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Live Stream: Afghanistan Briefing

Filed under DoD News, Pentagon Channel by Bradley Cantor on February 27, 2012 at 11:26 am {no comments}

Join us today at 11:45 a.m. for a live briefing from the Pentagon. George Little, DoD Press Secretary and U.S. Navy Capt. John Kirby DASD, Media Operations (via DVIDS from Kabul) will discuss the current situation in Afghanistan.

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Responsibility and Social Media [Video]

Filed under DoD News, Emerging Media, Pentagon Channel by Ian Graham on October 6, 2011 at 9:00 am {no comments}

Mr. Michael Reheuser, director of the Defense Privacy and Civil Liberties Office, discusses the potential dangers of careless social media use, related both to privacy and civil liberties issues. His office is encouraging people to carefully consider what they post online, whether you work in the Pentagon or you’re deployed to Afghanistan.

“Think before you blog, think before you tweet … think to yourself, if I wouldn’t put this on a sign in my front lawn, you might not want to put it on the internet, because once it’s out there, you can never get it back.”

Four Years At the Helm

Filed under DoD News, Pentagon Channel by nmcfarland on September 30, 2011 at 9:47 am {no comments}

ADM Mike Mullen and his wife, Deborah, discuss the issues they’ve faced and causes they’ve championed during his four years as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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DASD Gordon: “Your Opinion Counts” in MWR Survey

Filed under DoD News, Pentagon Channel by Ian Graham on June 24, 2011 at 12:29 pm {no comments}

Defense Department officials need your ideas and opinions to properly provide for morale, welfare and recreation programs and meet the up-to-date needs of service members and their families, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for military community and family policy said Monday in an interview with the Pentagon Channel.

Officials are electronically sending 600,000 surveys to military families around the world, including members of the National Guard and reserve components, Robert L. Gordon III said. The survey is the first of its kind to solicit input from all components of the U.S. military.

It includes 135 questions, and covers a range of MWR programs from fitness centers to automotive services to leisure activities. The survey takes about 20 minutes to complete, he said, and the answers are kept confidential and anonymous.

Gordon said he hopes to have survey data returned in about three weeks.

Read the Defense.gov story here.

Obama: “The Tide of War is Receding”

Filed under DoD News, Pentagon Channel by Ian Graham on June 23, 2011 at 10:35 am {no comments}

By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, June 22, 2011 – Thanks to the tremendous progress U.S., coalition and Afghan troops have made, the United States will draw down the number of troops in Afghanistan by 10,000 this year and 33,000 by the end of summer 2012, President Barack Obama said.

“The tide of war is receding,” the president said during an address to the nation from the White House. “Fewer of our sons and daughters are serving in harm’s way.”

U.S. troops will continue to drawdown as Afghan security forces take the lead for protecting their own country. As this continues, the U.S. mission will switch from combat to support. “By 2014, this process of transition will be complete, and the Afghan people will be responsible for their own security,” Obama said.

The United States ended its combat role in Iraq last year and there are now about 45,000 U.S. troops in Iraq providing training and support to Iraqi security forces. The reduction of 33,000 troops by the end of summer 2012 will mean about 65,000 Americans in Afghanistan.

“America, it is time to focus on nation building here at home,” he said.

Watch the President’s speech here.

Read his full address here.