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Pentagon Press Briefing
At a press briefing held with Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell, he said that Secretary of Defense Robert Gates believes there needs to be a bigger education budget for the military, and there needs to be an improved GI Bill. It is known, Morrell said, that families determine whether or not military personnel become career, [...]
Pentagon News
Iraq: Coach, Teach, Mentor
“We are working hard to work ourselves out of a job,” Army Col. Mark Dewhurst, commander of the 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, said during a live brief from Iraq. The combined efforts with the Iraqi security forces are the cornerstone against insurgents, Dewhurst said, and he’s seen a lot of developments in the area [...]
Read more...Iraq: A Fragile Area
Army Maj. Gen. Mark P. Hertling, commander of Multinational Division-North and the 1st Armored Division in Iraq, refused three times to answer what he thought of the draw down of the troops during a live remote briefing held in the Pentagon. “You’re asking me to speculate on that, and I won’t,” he said. Hertling [...]
Read more...Mullen: I’ll give the new President the “best advice I can”
Special groups in Iraq are “like the mafia”
Iraq: We lead from behind
Pentagon update from Major General John Kelly
Gates to wounded warriors: I thank you from the bottom of my heart
Lee: Kim Jong-il’s health has significant implications
Gates: We reaffirmed commitment to Korea
United States has unwavering commitment to the safety of South Korea
Chu: Military ought to be first public service choice
Military Recruiting “purely remarkable.”
Absentee Voting- Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Count Too
Iraqi people “surprisingly embracing.”
Colonel Battaglia says Iraqis “very appreciative”
Pentagon Audio
- Lee: Kim Jong-il’s health has significant implications
- Gates: We reaffirmed commitment to Korea
- Chu: Military ought to be first public service choice
- Iraqi people “surprisingly embracing.”
- Colonel Battaglia says Iraqis “very appreciative”
- Sharp on Korea: US will remain committed to defense
- Sharp on Korea: Prepared to react with overwhelming firepower
