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Soldier Receives Medal of Honor for Valor in Afghanistan 27 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
Army Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter became the second soldier to receive the nation's highest military award for extraordinary gallantry and selfless actions during the Battle of Kamdesh at Combat Outpo...
Hagel Talks to Indonesian Soldiers About Education, Training 27 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
In the short time he had between meetings with national leaders and a news conference in Indonesia's capital city of Jakarta, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel sat down with members of the Indonesian arme...
Face of Defense: Wounded Marine Helps Others Go Into Business 27 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
Former Marine Corps Cpl. Kevin Blanchard spends his time assisting veterans and other wounded, ill and injured service members in becoming a successful business franchisee.
Hagel: U.S. Continues to Work With Other Nations on Syria 27 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
While traveling in Southeast Asia, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel spoke by phone with British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond and French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian about chemical attacks that...
Marines Lead Multinational Nonlethal Weapons Training 27 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
Senior military leaders from 22 nations, most in the Asia-Pacific region, are gathered in Mongolia to learn about nonlethal weapons and how their forces can more effectively use them, when circumstanc...
Medal of Honor Recipient Joins Pentagon Hall of Heroes 27 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
Defense Department leaders turned out at the Pentagon to honor Army Staff Sgt. Ty M. Carter, who received the nation's highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor, from President Barack Obama during a...
Face of Defense: Marine Knows Someone's Always Watching 26 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gregg J. Schaefer enlisted in the Marine Corps to protect his family and turn his life around.
Vigilant Eagle Continues Closer U.S.-Russian Cooperation 26 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
As part of the Vigilant Eagle 13 exercise, fighter jets from the North American Aerospace Defense Command and the Russian air force will scramble to track and intercept "hijacked" aircraft during an a...
Hagel Announces U.S. Deal to Sell Helicopters to Indonesia 26 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
In a first-of-its-kind deal worth about $500 million, the United States has agreed to sell eight new Apache AH-64E attack helicopters and Longbow radars to Indonesia, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel sai...
U.S., Chinese Navies Exercise Counterpiracy in Gulf of Aden 26 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
After concluding an ambitious counterpiracy exercise with the Chinese navy, members of the U.S. 5th Fleet expressed hope it will lay groundwork for closer future cooperation in ensuring freedom of mov...
