Panetta, Dempsey Discuss Alliances, Budget Issues
DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett
Congress is "on the clock” and has critical work to accomplish to avert sequestration when it returns to session following the Nov. 6 election, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said during a joint press briefing with Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Pentagon, Oct. 25, 2012. Panetta and Dempsey also discussed defense alliances and the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
VA Program Delivers 20 Millionth Home Loan
VA photo by Robert Turtil
Allison A. Hickey, Veterans Affairs undersecretary for benefits, awarded the department's 20 millionth Veterans Affairs Home Loan Guarantee to Elizabeth Carpenter, the widow of Army Cpt. Matthew Carpenter, at her new home in Woodbridge, Va., Oct. 26, 2012. President Franklin D. Roosevelt launched the VA's home loan program in 1944 as a benefit to veterans and their families.
Carter Pledges Support to Nation’s Troops, Families
DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
Pentagon leaders are committed to caring for service members and their families, Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter told an Army audience during remarks at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual convention in Washington, D.C., Oct 24, 2012. Carter also spoke about the Army's ability to face future challenges.
Panetta Urges DOD Members, Families to Vote in November
DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett
In a video message released Oct. 5, 2012, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta encouraged the men and women of the Defense Department and their families to vote in the upcoming election.
Chairman, Enlisted Advisor Urge Service Members to Vote
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In a video message released Oct. 10, 2012, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his senior enlisted advisor, Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, have joined forces to urge service members to exercise their right to vote in the upcoming election.
U.S. Marines Hold Ceremony On Camp Leatherneck
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ed Galo
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Austin Renforth and Sgt. Maj. Scott Samuels unfolded the regimental colors during the ceremony to transfer authority between Regimental Combat Team 6 and Regimetnal Combat Team 7 on Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 25, 2012.
