In offering some insight into the level of knowledge of top administration officials on the details of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl situation Wednesday at a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel showed he was unclear on some of
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met with members of the special operations team who participated in the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, in Afghanistan, Sunday. According to a U.S. official, Hagel thanked them and told them they represented the true spirit of
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has formally approved the request of Pvt. Bradley Manning, convicted for leaking classified documents to Wikileaks, to be temporarily transferred out of military custody in order to undergo expensive hormone therapy and surgery to become a
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel met with his Israeli counterpart, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, Thursday in Tel Aviv, where the two distanced themselves from a recent report alleging Israel has been aggressively spying on the United States. At Tel
During a May 11th appearance on ABC’s This Week, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said the military’s ban on transgender individuals “continually should be reviewed.” The Assocated Press reports Hagel did not take a position on whether the ban should
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel got a first-hand look at a life-size robot that resembles Hollywood’s “Terminator,” the latest experiment by the Pentagon’s hi-tech researchers. But unlike the cinematic version, the hulking Atlas robot is designed not as a warrior
AP: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the United States will send medical supplies, helmets and other nonlethal aid to the Ukrainian military in response to Russia’s ‘destabilizing activities.’
As the Navy considers a ban of tobacco on all bases and ships, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is signaling his willingness to accept that ban and more. According to Stars and Stripes, Hagel said, “I don’t know if there’s
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has unveiled a defense spending plan that, in his words, will mean “We’re entering an area where America dominance in the seas, in the sky and space can no longer be taken for granted.” One
On Monday, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced massive cuts to the size of the armed services, slashing the army to its pre-World War II size. In 2011, the army had some 566,000 soldiers; Hagel wants it cut to somewhere
Welcome to Barack Obama’s America, where the Pentagon budget slashes benefits for active duty personnel while Obama wants a pay raise for civilian federal employees. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s new defense budget includes cutting healthcare copays and deductibles for active
There are many reasons to oppose President Barack Obama’s sweeping defense cuts, announced yesterday by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. One of them is an argument beloved by Obama himself: economic inequality. For generations, the U.S. military has been the
On Monday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel with an interview with former Vice President Dick Cheney. Cheney reacted to the Obama administration’s proposed cuts announced by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel earlier in the day by attacking the decision
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel made remarks during his Monday press conference regarding military cuts:
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel’s proposed defense cuts, which would slash the Pentagon budget and shrink the U.S. Army to World War II levels, are a reminder that the only area of government that President Barack Obama seems to have
Secretary of State Chuck Hagel has just announced sweeping defense cuts that will reduce the U.S. Army to its smallest size since before World War II. In 2013, during Hagel’s confirmation hearing, I pointed out that his newfound love of
On Monday, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is expected to release his proposal for severe cuts in the nation’s military, which will leave the U.S. Army with its smallest force since World War II. The cuts are expected to include
Typifying the utterly ineffectual foreign policy that has been endemic for the entirety of the Obama administration, Ukrainian Defense Minister Pavel Lebedev rebuffed U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, refusing to take even one of the phone calls Hagel made to him. Pentagon
WASHINGTON (AP)–Citing a string of setbacks in the nuclear missile force, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel summoned senior military leaders to discuss serious personnel problems and other missteps that “threaten to jeopardize” public trust. In a memo Thursday to top Pentagon
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel told Bloomberg News’ Jeffrey Goldberg that Israeli threats of military action against Iran’s nuclear program helped U.S.-led sanctions in pushing the regime into talks. “…I think that Iran is responding to the constant pressure from
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com New Zealand and U.S. resume military cooperation Israel to release 26 Palestinian prisoners Robert Reich: Obamacare is Nixon’s health care plan Venezuela creates a Ministry for Supreme Social Happiness New Zealand and U.S. resume
The House of Representatives on Saturday voted 400-1 to pass HCR 58 which calls on Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to allow continued religious services on military bases during the government shutdown. The resolution, introduced by Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA)
(AP) Pentagon: Most furloughed civilians ordered backBy ROBERT BURNSAP National Security WriterWASHINGTONThe Pentagon is ordering most of its approximately 400,000 furloughed civilian employees back to work.The decision by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is based on a Pentagon legal interpretation of
College football games involving the service academies (Air Force at Navy and Army at Boston College) are set to be played this Saturday pending approval from Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. According to ESPN, the costs would be taken care
If the Air Force-Navy college football game is canceled this weekend because of the government shutdown, the Navy’s athletic department may lose $4 million. Navy Athletic Director Chet Gladchuk said the “emotional” and “financial toll it would take would be
