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Secretary Geren and three former Air Force One pilots delivered luncheon remarks at a dedication of a retired Air Force One plane at the Reagan Library. They shared anecdotes of flying the p…

Army Secretary Pete Geren and General Peter Chiarelli held a media roundtable to provide calendar year suicide data. Yearly increases in suicides have been recorded since 2004 and are now at…

Officials spoke to reporters about medical care for wounded warriors and veterans. They were joined by military personnel who related their own experiences. Among the issues addressed were i…

Army officials testified about the fiscal year 2009 budget request for the U.S. Army and about the future of the defense program. Topics included current challenges facing the Army, includin…

Secretary Geren and General Cody briefed reporters on the future deployment of Army troops. They talked about the infrastructure and services that had been created to support new combat brig…

General Casey and Secretary Geren testified about the need for a larger U.S. Army to meet administration demands. General Casey said, “We are consumed with meeting the demands of the current…

Mr. Gansler spoke to reporters about military contracts and the work of the Commission on Army Acquisition and Program Management in Expeditionary Operations. E also talked about major recom…

Secretary Geren welcomed attendees at the Association annual meeting and outlined the Army’s new theme, “America’s Army: Strength of the Nation.” He also talked about the Army Family Covenan…

Secretary of the Army Geren and General Casey spoke to the press at the Association of the United States Army 2007 Annual Meeting and Exposition. They talked about several Army initiatives t…

Army Secretary Pete Green and Vice Chief of Staff General Richard Cody spoke to reporters in the Pentagon about the death of Army Cpl. Pat Tillman in Afghanistan and their willingness to tes…

Defense Department officials spoke to reporters about the findings of an inspector general’s report that found the Army had committed “critical errors” in judgment in handling the “friendly …

The Senate Armed Service Committee held a hearing on the nomination of Preston Geren to be secretary of the Army. Among the issues he addressed were personnel training and readiness, equipme…

The Senate Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs Committees held a joint hearing on the Defense and Veterans Affairs Departments' disability rating systems and the transition of service membe…

Acting Secretary Geren and General Schoomaker testified about the proposed fiscal year 2008 defense budget. They talked about operations in Iraq and other overseas deployments, readiness and…

Acting Secretary of the Army Pete Geren addressed the Walter Reed work force on the Walter Reed Army Medical Center campus in the main hospital building. Mr. Geren formally introduced the ne…

Wounded soldiers and their families, as well as U.S. Army officials testified about conditions in barracks facilities for injured soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Among the issue…

This House session ends the 104th Congress while waiting on the Senate to pass the fiscal year 97' spending bill among other bills. A report read to the floor from the Senate confirmed the p…

United States House of Representatives, Session for May 15th, 1996. The House Debated Federal Land in Utah, Defense Spending, FY 1997 Budget Resolution, and Special Order Speeches.