Panetta Calls Kuwait Important U.S. Partner
DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
On his first official visit to Kuwait, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said the nation is an important partner with a longstanding U.S. bilateral defense partnership. Panetta arrived in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Dec. 11, 2012.
Secretary Briefs President on Dempsey Ethics Findings
DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has briefed President Barack Obama on Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey's recommendations about general/flag officer ethics, said Pentagon Press Secretary George E. Little, Dec. 7, 2012.
Pearl Harbor Survivors Participate in Remembrance Ceremony
DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth
Pearl Harbor survivors, service members and their families gathered at the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument in Honolulu, Dec. 7, 2012, to mark the 71st anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and Oahu. The ceremony honored the 2,335 U.S. service members killed and the 1,142 who were wounded in the attack, which lasted 110 minutes.
Vice Chairman Delivers Keynote at Pearl Harbor Remembrance
DOD photo by Sun Vega
Navy Adm. James E. Winnefeld, Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gave the keynote address at the Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., Dec. 7, 2012. Veterans from around the country attended the ceremony honoring the fallen and survivors of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 71 years ago.
Defense Leaders Attend Army-Navy Game
DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett
Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, led cadets in a cheer from the field during the Army-Navy football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 8, 2012. Navy won 17-13. Vice President Joe Biden and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno also attended the game.
Coalition Forces, Afghan Local, National Police Meet in Farah Province
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau
Afghan local and national policemen talked with coalition force members during a meeting to discuss self-sustainment of the police forces in Afghanistan's Farah province, Dec. 3, 2012.