Top U.S. Officials Honor Americans Who Died in Libya
DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered eulogies for U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens and three fellow State Department employees during a dignified transfer ceremony on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 14, 2012. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta was also on hand to honor the men who were lost during a Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
Panetta to Visit Japan, China, New Zealand During Asia Trip
DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta is set to leave for his third visit to Asia in 11 months, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little told reporters at the Pentagon, Sept. 13, 2012. Panetta will meet with defense counterparts from Japan, China and New Zealand to discuss bilateral defense issues, including the Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft and military-to-military engagements.
Dempsey Arrives in Romania For NATO Talks, Meetings
DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen
U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Sibiu, Romania, Sept. 14, 2012, to participate in NATO Military Committee talks. Dempsey will meet with his fellow chiefs of defense to discuss Afghanistan and other NATO issues.
Secretary Welcomes Hungarian Defense Minister
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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta escorted Hungarian Defense Minister Csaba Hende through an honor cordon into the Pentagon, Sept. 14, 2012. The two leaders met to discuss bilateral defense issues.
Panetta, Dempsey Greet U.S. Paralympic Team Members
DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta accepted a gift from U.S. Paralympic Team members Kari Miller, Jeremy Campbell, Brad Snyder and Cortney Jordan during a visit to the Pentagon, Sept. 13, 2012. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was also on hand to meet the athletes.
Defense Department Deploys Security Team to Libya
DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has authorized deployment of a Marine Corps fleet antiterrorism security team to Libya to protect U.S. citizens there and to secure the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little told reporters at the Pentagon, Sept. 13, 2012.
Widow Shares Marine’s Story To Save Others From Suicide
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Speaking to standing-room-only audiences at the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center in Natick, Mass., Sept. 12, 2012, Kim Ruocco relived some her darkest moments as she described the chain of events that led to her husband Marine Corps Maj. John Ruocco’s death in February 2005.
U.S. Troops Interview Citizens In Farah Province
U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Benjamin Addison
U.S. service members assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah enjoyed a laugh with Afghan children during a patrol in Dizak village in Afghanistan's Farah province, Sept. 12, 2012.