Washington, DC—(ENEWSFP)—November 26, 2014. The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Nov. 24, in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when the enemy attacked their vehicle with a vehicle borne improvised explosive device. Killed were: Sgt. Maj. Wardell B.[Read More…]

CHICAGO, IL –-(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2014.  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and today led a group of 40 Senate colleagues in supporting the Department of Defense’s (DOD) plan to update the Military Lending Act (MLA) and close existing loopholes in order to better protect soldiers[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 24, 2014. Presenters: Rear Admiral John Kirby, Press Secretary REAR ADM. JOHN KIRBY: Good morning, everybody. No statement again today. Bob? Q: (off mic) — since Secretary Hagel submitted his resignation. It’s been characterized as a forced resignation or a firing, and I wonder whether you would say[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2014.  Yesterday the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) formally removed Sharon Helman, the director of the Phoenix VA Healthcare System, from federal service. This decision followed an investigation by the VA Office of Inspector General in which allegations of lack of oversight and other misconduct were substantiated.[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014. Mr. President, thank you. Thank you for your generous words, your friendship and support, which I have always valued and will continue to value. To my not old but my longtime dear friend Vice President Biden, who I have always admired and respected – and both[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 24, 2014. To the men and women of the Department of Defense: I wanted to take this opportunity to let you know that this morning, President Obama accepted my letter of resignation. I have agreed to continue to serve as Secretary of Defense until my successor is confirmed[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 22, 2014. The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Muhammed Murdi Issa Al-Zahrani from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Government of Saudi Arabia. On Oct. 3, a Periodic Review Board consisting of representatives from the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Justice, and State;[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 21, 2014. The Department of Defense announced today a change to policy that will prohibit service members from using new allotments to purchase, lease or rent personal property effective Jan. 1, 2015. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel directed the change following an interagency review conducted in response to[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 20, 2014. REAR ADMIRAL JOHN KIRBY: All right. Well, I don’t have an opening statement today, so we can just get right at your questions. Lita? You don’t have one? (Laughter.) Q: I was going to defer to Jamie. REAR ADM. KIRBY: Hey, Jamie. Good to see you.[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 20, 2014. The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Salah Mohammed Salih Al-Dhabi, Abdel Ghaib Ahmad Hakim, and Abdul Khaled Al-Baydani from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Government of Georgia. The Department of Defense also announced today the transfer of Hashim Bin Ali[Read More…]