On his final day on the job, Defense Secretary Ash Carter spoke ahead of the regular briefing at the Pentagon to give details of overnight events including a U.S. airstrike in Libya targetin…

Acting Assistant Defense Secretary for International Security Affairs, Elissa Slotkin, talked about the U.S. fight against ISIS and recommendations for the incoming Trump administration. Thi…

Defense Department Press Secretary Peter Cook announced a series of airstrikes against al-Qaida affiliated military targets in Syria during a briefing with reporters at the Pentagon. Other t…

Undersecretary of Defense Peter Levine provided an update on department recoupment efforts in the wake of the California National Guard bonus repayments issue. Then, Peter Cook held his regu…

Spokesperson Peter Cook briefed reporters at the Pentagon and responded to their questions on a variety of military-related topics. He began the briefing with a strong condemnation of the as…

Peter Cook briefed reporters and responded to their questions on a variety of military-related topics.

Peter Cook briefed reporters and responded to their questions on a variety of military-related topics. He confirmed that a U.S. air strike in Syria on November 18, 2016, killed a senior al-Q…

Peter Cook briefed reporters and responded to their questions on a variety of military-related topics, including ongoing efforts to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul.

Peter Cook briefed reporters in the Pentagon and responded to their questions on a variety of military related topics, including ongoing efforts to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from ISIL* …

Peter Cook briefed reporters and responded to their questions on a variety of military-related topics, including Iraqi forces' push to retake the city of Mosul from ISIL. The Islamic St…

Peter Cook took questions from reporters that focused on the battle to retake the Iraqi City of Mosul from ISIL militants. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Islamic State…

Peter Cook briefed reporters at the Pentagon and responded to their questions on a variety of military-related topics.

Peter Cook briefed reporters at the Pentagon and responded to their questions on a variety of military-related topics, including preparations for response to Hurricane Matthew.

Peter Cook briefed reporters and responded to their questions on a variety of military-related topics, including the death of a U.S. service member in Afghanistan.

Peter Cook briefed reporters and responded to questions on a range of military-related issues.

Peter Cook responded to reporters' questions on a variety of military-related topics, including the results of a targeted strike on Mohammad al-Adnani, the official spokesman of ISIL. T…

General Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Central Command, briefed reporters and responded to their questions on a range of issues, including the fight against ISIS* and the recent provocation…

Peter Cook briefed reporters and responded to questions on a variety of issues, including Wednesday’s attack on the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul.

Peter Cook briefed reporters and responded to their questions on a variety of military-related topics, including recent airstrikes in Syria and the role of 100 U.S. forces in the security si…

Peter Cook briefed reporters and took their questions on a range of Defense Department issues. Topics included U.S. airstrikes against ISIS* in Libya which he said were requested by Libya an…