05/16/2012
Allen: NATO Summit to Define ‘Vision’ for Afghanistan
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The upcoming NATO summit in Chicago will help determine the long-term commitment to Afghanistan beyond 2014 and create a network of bilateral strategic partnerships, said Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, the commander of the International Security Assistance Force.
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05/16/2012
ISAF Commander Sees Positive Signs for Relationship with Pakistan
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan pointed to indications that Pakistan is preparing to open cross-border NATO supply lines into Afghanistan, said Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, commander of the International Security Assistance Force.
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05/16/2012
Bringing Military Spouses, Employers Together Helps Both
WASHINGTON - Military spouses need only the focused attention of employers to improve hiring for the benefit of both sides, Laura Dempsey, an Army wife and military family advocate who works for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, told a group of business leaders in Arlington, Va.
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05/16/2012
Odierno: Army to Create Leaner, More Agile Force
WASHINGTON - The Army wants to create a leaner and more agile force over the next seven years. But sequestration, the threatened automatic across the board spending cuts required by law, would derail that plan, the service’s top uniformed leader said.
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05/16/2012
Dempsey Describes Future Force at Warfighting Conference
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The U.S. military must leverage emerging technologies and capabilities to create Joint Force 2020, the fighting force of the future, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told the audience at the 2012 Joint Warfighting Conference.
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05/16/2012
Face of Defense: Marine Dedicates U.S. Flag to Son
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan - Marine Corps 1st Lt. Phillip M. Downey has a unique gift to present when his son is born: an American flag that flew 50 feet above the Task Force Leatherneck compound.
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05/16/2012
Eucom’s State Partnership Program Becomes Global Model
STUTTGART, Germany - A program started almost two decades ago to support former Soviet bloc militaries following the Cold War has proven to be a U.S. model for building long-standing military-to-military and civil-military relationships around the world.
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05/15/2012
New Law Authorizes Reservists to Respond to Homeland Disasters
WASHINGTON - New authority in this year’s Defense Department authorization act allows the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps reserves to be called to duty in response to natural disasters or emergencies in the homeland, and also to be mobilized for extended periods to support theater security missions around the world.
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05/15/2012
Future Holds Danger, Uncertainty in Complex World, General Says
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The U.S. military is operating in an increasingly dangerous world in which it is going to have to do more with less, given increasingly tight budgets, the Joint Staff’s director of joint force development told the sixth annual 2012 Joint Warfighting Conference.
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05/15/2012
Panetta Orders Air Force to Take Further Steps on F-22
WASHINGTON - With safety remaining his top concern, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has ordered the Air Force to take additional steps to mitigate risks to F-22 pilots, George Little, acting assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, said.
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05/15/2012
Service Members, Families Get Free Pass to National Parks
WASHINGTON - Service members and their families will be able to enter all of America’s national parks free of charge for a year thanks to a Joining Forces initiative that will take effect beginning on Armed Services Day, May 19.
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05/15/2012
Deputy Ambassador: Meetings to Build on Progress in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - NATO commitments to Afghanistan expected at the alliance’s summit in Chicago next week will build on progress and will demonstrate long-term international support for Afghanistan while setting the stage for continued progress, the deputy U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan said.
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05/15/2012
Progress Continues Toward NATO Missile Defense System
STUTTGART, Germany - The United States will announce at next week’s NATO summit in Chicago that the new missile defense system in Europe has reached interim operational capability, the alliance’s supreme allied commander for Europe said.
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05/14/2012
Combined Force Detains Taliban Facilitator
WASHINGTON - An Afghan-led, coalition-supported security force detained a Taliban facilitator and another insurgent in the Kandahar district of Kandahar province. Officials said the facilitator was responsible for supplying weapons, ammunition and equipment to insurgents.
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05/14/2012
Face of Defense: Sergeant Motivates Self, Fellow Marines
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION NEW RIVER, N.C. - Marine Corps Sgt. Donald Edmonston strives every day to set a good example, to accomplish his mission safely and to embody the core values of honor, courage and commitment.
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05/14/2012
NATO Summit to Focus on Afghanistan, Missile Defense
WASHINGTON - Afghanistan will top the agenda items at the upcoming NATO Summit in Chicago as coalition members consider an agreement on a long-term strategic partnership that promotes security and stability there, said Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis, NATO’s supreme allied commander for Europe.
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05/13/2012
Panetta Hails Next Stage of Afghan Security Transition
WASHINGTON - Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta said he is “very pleased” to see that Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai identified the areas that have been selected for the next phase of security transition in Afghanistan.
