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Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan spoke briefly to reporters about the escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran.

Acting Defense Secretary met with his Polish counterpart, Mariusz Blaszczak, at the Pentagon for bilateral talks on a range of military and national security issues.

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan spoke briefly with reporters before welcoming his Polish counterpart, Mariusz Blaszczak, to the Pentagon for bilateral talks on a range of military…

At a meeting with his Greek counterpart, Evangelos Apostolakis, Acting Defense Secretary Shanahan called the near-collision between Russian and U.S. warships in the Pacific “unsafe and…

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan spoke briefly outside the Pentagon about Russian and U.S. warships that nearly collided with one another in the Pacific Ocean saying, “It will not deter…

Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan spoke to reporters briefly about force protection measures in the Middle East after welcoming his Vietnamese counterpart to the Pentagon for…

Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan disputed reports that the Trump administration had plans to send 5,000 more troops to the Middle East. “We are considering force protection...It may…

German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen spoke to reporters following a meeting at the Pentagon with Defense Secretary James Mattis. Mostly in German, without translation. She responded…

Defense Secretary James Mattis arrived at the Pentagon for his first day of work. The previous day the Senate voted to confirm him by a vote of 98-1. He was then sworn in by Vice President…

President Bush spoke to the press after his meeting with senior United States Department of Defense officials about Iraq. He said he remained committed to victory in Iraq and would develop…

Secretary Rumsfeld and Deputy President Al-Mahdi spoke to reporters after their meeting in the Pentagon. Topics included progress in Iraq, the violence in Baghdad, and support of the Iraqi…

Mr. Wolfowitz and Prime Minister Berlusconi spoke to reporters outside the Pentagon about joint cooperation in military efforts against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.

Following the Senate Armed Service Committee vote against him, Mr. Jones talked with reporters and took questions.

Following a speech at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Secretary Perry answered reporters' questions about Iraqi military firing on U.S. aircraft this morning.

Congressional leaders spoke to reporters from the Pentagon after being briefed by Pentagon military advisers on the status of the ground campaign in the Persian Gulf war.