Military Leadership
Former Joint Chiefs of Staff chair Peter Pace talked about his military experiences and leadership. This talk was part of an annual conference hosted by the American Veterans Center.
605 viewsFormer Joint Chiefs of Staff chair Peter Pace talked about his military experiences and leadership. This talk was part of an annual conference hosted by the American Veterans Center.
605 viewsPanelists spoke at a national summit on creating employment opportunities for veterans and military families. The event also served as the launch of the Veteran Employment Transition (VET) R…
525 viewsFormer President George W. Bush, Jill Biden, and others spoke at an event on helping veterans transition from military to civilian life. Topics included unemployment, addiction, and the stig…
656 viewsDonald Rumsfeld talked about his book, Known and Unknown: A Memoir, with a panel of Pentagon insiders. The discussion focused on the decision making during Mr. Rumsfeld’s tenure as Defense D…
636 viewsPresident George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush participated in a ceremony for the 2008 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. President Bush praised the recipients and presente…
3,218 viewsLeon Panetta moderated a discussion of the role of the military and intelligence in national security. Topics included the need for border security and a national identification system and t…
401 viewsPresident Bush participated in an Armed Forces Change of Command ceremony and official Hail and Farewell tribute in honor for General Peter Pace and Admiral Michael Mullen. The ceremony incl…
698 viewsThe Senate Appropriations Committee held a hearing on the proposed $150 billion emergency supplemental appropriations for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and for rebuilding Baghdad. The commit…
535 viewsSecretary Gates and General Pace briefed reporters and answered questions of Defense Department supplemental spending requests and operations in Iraq. This was General Pace’s final news conf…
72 viewsSecretary Gates and General Pace talked with reporters about the current situation in Iraq, General Petraeus’s testimony before congressional committees this week, and President Bush’s natio…
123 viewsSecretary of Defense Robert Gates held a Pentagon September 11 Memorial observance for family members of those who perished in the September 11, 2001, attack on the Pentagon. The memorial si…
98 viewsSecretary Gates and General Pace briefed reporters and answered questions on military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Among the topics addressed was a White House interim report on polit…
93 viewsSecretary Gates and General Pace spoke about military operations in Iraq, the status of Iraqi security forces, and the prospects for future deployments in Iraq. The also answered questions f…
31 viewsSecretary of Defense Robert Gates and General Peter Pace briefed reporters on operations in Iraq and Department of Defense programs. They also answered questions from reporters.
39 viewsPresident Bush participated in a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The president and other officials then made remarks at the Arlingto…
306 viewsSecretary Gates and General Pace briefed reporters and answered questions about operations in Iraq, future force levels to meet strategic goals in Iraq, the passage of supplemental appropria…
65 viewsA hearing is held on the proposed fiscal year 2008 budget for the Department of Defense. Among the topics they addressed were budget requests for health care programs, equipment procurement,…
178 viewsSecretary Gates and General Pace briefed reporters on operations in Iraq and spoke about the potential impact of supplemental spending proposals that funded operations through the summer. Th…
41 viewsSecretary Gates and General briefed reporters and outlined plans to extend troop deployments in Iraq, as well as call up additional Reserve forces for operations in Iraq. They also answered …
40 viewsSecretary Gates and Chairman Pace talked to reporters about a recent trip to China and answered reporters' questions on various defense topics including Iran’s capture of British soldiers an…
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