| Gates: Nuclear Weapons Would Make Iran Less Secure If Iran were to succeed in acquiring nuclear weapons, the subsequent chain of events would make that country less secure, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said during joint press conference with British Defense Secretary Liam Fox in London. defense.gov |
Mullen: Military needs leaders to address suicide issue Leadership and the effects it can have to help bring down the suicide rate were among the topics the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff discussed with servicemembers here today. army.mil |
Pakistani Flood Waters Just Beginning to Recede Flood waters are just beginning to recede in Pakistan, but it will be months before the full extent of the damage can be assessed, U.S. officials said. defense.gov |
Fort Meade gains new missions with BRAC deadline less than one year away The Base Closure and Realignment Process will bring in the Defense Informations Systems Agency, the Defense Media Agency and the Co-location of Defense and Military Adjudication Activities. Already the largest employer in Maryland, BRAC will bring an additional 5,700 people to Fort Meade by the end of fiscal year 2011. army.mil |
Gates Arrives in Vietnam for Bilateral Meetings, Conference Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived in Vietnam to meet with Vietnamese leaders and some of his counterparts in the region and to participate in the first "plus" conference of defense ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. defense.gov |