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News Transcripts document all DOD news briefings and significant interviews. News transcripts issued within the past 30 days are listed below. Older transcripts are available on the transcript archive page. Transcripts are also available by e-mail subscription. Go to DOD News for more information and for links to other news items.
12/21/2012:   Defense Department Press Briefing via Teleconference with Maj. Gen Patton and Lt. Col. Galbreath on the Annual Military Academy Sexual Assault Report
12/18/2012:   Remarks by Secretary Panetta at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
12/14/2012:   Remarks by Secretary Panetta in Incirlik, Turkey
12/13/2012:   Remarks by Secretary Panetta in Kandahar, Afghanistan
12/13/2012:   Joint Press Conference by Secretary Panetta and President Karzai in Kabul, Afghanistan
12/12/2012:   Remarks by Secretary Panetta at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait
12/10/2012:   Background Briefing on Section 1230 Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan, Pentagon Briefing Room
12/06/2012:   Joint Press Conference with Secretary Panetta and Secretary Shinseki at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, D.C.
12/06/2012:   DOD News Briefing with Adm. Locklear from the Pentagon
12/04/2012:   Remarks by Secretary Panetta at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
12/03/2012:   Remarks by Deputy Secretary Carter at the Cooperative Threat Reduction Symposium at National Defense University, Washington, D.C.