At critical junctures in the transition, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and other officials have called counterparts in Cairo, urging them to remain committed to elections.
We also discussed the importance of the transition from a Defense-weighted U.S. approach to a more State Department-weighted approach, and the need to make sure that we are adequately funding and supporting all the diplomatic measures that are going to be necessary so that we can partner effectively with a new Iraqi government over the long haul.
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It does not mean that all lawyers effectively make the transition from prosecution to defense, and vice versa, but many do.
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Robert Rangel, special assistant to Gates and the deputy secretary of defense, is in charge of the transition process in the Pentagon, while Marine Brig.
Last month US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said he expected the transition process to be complete by mid to late 2013 - ahead of the timetable outlined by the UK Ministry of Defence last year.
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White House reactions to that set off more reactions from the Senate, and last week the Senate added an amendment to their annual defense bill in which they called on the president to give them regular reports on progress towards making 2006 the transition year when the Iraqis take over their own defense.
As troops made gains in the region, the French Defense Ministry hailed President Dioncounda Traore's transition plan as a crucial step forward.
Neither the military commands or defense contractors can plan appropriately to minimize the impact on personnel and prepare personnel for transition to other work without actionable information.
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The engineer and grandmother who climbed the ranks of the defense establishment while a single parent was charged with the difficult task of helping BAE make the transition from a supplier of heavy weaponry used in wartime, like the 33-ton Bradley Fighting Vehicle, into a more diversified provider of equipment, electronics and software.
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"France welcomes the unanimous adoption by Mali's parliament of the road map for the transition, which makes provision for the holding of elections and the opening of negotiations with the north, " the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
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