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05/13/2012
Obama Welcomes New Stage of Afghan Security Transition
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama welcomed Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai’s announcement of his government’s list of areas intended for the third stage of the transition of security responsibility from NATO’s International Security Assistance Force to Afghan security forces.
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05/13/2012
Military Officials Participate in Pakistan Meetings
KABUL, Afghanistan - Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, commander of the International Security Assistance Force, met with Gen. Sher Muhammad Karimi, chief of general staff of the Afghan army, and Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Pakistan’s chief of army staff, for talks in Islamabad, Pakistan.
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05/13/2012
ISAF: Murdered Afghan Official Rejected Insurgents’ Agenda
KABUL, Afghanistan - An influential member of Afghanistan’s High Peace Council and Islamic Council member, Moulavi Arsala Rahmani, was murdered while reportedly riding in a vehicle on his way to work, International Security Assistance Force officials reported.
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05/13/2012
ISAF Welcomes Third Stage of Security Transition
KABUL, Afghanistan - The International Security Assistance Force welcomes the release of the Afghan government's list of areas intended for the third stage of the transition of security responsibility in the country, officials reported.
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05/11/2012
Panetta Salutes Military Spouses, Mothers, Grandmothers
WASHINGTON - America’s military spouses play a critical role in making the nation’s military the finest in the world, and service members’ mothers and grandmothers also provide key contributions to the nation’s security, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said.
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05/11/2012
President Proclaims Military Spouse Appreciation Day
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama honored the “tremendous service,” and “great sacrifices,” military spouses make on behalf of the country by proclaiming May 11 as Military Spouse Appreciation Day.
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05/11/2012
Most ‘Green on Blue’ Attacks Individually Motivated
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department believes recent incidents in which members of the Afghan National Security Forces have attacked their coalition trainers are individual acts of grievance, a senior DOD spokesman said.
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05/11/2012
DOD Expands Contractor Cyber-threat Protection Program
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department is expanding one pilot program and enhancing another, both of which involve sharing cyber-threat data with cleared defense contractors who work with DOD intellectual property.
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05/11/2012
Mobile Application Helps Prevent Post-deployment ‘Blues’
WASHINGTON - A new mobile application developed by mental health experts combines behavioral therapy with satellite navigation technology to offer returning service members options for adjusting to the slower pace of life at home.
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05/11/2012
‘Whole-of-Government’ Focus Boosts Eucom’s Effectiveness
STUTTGART, Germany - Some staff members at U.S. European Command, the oldest and in some people’s view, most traditional of the U.S. combatant commands, thought the “whole-of-government” concept introduced about three years ago was nothing but a fad.
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05/10/2012
Defense Leaders Discuss Syria, Yemen
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, offered their perspectives on the ongoing unrest in Syria and the threat al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula poses in Yemen.
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05/10/2012
DOD Seeks Captured Army Sergeant’s Return
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said the Pentagon is doing everything possible to secure the return of an Army sergeant who has been in Taliban hands for nearly three years.
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05/10/2012
Panetta, Dempsey: DOD Budget Request Reflects Tough Choices
WASHINGTON - As Congress marks up the military budget, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said they stand ready to work with lawmakers to maintain the balance they built into their budget proposal.
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05/10/2012
Combined Force Detains Taliban Facilitator
WASHINGTON - A combined Afghan and coalition security force detained a Taliban facilitator and another suspected insurgent in the Arghistan district of Kandahar province.
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05/09/2012
President Meets with NATO’s Secretary General
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama met with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in the Oval Office to discuss preparations for the May 20-21 NATO summit meeting in Chicago, according to a White House press release.
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05/09/2012
Medical Official Explains F-22 Pilot-protection Efforts
WASHINGTON - The Air Force has instituted measures designed to protect its pilots, ensure mission completion and assess the possible physiological effects of flying the F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft, Air Force Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Daniel O. Wyman, the command surgeon for Air Combat Command, told reporters.
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05/09/2012
Families List Retirement, Pay as Top Issues
WASHINGTON - Military families regard the possible change of military retirement benefits as their top concern, according to the results of the 2012 Military Family Lifestyle Survey.
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05/09/2012
Panetta: U.S. Leadership Needed in Law of the Sea Convention
WASHINGTON - As the globe's preeminent maritime power, the United States has much to gain in ratifying the United Nations Law of the Sea Convention, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said during his remarks at the at the Law of the Sea Convention Forum in Washington, D.C.
