Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2015. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ASH CARTER: Hi, everybody. Good afternoon. Thank you. Thanks, all of you, for being here, as always. Appreciate it. It’s been a productive, eventful week, including in the campaign against ISIL. From the start of my tenure as secretary of defense, when I[Read More…]
Military
Soldier Missing From Korean War Accounted For, Oct. 23, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2015. The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a serviceman, missing from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. U.S. Army Cpl. Robert E. Meyers of Greencastle, Pennsylvania,[Read More…]
DoD Identifies Army Casualty, Oct. 23, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 23, 2015. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Master Sgt. Joshua L. Wheeler, 39, of Roland, Oklahoma, died Oct. 22, in Kirkuk Province, Iraq, from wounds received by enemy small-arms fire during an operation. He was assigned[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Press Secretary Cook, Oct. 22, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 22, 2015 PETER COOK: Afternoon, everybody. Thanks for being here. Sorry I’m a little bit late. Special welcome to the Air Force strategic policy fellows, who are here with us today. Welcome. Hope you enjoy yourselves while you’re here. Going to start with the news release that we[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Press Secretary Cook, Oct. 22, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 22, 2015 PETER COOK: Afternoon, everybody. Thanks for being here. Sorry I’m a little bit late. Special welcome to the Air Force strategic policy fellows, who are here with us today. Welcome. Hope you enjoy yourselves while you’re here. Going to start with the news release that we[Read More…]
Statement from Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook On Hostage Rescue Mission in Iraq
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015. Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook provided the following statement: Early today in Iraq, at the request of the Kurdistan Regional Government, U.S. Special Operations Forces supported an Iraqi Peshmerga operation to rescue hostages at an ISIL prison near Hawijah, Iraq. This operation was deliberately planned and[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook, Oct. 20, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2015 PETER COOK: Afternoon, everybody. Got a quick announcement off the top before I turn to your questions. Today, senior officials from the Department of Defense and the Russian Ministry of Defence signed a memorandum of understanding regarding measures to minimize the risk of in-flight incidents between[Read More…]
Statement from Pentagon Press Secretary on Memorandum of Understanding with Russia Regarding Safety Over Syrian Air Space
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2015. Today senior officials from the Department of Defense and the Russian Ministry of Defense signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding measures to minimize the risk of inflight incidents among coalition and Russian aircraft operating in Syrian air space. With today’s signatures the MOU is now[Read More…]
Dept. of Defense Statement on Airstrike in Syria that Killed Sanafi al-Nasr
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2015. Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook provided the following statement: On Oct. 15, Coalition forces conducted an airstrike in northwest Syria that killed Abdul Mohsen Adballah Ibrahim al Charekh, aka Sanafi al-Nasr, a Saudi national and the highest ranking leader of the network of veteran al-Qaeda operatives[Read More…]
Soldiers Missing From Vietnam War Accounted For, Oct. 16, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 16, 2015. The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of three servicemen, missing from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be buried with full military honors. Army Maj. Dale W. Richardson, of Mount Sterling, Illinois; Staff Sgt. Bunyan D. Price[Read More…]
