June 10, 2016 — Under Secretary Kennedy, General Padilla, distinguished guests, and most of all to this year’s graduates. You’d expect me to say it, but it truly is an honor to be here to celebrate a significant milestone in your career. Having said that, I was listening to General Padilla, and on the one hand he said that you were the best and the brightest, and
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May 30, 2016 — Good morning Mr. President, Secretary Carter, distinguished guests, and most importantly, to the Gold Star Families who are here. It’s an honor to be with you today on this hallowed ground.As we pause this morning and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for the freedom and security of our great nation, thousands of men and women
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May 29, 2016 — Ladies and gentlemen, I’d like to thank you for pausing to remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to secure the security and freedom and of our great nation.On this, our nation’s 148th Memorial Day, we honor the over one million men and women who have fallen in battle or remain missing.We also remember their courage and commitment to
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April 14, 2016 — GENERAL JOSEPH F. DUNFORD JR.: Hey, thanks very much. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. And you expect me to say it, but it’s an absolute honor for my wife Ellyn and I to join you here this evening on such a special night. And the first thing I want do to John Pray and the Operation Homefront team is to say thanks. And I have the privilege of
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April 06, 2016 — Hey, Connor, before I begin, I want to introduce you to somebody. Right there is the chief of staff of the Air Force. Now, why am I – why am I introducing you to the chief of staff of the Air Force? So, I talked to Connor before the event started this evening. I said, Connor, what are you going to do when you get done with school? And he said,
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March 30, 2016 — Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, and most of all to the men and women of United States Central Command, it’s an honor to be here today as we mark the transfer of authority and responsibility from General Lloyd Austin to General Joe Votel. As I mentioned earlier this morning at the Special Operations change of command, days like today
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March 29, 2016 — GENERAL JOSEPH F. DUNFORD, JR.: (In progress) – And let me start with a quick comment about our men and women in uniform. Since assuming my current assignment in October, I’ve had the chance to get out there with a lot of soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines. And I would tell you, after 14 years of war, well-known fiscal challenges and
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March 10, 2016 — MODERATOR: Throughout the day – we started this morning with the Air Force, at kind of a 40,000-foot level. We then moved into the Army, right, both from an acquisition perspective and also from a resourcing perspective. We’ve had a very, very substantive, rich discussion from the Navy perspective, both from Admiral Richardson and also our
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January 21, 2016 — MICHAEL E. O’HANLON: Well, good morning, everyone, and welcome to Brookings, and thank you for coming out in this weather. I’m Mike O’Hanlon of the Brookings Foreign Policy Program. We’re all honored today to have Paul Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the tenth person to hold that position, here with us this morning to talk
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January 14, 2016 — Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, once again, thank you for joining us as we mark the transfer of authority from General John Kelly to Admiral Kurt Tidd.The change-of-command ceremony is a time-honored military custom that ensures a seamless transition of authority and responsibility. In effect, changes of command are actually more about
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