Feb 08 Defense Secretary Panetta’s Tenure Spanned Social Changes, World Strife By Larisa Epatko In his final appearance on Capital Hill as Defense secretary, Leon Panetta testified Thursday that although he and several other administration officials supported arming select Syrian rebels, the White House ultimately spiked the plan. Continue reading
Feb 08 Panetta’s Tenure as Secretary of Defense By Larisa Epatko Defense Secretary Leon Panetta oversaw changes in policy on women in combat and gays in the military. He traveled to Europe, Asia and the battlefield of Afghanistan, among other places. See some highlights of his tenure here. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch In Some States, Political Ads Take Aim at Defense Secretary Nominee Chuck Hagel In Some States, Political Ads Take Aim at Defense Secretary Nominee Chuck Hagel… Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch Defense Department Budget Will Be Major Questioning Point for Nominee Hagel Confirmation hearings will soon begin for former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, tapped to replace Leon Panetta as Secretary of Defense. Hagel will likely face sharp questioning, especially about the Pentagon's budget crisis. Kwame Holman reports on the defense department's budget… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch For 9/11 Anniversary, Ceremonies in Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York For 9/11 Anniversary, Ceremonies in Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York… Continue watching
Jun 08 Watch News Wrap: Gen. Allen Apologizes for Civilian Deaths in Afghan Airstrike In other news Friday, Gen. John Allen -- commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan -- apologized for the deaths of civilians in an airstrike. The operation on Wednesday targeted a Taliban leader, but some wedding guests were killed. Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch Photos of Troops With Dead Insurgents Add to U.S.-Afghan Tensions Two photos published Wednesday in The Los Angeles Times -- showing U.S. soldiers posing with the severed legs of a suicide bomber and the hand of a dead insurgent -- drew severe condemnation from American officials including Defense Secretary Leon… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch Deputy Defense Secretary on Pentagon Cuts: ‘We Have No Choice’ Deputy Defense Secretary on Pentagon Cuts: 'We Have No Choice'… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch Panetta on Pentagon Budget: ‘Cutting Almost $500 Billion Is Not Chump Change’ In an interview Thursday after his news conference at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told Jeffrey Brown that the United States seeks to be a power in the Pacific and that defense budget cuts announced Thursday will be hard… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch Weeks After Iraq Withdrawal, Obama Announces Plans to Shrink U.S. Military While unveiling the Pentagon's latest defense strategy Thursday, President Obama highlighted a new focus on Asia and a scaled-back military. Ray Suarez reports on the strategy shift, announced just weeks after the last American troops left Iraq. Continue watching