Fort Hood Memorial Service
President Obama, military leaders, and clergy spoke at a memorial service for the three people killed in a shooting at the Fort Hood military base April 2, 2014. The boots, helmets and rifle…
2,521 viewsPresident Obama, military leaders, and clergy spoke at a memorial service for the three people killed in a shooting at the Fort Hood military base April 2, 2014. The boots, helmets and rifle…
2,521 viewsSenior army officials spoke at a National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month event hosted by the Army Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program Office.
1,286 viewsArmy Secretary John McHugh talked about the Army’s SHARP (Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention) program. This was part of a U.S. Army two-day summit on sexual harassment, an in…
552 viewsArmy Secretary John McHugh gave the keynote address at the Association for the U.S. Army conference. In his remarks he said the Army would be able to function with lower troop numbers envisi…
564 viewsDefense 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…
266 viewsThe Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the nominations of John M. McHugh to be Secretary of the Army, Joseph W. Westphal to be Undersecretary of the Army, and Juan M. Garcia I…
494 viewsPresident Obama announced the nomination of Representative John McHugh as secretary of the Army.
215 viewsThe House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on security developments in the areas of responsibility of the U.S. Pacific Command, U.S. European Command, and U.S. Forces Korea. Among the…
445 viewsWitnesses testified on the implementation of the Army Medical Action Plan, which was issued in June 2007 in response to substandard conditions of services and facilities at the Walter Reed A…
532 viewsWitnesses testified about military recruitment and retention, the impact of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan on readiness and recruiting efforts, and the quality of military recruits.
385 viewsThe House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing to examine whether senior Defense Department officials knew about U.S. Army Corporal Patrick Tillman’s death by friendly…
1,763 viewsGeneral Keane and Mr. Korb testified about planning for the redeployment of U.S. forces from Iraq. Among the issues they addressed were the political and security situation in Iraq, regional…
92 viewsThe Military Personnel Subcommittee (of the House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the findings of the Independent Review Group issued in April 2007 and reviewed current actions to…
312 viewsMajor General Arnold Punaro testified about the report of the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves. Among the topics he addressed were operational capabilities, readiness issues, eq…
87 viewsThe House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel heard testimony on Department of Defense mental health services and programs. Witnessed testified about mental health among milita…
324 viewsCommissioners heard testimony from members of Congress and others. Topics included the role of the National Guard and the Reserves, periods of deployment, readiness, compensation, and the De…
274 viewsThe House Armed Services Committee heard testimony from U.S. Air Force officials about the plan for the U.S. Air Force future total force. Witnesses testified about the role of the Air Force…
389 viewsThe program has technical difficulties in the form of occasional, slight video interference. The subcommittee heard testimony from recruitment and retention officers on the current status…
191 viewsSubcommittee members heard testimony on the care of service members injured and wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. Service members testified about their experiences in the theater of operation…
581 viewsSenior defense and reserve officials testified about military readiness, the use of guard and reserve forces in support of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, retention of reserve members, a…
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