U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Transcript On the Web: http://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=3944 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 Presenter: Commander, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Col. Martin Schweitzer April 24, 2007 9:00 AM EDT DoD News Briefing with Col. Schweitzer from Afghanistan ...Continue Reading

U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Press Advisories On the Web: http://www.defenselink.mil/advisories/advisory.aspx?advisoryid=2823 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 No. 037-07 April 24, 2007 "Take our Daughters and Sons to Work" at the Pentagon The Department of Defense will participate in the 15th annual Take Your Daughters and So ...Continue Reading

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U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Transcript On the Web: http://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=3943 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates April 23, 2007 Press Availability with Secretary Gates in Moscow SECRETARY GATES: I had excellent meetings today with President Putin, F ...Continue Reading

U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Transcript On the Web: http://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=3942 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 Presenter: Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Ryan Henry April 23, 2007 3:00 PM EDT DoD News Briefing with Principal Deputy Under Secretary Henry from the Pentagon ...Continue Reading

U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Press Advisories On the Web: http://www.defenselink.mil/advisories/advisory.aspx?advisoryid=2822 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 No. 036-07 April 23, 2007 Brigade Combat Team Commander to Brief Live From Afghanistan Army Col. Mark Schweitzer, commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, will brie ...Continue Reading

*Classification: NATO UNCLASSIFIED (Releasable for Internet Transmission)* 23 April 2007PR/CP(2007)041Statement by the NATO Secretary General on Boris YeltsinI was saddened to learn of the death of Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin, First President of the Russian Federation. President Yeltsin will be remembered for his courage in charting a new, democratic course for his country. He was also at the forefront of the effort to overcome the legacy of the Cold War by forging a new relationship between Russia and the North ...Continue Reading

U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Transcript On the Web: http://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=3941 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Iraqi Minister of Defense Abd al-Qadir al-Mufriji April 20, 2007 Media availability with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Ir ...Continue Reading

U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Transcript On the Web: http://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=3940 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates April 19, 2007 Media Availability with Secretary of Defense Gates from Telaviv, Israel SEC. GATES: (In progress) -- minister ...Continue Reading

** 16-22 April 2007 19 Apr 2007 Discussing missile defence On Thursday, 19 April 2007, a reinforced meeting of the North Atlantic Council will be held at NATO HQ in Brussels. The purpose of this session will be to exchange views on missile defence.More... 26-27 Apr 2007 NATO Foreign Ministers to discuss Afghanistan, Kosovo in Oslo Foreign Ministers from NATO’s 26 member countries will meet in Oslo on 26 and 27 April for informal consultations on the way ahead for NATO’s missions in Afghanistan and Kosovo.M ...Continue Reading