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05/09/2012
Summit Will Deal With Range of Issues, NATO General Says
WASHINGTON - Afghanistan will dominate the NATO summit in Chicago later this month, but alliance leaders will deal with other issues as well, French air force Gen. Stephane Abrial, commander of NATO’s transformation command, said.
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05/09/2012
Officials Emphasize Commitment to Joint Strike Fighter
WASHINGTON - Senior Air Force and Navy leaders affirm that the F-35 joint strike fighter remains the centerpiece of the tactical aircraft program and will play a large part in the services’ ongoing modernization plans.
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05/09/2012
Pentagon Officials Recognize Spirit of Public Service
WASHINGTON - Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter recognized 31 civil service employees for their service to the nation as part of the Defense Department’s observance of Public Service Recognition Week.
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05/09/2012
Afghanistan Campaign on Track, Deputy Commander Says
WASHINGTON - The message from coalition commanders in Afghanistan is loud and clear that the campaign is “in a good place right now,” the deputy commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force said.
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05/09/2012
NATO’s Transformation Command Reinvents Relations with U.S.
WASHINGTON - Though the location of its headquarters and the way it works with the U.S. military has changed, NATO’s Allied Command Transformation has forged a stronger relationship with the United States, its supreme allied commander for transformation said.
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05/09/2012
Eucom Exercises Adapt to Operational, Fiscal Environment
STUTTGART, Germany - Budget tightening won’t mean an end to U.S. European Command’s robust exercise program, but it could bring big changes to the program that keeps U.S. and allied forces at the top of their game, officials said.
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05/09/2012
Combined Force Detains Multiple Insurgents
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition security forces detain multiple suspected insurgents during an operation to capture a Taliban leader in the Zharay district of Kandahar province.
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05/09/2012
Chemistry Whiz Uses Magic to Teach
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Dr. Ron Furstenau, a chemistry instructor at the U.S. Air Force Academy, is an enthusiastic person -- whether he's mentoring students in the academy’s chemistry labs or performing instructive magic shows for young students in the local community.
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05/08/2012
U.S. Trainers, Military Cooperation Return to Yemen
WASHINGTON - The United States recently began reintroducing a small number of military trainers into Yemen after having suspended the mission due to political instability, Navy Capt. John Kirby, Pentagon spokesman, told reporters.
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05/08/2012
Panetta: U.S. Must Stay Vigilant Against Terrorist Attacks
WASHINGTON - A recent attempt by Yemeni-based terrorists to plant an explosive device on an airliner bound for the United States shows the nation needs to remain vigilant against new acts of terrorism, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said.
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05/08/2012
Battaglia Accepts Leadership Award on Behalf of All Enlisted U.S. Troops
WASHINGTON - The top U.S. non-commissioned officer accepted the Distinguished Military Leadership Award from the Atlantic Council on behalf of all enlisted service members. The award recognizes the contributions toward a better world made by enlisted soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen.
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05/08/2012
Prince Harry Calls for Unity in Supporting Wounded Warriors
WASHINGTON - Great Britain’s Prince Harry urged the U.S. and British publics last night to unify in supporting wounded warriors and families of the fallen, particularly as the drawdown of military operations in Afghanistan takes the media spotlight off their continuing needs.
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05/08/2012
New Task Force Supports Countertrafficking in Europe
STUTTGART, Germany - A new task force at U.S. European Command is helping other U.S. government agencies and their international counterparts confront trafficking in illicit goods and services that officials call a major national security threat to the United States.
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05/08/2012
Afghans Lead Operation to Capture Taliban Leader
KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan-led and coalition supported security force detained a senior Taliban leader in Afghanistan’s Faryab province. The leader organized roadside bombings, suicide attacks and other operations against Afghan and coalition forces, officials said.
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05/08/2012
Chiefs Issue Strategic Direction to Combat Sexual Assault
WASHINGTON - Members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the commandant of the Coast Guard are dissatisfied with progress made in reducing sexual assault in the military, and have released strategic direction to increase the emphasis on combating the crime.
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05/07/2012
U.S., China Must Work Together on Cyber, Panetta Says
WASHINGTON - Because the United States and China have developed technological capabilities in the cyber arena, the nations must work together to avoid misperception that could lead to a crisis, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said.
