Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 23, 2014. Presenters: Army Lt. Gen. Mark A. Milley, commander, International Security Assistance Force, Joint Command COMMANDER ELISSA SMITH:  Good morning here in the briefing room, and good evening in Afghanistan.   I’d like to welcome Lt. Gen. Mark Milley to the Pentagon Briefing Room.  Lt. Gen. Mark[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 23, 2014. Presenters: Commander, U.S. Pacific Command Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III ADMIRAL SAMUEL J. LOCKLEAR:  Aloha.  And good morning.  And I’m sorry I’m a couple of minutes late.  I know your time is very valuable, and I appreciate you standing by. It’s always great to have an[Read More…]

10,000 Chicago-Style Pizzas to be Shipped to Overseas Servicemembers CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2014.  Governor Pat Quinn yesterday partnered with leaders from DHL Express and Pizzas 4 Patriots to send 10,000 Chicago-style deep dish pizzas to servicemembers just in time for Super Bowl Sunday. Pizzas will be delivered to troops in Afghanistan,[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 22, 2014. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Chief Warrant Officer Edward Balli, 42, of Monterey, Calif., died Jan. 20, in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, of wounds from small arms fire when he was attacked by insurgents. Balli[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 18, 2014. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.   Spc. Andrew H. Sipple, 22, of Cary, N.C., died Jan. 17, in Kandahar City, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, from a non-combat related incident currently under investigation.  He was assigned[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 17, 2014. I fully support the reforms to signals intelligence programs that President Obama outlined today – not only as Secretary of Defense, but as former co-chair of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board and a former member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.  These programs must always[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2014. REAR ADMIRAL JOHN KIRBY: Good afternoon, I’m just gonna open up with a few comments about the omnibus spending bill that is now before Congress. The bipartisan appropriations bill provides our department with necessary funding for critical investments and modernization, an increase in pay and benefits[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2014. The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Jan. 10, at Bagram Airfield, in Parwan Province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when the aircraft they were aboard crashed.  The incident is under investigation. Killed were: Chief[Read More…]

  Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2014.  The Department of Defense announced today the death a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Daniel T. Lee, 28, of Crossville, Tenn., died Jan. 15, in Parwan Province, Afghanistan, from wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire during[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 15, 2014. Presenters: Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Air Force Chief of Staff General Mark A. Welsh III BRIGADIER GENERAL LES KODLICK:  Good afternoon.  I’m Les Kodlick, the director of public affairs.  Got a short briefing for you this afternoon, update on the nuclear[Read More…]