Delhi, India—(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2014. REAR ADM. JOHN KIRBY: Hard stop at 3:30. The secretary doesn’t have any opening comments. We’ll just start giving him your questions. And again, as you know, this is on the record. Q: Mr. Secretary, can you talk a little bit about the actual ISIL threat[Read More…]
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Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby Update on Iraq, August 8, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2014. The U.S. military continued to attack ISIL targets near Erbil today conducting two additional air strikes to help defend the city where U.S. personnel are assisting the Government of Iraq. Shortly after 10 a.m. EDT, remotely piloted aircraft struck a terrorist mortar position. When ISIL fighters[Read More…]
Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby on Airstrikes in Iraq, August 8, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2014. At approximately 6:45 a.m. EDT, the U.S. military conducted a targeted airstrike against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists. Two F/A-18 aircraft dropped 500-pound laser-guided bombs on a mobile artillery piece near Erbil. ISIL was using this artillery to shell Kurdish forces defending[Read More…]
Statement on Iraq by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, August 7, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 7, 2014. This evening, at the president’s direction, and at the request of the Government of Iraq, the U.S. military conducted a humanitarian assistance operation near Sinjar in northern Iraq, providing food and water for thousands of Iraqi civilians whose lives have been threatened by armed groups associated[Read More…]
Media Availability with Secretary Hagel en route to New Delhi, India, August 7, 2014
En Route New Delhi, India—(ENEWSPF)—August 7, 2014. REAR ADM. JOHN KIRBY: As always, the secretary will have a couple of opening comments, and then we’ll get to your questions. Sir? SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CHUCK HAGEL: John, thank you, good morning, whatever it is. I think you want to stay focused[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at the Signing of the Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act
Ft. Belvoir, Virginia–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2014 – 12:05 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Fort Belvoir! (Applause.) Everybody, have a seat. I think I’m going to take Sergeant Major McGruder on the road. (Laughter.) I’m just going to have him introduce me wherever I go. (Laughter.) He got me excited, and I’m[Read More…]
DoD Identifies Army Casualty, August 6, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 6, 2014. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, 55, of Schenectady, N.Y., died Aug. 5, in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by small arms fire. The incident[Read More…]
New Mexico Veteran Sues Employer for Wrongful Firing
Physician’s Assistant Donna Smith Was Legally Enrolled in State’s Medical Cannabis Program ALBUQUERQUE, NM—(ENEWSPF)—August 6, 2014. Donna Smith, a veteran who served our country with distinction, as well as a licensed physician’s assistant was recently terminated from her position with Presbyterian Health Services due to her enrollment in the state’s[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Rear Adm. Kirby, August 5, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 5, 2014. REAR ADM. JOHN KIRBY: Good afternoon, everybody. Just a brief comment today about today’s shooting in Afghanistan and then I’ll get to your questions. I can confirm that an individual believed to be an Afghan soldier fired today into a group of coalition troops at the[Read More…]
Condolence Statement from the Army Chief of Staff General Ray Odierno for the Loss of Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 6, 2014. Our thoughts and prayers are with Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene’s family, and the families of our soldiers who were injured today in the tragic events that took place in Afghanistan. These soldiers were professionals, committed to the mission. It is their service and sacrifice that[Read More…]
