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Mr. DiRita told reporters that the Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs would be at Andrews Air Force Base for the Armed Forces Day festivities to be held there. After his r…

Lt. Gen. Conway discussed the detainment of two U.S. soldiers suspected of smuggling ammunition in Colombia and their subsequent hand over to U.S. authorities in Bogota. Also, he discussed t…

Mr. DiRita briefed reporters on a number of issues including threats posed by North Korean weapons development programs, statements about North Korea programs made by Admiral Jacoby before a…

Mr. DiRita spoke to reporters about military operations in Iraq, reports of killings of Iraqis by insurgents in a sports stadium, and the security situation in the country. He also responded…

Mr. DiRita and General Rodriguez spoke to reporters about operations in Iraq, the strength of the Iraqi insurgency, and bringing stability to the region. Following brief comments they answer…

Pentagon Spokesman Lawrence DiRita and Brigadier General David Rodriguez briefed reporters on military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the security situation in the region, and military …

Pentagon Spokesman, Lawrence Di Rita and Brig. Gen. David Rodriguez, spoke to reporters about security in Iraq, the U.S. role in implementing democratic elections at the end of January, and …

Mr. DiRita talked with reporters about the White House ceremony earlier honoring persons involved with U.S. Iraq policy with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He also said that the Departme…

Lawrence Di Rita Pentagon Spokesman and Brig. General David Rodriguez Joint Staff- Deputy Operations Director, spoke to reporters about a number of issues including security in Afghanistan a…

Pentagon Spokesman, Lawrence Di Rita spoke to reporters about recent reports that a large cache of high explosives in Iraq has disappeared. Weapons inspectors cataloged several hundred tons …

Lawrence DiRita talked about the investigations into U.S. treatment of detainees in Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. The investigations include the Schlesinger report released Tuesday and a report…

General Schwartz and Mr. DiRita briefed reporters about recent events and Department of Defense policy. They responded to questions from members of the press.

Pentagon Spokesperson Lawrence DiRita and Brigadier General David Rodriguez, deputy operations director for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke to reporters about a number of issues including t…

General Rodriguez gave a briefing about assistance being given along the Haitian-Dominican Republic border by a multinational force providing humanitarian aid and disaster relief to resident…

Officials talked about reconstruction efforts in Iraq and the situation in Haiti. There were approximately 1,000 U.S. Marines in Haiti at the time of this briefing. Following prepared remark…

Pentagon Spokesman Lawrence Di Rita and Joint Staff Director of Operations Brigadier General David Rodriguez spoke to reporters about military operations in Iraq, force rotation, and securit…

Defense officials spoke to reporters about a number of issues including remarks by a senior intelligence officer at church gatherings, efforts to combat terrorism and a memo by Secretary Rum…

Mr. DiRita and General Schwartz briefed reporters on military operations in Iraq and the decision to send 200 marine peacekeeping forces into Liberia. Following their remarks they answered q…

The officials talked about recent military operations in Iraq, and expressed condolences to the families of Americans, Iraqis, and Jordanians killed in attacks. They talked about continued e…

Mr. DiRita and General Schwartz briefed reporters on military operations in Iraq following the end of major combat operations. Among the issues they addressed were continuing security concer…