Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan spoke to reporters after welcoming his Colombian counterpart to the Pentagon for bilateral talks. Topics included Venezuela, Iraq, Iran, and the…
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Joint Chiefs Chair General Joseph Dunford and South Korean National Secretary of Defense Jeong Kyeong-doo spoke to reporters after participating in a full honor arrival ceremony at Joint…
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Defense Department Comptroller David Norquist and other Pentagon officials briefed reporters on President Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget proposal.
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Missile Defense Agency Deputy Director Rear Admiral Jon Hill and Acting Director for Operations Michelle Atkinson briefed reporters on President Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget proposal for…
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Major General John Pletcher, the deputy assistant Air Force secretary for budget, briefed reporters on President Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget proposal for his military branch.
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Rear Admiral Randy Crites, the deputy assistant Navy secretary on President Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget proposal for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.
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Army Undersecretary Ryan McCarthy briefed reporters on President Trump’s fiscal year 2020 Defense budget request. He was joined by Lieutenant Genera; Thomas Horlander, the military deputy…
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Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Joseph Dunford spoke briefly with reporters ahead of the arrival of Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar…
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The Defense Advisory Committee on Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces met to hear testimony from civilian sexual assault investigators. Three detectives from Boston, Baltimore, and…
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The Defense Advisory Committee on Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces met to hear testimony from a sexual assault litigation specialist with the U.S. Marine Corps, who advocated for the “same due…
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Defense Secretary James Mattis spoke briefly to reporters before a welcome ceremony for his Indian counterpart, Nirmala Sitharaman. He also paid tribute to the late President George H.W.…
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This War Department film documented how women helped the war effort. In the film, an actor portraying Adolf Hitler after a fictional 1944 surrender realizes that the “Hidden Army” of…
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Defense Secretary Mattis and Homeland Security Nielsen received an update on efforts to secure the southern border with Mexico and visited with U.S. troops aiding in that effort.
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Defense Secretary James Mattis told reporters on his way to McAllen, Texas, that he expected troop levels on the Mexico border to fluctuate between 5,900 and 7,000. He also talked about the…
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The Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs held a ceremony commemorating Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie delivered the…
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Defense Secretary James Mattis fielded questions from reporters on a range of issues, including the downing of a Russian plane in Syria and whether he planned to leave his post at the…
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Defense Secretary James Mattis and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Joseph Dunford held a joint press conference at the Pentagon. They spoke about the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act and…
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In remarks at the Pentagon, Vice President Pence officially announced the creation of a Space Force branch of the military. He said a report on the early work on this effort was also being…
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Vice President Pence spoke at a repatriation ceremony in Hawaii where he received the presumed remains of American soldiers killed in the Korean War.
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U.S. Army Secretary Mark Esper announced that Austin has been chosen as the location for the new Army Futures Command.
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