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05/07/2012
Taliban on Their Heels, Pentagon Spokesman Says
WASHINGTON - U.S. officials believe the Taliban are on their heels. “It is much more difficult for them to move around, to resource, to plan and execute,” Navy Capt. John Kirby, Pentagon spokesman, told reporters, though he added it’s too early to count them out.
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05/07/2012
Afghan-led Security Force Detains Taliban Leader
WASHINGTON - An Afghan-led security force supported by coalition troops detained a Taliban leader in Kandahar province’s Arghistan district. The leader conducted roadside bombings against Afghan and coalition troops and was responsible for moving explosive devices.
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05/07/2012
Face of Defense: Marine Recalls Decision to Enlist
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan - One of the reasons why Cpl. Erica Adams decided to join the Marine Corps, other than to be a mechanic, was to see the world. Two years after enlisting, she's now been around the globe.
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05/07/2012
Force Changes in Europe to Preserve Strategic Edge
STUTTGART, Germany - With major force changes set to unfold across Europe, U.S. European Command remains committed to its mission of ensuring a ready force prepared to respond if called upon, officials said.
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05/06/2012
Arraignment Ends as Legal Teams Gird for Long 9/11 Trial
NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - Defense and prosecution teams said they expect the trial of five alleged 9/11 co-conspirators to take many months or years, while family members of those killed Sept. 11, 2001, said they’re glad the trial is in the military’s hands.
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05/05/2012
Defendants Refuse to Respond at 9/11 Arraignment
NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - Five defendants facing arraignment in what has been called the biggest post-9/11 terrorism case refused to respond to the judge in court at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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05/05/2012
Air Force General Expresses Confidence in F-22
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. - The commander of the Air Force’s Air Combat Command discussed the national security imperative for the F-22 Raptor fighter jet, the status of efforts to identify a root cause for unexplained physiological incidents with the aircraft, and risk mitigation efforts since the Raptor’s return to flying operations in September 2011.
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05/04/2012
DOD, Financial Protection Bureau Underscore Partnership
WASHINGTON - Defense Department and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau officials at a Pentagon ceremony signed a joint statement of shared principles that underscores their partnership to protect the finances of service members.
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05/04/2012
Lawyers, Onlookers Prepare for Guantanamo Bay Arraignment
NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - Two planeloads of people arrived at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to participate in or watch court proceedings against five detainees who allegedly conspired in the 9/11 attacks on the United States that killed nearly 3,000 people.
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05/04/2012
Panetta: Service Members Must Represent Best of America
WASHINGTON - It is more important than ever that service members exercise judgment in the age of Twitter, You Tube, Flickr, I-Phones and Facebook, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta told troops at Fort Benning, Ga.
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05/04/2012
DOD Details Civilian Personnel Telework Changes
WASHINGTON - Defense officials announced decisions designed to strengthen telework and make it more attractive to supervisors and employees, said Paige Hinkle-Bowles, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for civilian personnel policy.
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05/04/2012
Motorcycle Safety Remains Top Priority for Defense Leaders
WASHINGTON - Preventing motorcycle accidents and fatalities remains a top priority for Defense Department leaders, said Joseph Angello, DOD’s director of operational readiness and safety, with training and awareness reducing the number of incidents.
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05/04/2012
Combined Force Captures Taliban Leader
WASHINGTON - An Afghan-led, coalition-supported security force detained a Taliban leader and two additional insurgents during an operation in the Imam Sahib district of Kunduz province.
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05/04/2012
Priorities Chart Way Forward for Eucom
STUTTGART, Germany - Using the new defense strategic guidance as its roadmap, officials at U.S. European Command say they’ve fixed their compasses on four basic priorities: maintaining ready forces, completing a successful transition in Afghanistan, sustaining strategic partnerships and countering transnational threats.
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05/03/2012
USNS Mercy Departs for Humanitarian Mission
WASHINGTON - Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy left Naval Station San Diego to begin its part in Pacific Partnership 2012, a humanitarian and civic assistance mission to Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Cambodia.
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05/03/2012
Bin Laden Letters Show Desire to Attack U.S. Targets
WASHINGTON - Osama bin Laden’s letters urged jihadist groups to stop domestic attacks that killed Muslim civilians and focus on the United States, “our desired goal,” says a study of declassified documents captured during last year’s U.S. raid on his compound in Pakistan.
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05/03/2012
Panetta: Environment Emerges as National Security Concern
WASHINGTON - Climate and environmental change are emerging as national security threats that weigh heavily in the Pentagon’s new strategy, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said at a Washington, D.C., reception hosted by the Environmental Defense Fund.
