Tag Archives: Leon Panetta

Episode #148: News Roundup for Sept. 21, 2012

Posted on September 21, 2012 by glenn.selby

In our news roundup for Friday, September 21: On Sept. 11, President Barack Obama was joined by Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey during a ceremony at the Pentagon Memorial, to remember …
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Episode #146: Bi-Weekly News Roundup for Aug. 10, 2012

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Ian Graham

In our news roundup for Friday, August 10: Last week Defense Secretary Leon Panetta visited countries in Northern Africa and the Middle East to discuss regional security issues including the Syrian conflict and the Iranian nuclear program. Japanese Defense Minister …
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Remembering the Korean War 59 Years Later

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Ian Graham

The Korean War, which began June 25, 1950, with the North Korean army’s invasion of South Korea, officially ended July 27, 1953 – a day now officially recognized as Armistice Day. The signing marked the end of the longest negotiated armistice …
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Episode #143: Weekly News Roundup for July 6, 2012

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Bradley Cantor

Military aircraft aiding firefighting efforts in the western United States have resumed operations. This comes after the aircraft were put on operational hold following a crash of a North Carolina Air National Guard C-130 in South Dakota. The crash killed …
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Episode #142: Weekly News Roundup for June 29, 2012

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Ian Graham

In “This Week in the DoD” for June 29: Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced a new Department of Defense grant program for schools supporting military children at the Military Child Education Coalition national training seminar in Grapevine, Texas. In a visit …
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