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President Clinton announced a lifting of the ban against homosexuals in the military that would allow homosexuals to serve in the military if they remain celibate while serving. He was acc…

The committee heard testimony from Department of Defense officials on the administration’s new policy concerning homosexuals in the U.S. military. The previous day, President Clinton announc…

Defense Secretary Les Aspin and members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff spoke in a news conference following a speech by President Bill Clinton on the new policy on homosexuals in the U.S. mili…

President Bill Clinton and Defense Secretary Les Aspin spoke at a full military ceremony celebrating the long, distinguished career of retiring Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General …

DOD Secretary Les Aspin and Joint Chiefs Chairman General Colin Powell briefed the media on the results of a five-month review of U.S. defense needs. The “Bottom-Up Review” assesses U.S. def…

Secretary Les Aspin and General Colin Powell spoke in a news briefing in the Pentagon on the U.S. military air strike against targets in Iraq earlier in the day. The two men spoke shortly af…

The commission heard testimony from Defense Secretary Les Aspin, General Colin Powell and other members of the Joint Chiefs on the list of military bases slated for closure by the Department…

Administration officials and Department of Defense Administrators spoke in a ceremony commemorating the completion of the construction of the Pentagon fifty years earlier in 1943. The ceremo…

U.S. Army General Colin Powell, Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, and Secretary of Defense Les Aspin answered questions concerning allowing gays to serve in the military. They discusse…

The House Armed Services Committee took up the 1994 Defense Budget.

The committee heard testimony from Secretary Aspin and General Powell on the Department of Defense strategy for the future of the U.S. military and the fiscal year 1994 Department of Defense…

The Defense Base Closure & Realignment Commission heard testimony from DOD Secretary Les Aspin and Joint Chiefs Chairman General Colin Powell on recently announced plans to close 31 major U.…

Secretary Aspin and General Powell spoke briefly with reporters after a meeting with Senate leaders to discuss plans for an airdrop of humanitarian aid to the former Yugoslavia, which has be…

General Colin Powell, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke in a ceremony welcoming Leslie Aspin to the Department of Defense. The ceremony included the National Anthem, an invocation…