And then look at the staunch defenders of Hagel's nomination: Republican Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Republican Secretary of State Colin Powell, Reagan's respected Secretary of Defense Frank Carlucci and the first President Bush's national security adviser Brent Scowcroft.
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel also spoke Thursday with South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin on the phone and reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to the defense of South Korea, according to a U.S. Department of Defense statement.
Established last summer, the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Initiative (TSCTI) -- partnering the U.S. with nine African countries -- brings to bear the resources of the U.S. departments of Defense, State and Treasury along with those of the U.S. Agency for International Development, offering not only services such as expanded joint military training but also developmental assistance aimed at promoting good governance and encouraging the growth of civil society.
Abdul Aziz Mohammed, commander of operations for Iraq's Ministry of Defense, told reporters at a news conference that he hoped the mission would be brief and limited.
That is especially true of the Washington hands who so heartily welcomed the retention of the Bush administration's secretary of defense on the grounds that he was a "centrist, " "non-partisan" and technocrat-turned-statesman.
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The Web series is being filmed by Radical Media, the production company behind The Fog of War, the Oscar-winning 2003 documentary about the moral complexities of modern warfare, as told by former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara.
He had his senator (at the time Bill Cohen, who became Bill Clinton's secretary of defense) tack a rider onto a bill putting Trenholm's nonprofit, Squirrel Point Lighthouse Associates, in charge.
Israel's Ministry of Defense said it will consider whether to allow further shipments after Tuesday's delivery.
He was more than a four-time Cabinet secretary, more than a Knight of the English Empire knighted by Queen Elizabeth, more, too, than Ronald Reagan's secretary of defense.
Agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense and allied military services use the company's battery-powered, hand-launched unmanned aircraft systems to provide situational awareness to tactical operating units through real-time, airborne reconnaissance, surveillance and communication.
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For his efforts leading the Munich Security Conference, von Kleist was awarded the U.S. Department of Defense's Medal for Distinguished Public Service in 1991, its highest award for a civilian.
Last month, Planetary Power demonstrated HyGen for the U.S Department of Defense and other government agencies.
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Perry served as Bill Clinton's secretary of defense and Republican Simpson served in the Senate from 1979 to 1997.
If confirmed, he would be the first enlisted soldier, and first Vietnam veteran, to serve as our nation's Secretary of Defense.
Iraq's Ministry of Defense said it would have prime responsibilityfor Camp Victory.
China's Ministry of Defense didn't immediately respond to a request to comment.
Also this week, Iraq's minister of defense said that the country would be unable to protect itself from an external threat until 2012.
The 42-year-old came off the course at TPC Scottsdale beaming, having earned his 41st PGA Tour title ahead of next week's defense of his crown at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am -- the scene of his 40th win.
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It was as President Ronald Reagan's Secretary of Defense from 1981 to 1987, however, that "Cap" Weinberger made his most notable contributions to the Nation's well-being, with his leadership - indeed, his personification - of the Reagan effort to rebuild America 's military and to assume once again for the United States the role of leader of the Free World.
He has abandoned the US's quiet defense of Israel's purported nuclear arsenal.
The U.S. death toll since the September 11, 2001, attacks that triggered the war has risen to more than 1, 850, including 82 this year, according to the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Central Command.
Honeywell began the MRAM effort in 1984 at the urging of the U. S. Department of Defense.
The catalog is maintained by the United States Strategic Command, which falls under the domain of the U.S. Department of Defense.
The Virginia-based firm works extensively with government agencies such as the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, among others.
The Internet, which first appeared as Arpanet under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Defense in 1969, moved to university labs, where initial problems were solved.
Finally, the National Center for Telehealth and Technology, part of the U.S. Department of Defense, has put out an intriguing suite of mental health apps as well.
Dr. Bart Harmon is chief medical officer for Harris Healthcare Solutions and former chief medical information officer for the Military Health System of the U.S. Department of Defense.
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That is uniquely true of the U.S. Department of Defense, where it is typical to find some of the most senior positions in the weapons acquisition system populated by people who have little understanding of new technologies or business processes.
During his October 2009 visit to Seoul, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates praised Seoul's efforts to transform its military and heralded the growing "active strategic partnership" between the two partners.
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