Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 15, 2015. PETER COOK: Hi, everyone. Let me just walk through quickly what’s going to play out here. Secretary Carter has a brief statement regarding the president’s decision on Afghanistan. He’s got time probably for about one or two questions, and then he has to meet with the[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 12, 2015. The Department of Defense believes it is important to address the consequences of the tragic incident at the Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan. One step the Department can take is to make condolence payments to civilian non-combatants injured and the families of civilian non-combatants[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 9, 2015. Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook provided the following statement:  Last year the Department of Defense received authorization from Congress to train and equip moderate opposition forces in Syria as one of several lines of effort to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).[Read More…]

BELGIUM—(ENEWSPF)—October 8, 2015 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ASH CARTER: Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for coming here today. It’s a pleasure for me to be back here in Brussels and an honor to be with so many friends from NATO. Our agenda today reflected the extraordinary breadth and depth of the[Read More…]

Program Expected to be Among World’s Largest Databases WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015.  The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Million Veteran Program (MVP) has enrolled its 400,000th Veteran volunteer, squarely putting it on track to become one of the world’s largest medical databases, linking genetic, clinical, lifestyle and military-exposure information, with[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015.  Yesterday, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) joined Congressmen Mike Coffman (R-CO), Peter King (R-NY) and Juan Vargas (D-CA), to introduce the bipartisan Military Enlistment Opportunity Act. This legislation authorizes eligible individuals, including young undocumented immigrants who were brought to America as children, to achieve Legal Permanent Resident[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2015. Today, Commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan General John Campbell informed Congress that a U.S. military airstrike in Kunduz, Afghanistan, to support Afghan forces on the ground resulted in a mistaken attack on a Doctors Without Borders field hospital.  Doctors Without Borders does important work all[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015 I want to congratulate Ambassador Michael Froman and the U.S. negotiating team for reaching a historic trade agreement with the 11 other Asia-Pacific nations that make up the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). American military strength rests on the foundation of a vibrant economy. TPP will bolster strong[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2015. STAFF: Good morning. We are welcoming here General Campbell, who’s the commander of Resolute Support Mission and U.S Forces-Afghanistan. He’s only got time for a short statement and a few questions, so please understand our time limitations. General Campbell? GENERAL JOHN CAMPBELL: Thanks. Well, thanks, everybody,[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2015. The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of six airmen who were supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. They died Oct. 2 in the crash of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan. The cause of the accident is currently under investigation. Killed were:  Capt.[Read More…]