Bloggers Roundtable: The Defense Strategic Guidance with Dr. George Little and Captain John Kirby

Filed under Bloggers Roundtable, DoD News by on January 5, 2012 at 11:55 am {one comment}

On January 5, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. EST, DoDLive  hosted a Bloggers Roundtable with Pentagon Press Secretary, Dr. George Little and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Media Operations, Capt. John Kirby. They discussed the Defense Strategic Guidance announced by President Barack Obama, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey that morning. The team provided a summary of the strategy and took questions from bloggers.

Participating on the call were: Dr. Andrew Lubin from Leatherneck Magazine; Christopher Radin from the The Long War Journal; Gail Harris from Foreign Policy Blog; Chuck Simmins from North Shore Journal; John Doyle from 4G War Blog; and Walter Pincus from the Washington Post.

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Live Stream: President Obama and Secretary Panetta Deliver Defense Strategic Review

Filed under DoD News by on January 5, 2012 at 10:56 am {one comment}

Today, at 10:50 a.m., streaming live on the PentagonChannel.mil, President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Pentagon on the Defense Strategic Review, which will guide our budget priorities and decisions going forward. He will be joined by Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey., in the Pentagon briefing room. After those comments, Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, Undersecretary of Defense (Policy) Michele Flournoy, and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. James Winnefeld will provide additional comments and take questions.



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Worth a Thousand Words: Fast Rope

Filed under Worth A Thousand Words by on December 24, 2011 at 6:30 am {one comment}

Cpl. Robert Forrest, a squad leader and helicopter rope suspension techniques master with Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares a Marine to fast-rope from a CH-46E Sea Knight parked on USS Makin Island’s flight deck to the hangar here Dec. 9. The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14 to begin a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Middle East regions. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Roger Hollenbeck

Episode #116: Weekly News Roundup for Dec. 23

Filed under DoD News by on December 23, 2011 at 12:49 pm {no comments}

In “This Week in the DoD” for Dec. 23:

This week marks the official end of the mission in Iraq. Now soldiers are coming home and re-uniting with loved ones in time for the holidays.

On Monday, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta issued a letter to the troops. The letter comes after a week long trip to Djibouti, Afghanistan, Iraq, Turkey and Libya. It discussed his visit with troops serving abroad as well as his experience presiding over the end of mission ceremony in Bagdad.  He concluded the letter by thanking our service members for the crucial role they played in making the world a safer and more hopeful place.

The National Guard has been a vital part of the coalition team protecting the U.S.-Mexican border. Now, their mission along the United States’ southern frontier will be changing.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has died. Monday, reports from state-run t-v in North Korea filled global airwaves as people worldwide contemplated what his death will mean for the future.

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Worth a Thousand Words: Sea Knight

Filed under Worth A Thousand Words by on December 23, 2011 at 6:30 am {no comments}

A Marine Helicopter Squadron One CH-46 Sea Knight sits on the Pentagon helicopter landing pad in Arlington, Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cody A. Fodale)

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