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05/03/2012
Afghan-led Force Detains Insurgent Leader
WASHINGTON - An Afghan-led, coalition-supported security force detained an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan terrorist group leader in the Iman Sahib district of Kunduz province. Officials said the insurgent leader was responsible for planning suicide attacks against Afghan and coalition troops.
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05/03/2012
Chairman Praises ‘Heroes of Military Medicine’
WASHINGTON - The network of people, government and private organizations that tends to America’s wounded, injured and ill service members has achieved results over the last decade that are “absolutely remarkable,” said Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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05/03/2012
Stavridis: Europe Remains Vital to Current, Future Security
WASHINGTON - U.S. European Command, along with NATO allies and other close partnerships in Europe, remains critical to the United States, even as it implements new defense strategic guidance focused on challenges in the Asia-Pacific region and the Middle East, said Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis, Eucom and NATO’s supreme allied commander for Europe.
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05/02/2012
Panetta Praises Military Professionals for bin Laden Raid
WASHINGTON - The mission that killed al-Qaida chieftain Osama bin Laden a year ago was the culmination of years of painstaking intelligence gathering, put to good use by an excellent joint service team, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said.
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05/02/2012
Excellence Earns Awards at Best Installations Ceremony
WASHINGTON - Frank Kendall, acting undersecretary of defense for acquisitions, technology and logistics, hosted a Pentagon ceremony featuring five installations recognized as the military’s best for 2012.
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05/02/2012
Official: Asia-Pacific Strategy Drives Planned Marine Move
WASHINGTON - The agreement between the United States and Japan to relocate some 9,000 Marines from Okinawa is an example of how American troops will build a more flexible, deployable force structure in the Asia-Pacific region, Robert Scher, deputy assistant secretary of defense for plans, said.
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05/02/2012
Experts to Make Missile Defense Case at Moscow Meeting
WASHINGTON - At Russia’s international missile defense conference held in Moscow May 3-4, U.S. experts will make their case for the European missile defense plan “in a broader forum,” one of the U.S. delegation leaders said.
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05/02/2012
Agency Marks Decade of Protecting Pentagon
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is a symbol of American military might, and that makes it a target that must be protected, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said during a 10th anniversary celebration of the Pentagon Force Protection Agency.
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05/01/2012
President Updates Nation on Afghanistan Mission
WASHINGTON - After joining Afghan President Hamid Karzai in signing a strategic partnership agreement, President Barack Obama took to the airwaves to update the American people on the mission in Afghanistan.
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05/01/2012
Obama Thanks Service Members in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - The sacrifices service members have made, are what make America free and secure, U.S. President Barack Obama told U.S. service members on Bagram Airfield during a surprise visit to Afghanistan.
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05/01/2012
Obama, Karzai Sign Partnership Agreement in Kabul
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai signed an agreement that commits the nations to negotiating and building a strategic partnership that will frame their future relationship.
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05/01/2012
Trip Stresses Long-term Support for Afghanistan, Official Says
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama traveled to Afghanistan to sign the strategic partnership agreement with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and to reinforce the level of American commitment to the country, a senior administration official traveling with him said.
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05/01/2012
Panetta: Agreement Shows Partnership’s Strength, Resilience
WASHINGTON - The strategic partnership agreement that U.S. President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai signed demonstrates that the relationship between the United States and Afghanistan is strong and resilient, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said.
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05/01/2012
DOD Facilities Drive Technology for Secure Power
WASHINGTON - As the nation’s top energy user, the Defense Department is pushing commercialization of the technology it needs to lower costs and keep its facilities secure, the deputy undersecretary of defense for installations and environment said.
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05/01/2012
President Arrives in Kabul to Sign Pact, Address Nation
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama is meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, and the press pool traveling with him reported that the two leaders signed the recently agreed-upon strategic partnership agreement between their governments.
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05/01/2012
Afghan, NATO Forces Build on Security Progress
WASHINGTON - Afghan and NATO forces are building on the progress made in Afghanistan, but problems -- specifically with safe havens in Pakistan and with endemic corruption -- still plague efforts in the country, senior defense and diplomatic officials said.
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05/01/2012
Combined Force Detains Taliban Leader
WASHINGTON - An Afghan and coalition security force detained a Taliban leader and several other suspected insurgents in the Washer district of Afghanistan’s Helmand province. The leader was responsible for roadside bombings, suicide attacks and other insurgent operations.
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