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News Releases are official statements of the Department of Defense. News releases issued within the past 30 days are listed below. Older news releases are available from the news release archive page. News releases are also available by e-mail subscription. Go to DOD News for more information and for links to other news items.
02/15/2013:   DOD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for Fiscal 2013, Through December 2012
02/15/2013:   General Officer Assignment
02/14/2013:   National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated as of February 12, 2013
02/14/2013:   Australian, Japanese and U.S. Officials Meet for Security and Defense Cooperation Forum
02/14/2013:   Flag Officer Announcements
02/14/2013:   Flag Officer Announcement
02/13/2013:   DOD Announces the Distinguished Warfare Medal
02/13/2013:   Readout of Secretary Panetta’s Call with Korea’s Minister of National Defense Kim
02/13/2013:   Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Intercepts Target Using Space Tracking and Surveillance System-Demonstrators Data
02/12/2013:   Statement by Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta State of The Union Announcement on Afghanistan
02/12/2013:   General Officer Assignments
02/11/2013:   Statement from Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta on the Extension of Benefits to Same-Sex Partners
02/11/2013:   General Officer Announcements
02/11/2013:   General Officer Announcements
02/11/2013:   General Officer Announcements
02/10/2013:   Message from Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta for the International Security Assistance Force
02/08/2013:   Senior Executive Service Announcements
02/08/2013:   General Officer Assignments
02/06/2013:   Statement from Pentagon Press Secretary George Little on Proposed 2014 Military Pay Raise
02/06/2013:   Statement from Pentagon Press Secretary George Little on U.S. Carrier Strike Group Presence in the CENTCOM Area of Responsibility
02/06/2013:   National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated as of February 5, 2013
02/05/2013:   Readout of Secretary Panetta’s Call with Egyptian Minister of Defense Abd-al-Fattah Al-Sisi
02/05/2013:   General Officer Assignments
02/05/2013:   NORAD Exercise Planned for National Capital Region
02/04/2013:   Senior Executive Service Announcement
02/02/2013:   Readout of Deputy Secretary Carter’s Meetings in Paris, France
02/01/2013:   Army Releases December 2012 and Calendar Year 2012 Suicide Information
01/31/2013:   U.S., Japan and Republic of Korea Defense Trilateral Talks Joint Statement
01/31/2013:   General Officer Assignments
01/31/2013:   DOD Identifies Units for Upcoming Afghanistan Rotation
01/31/2013:   General Officer Announcement
01/29/2013:   National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated as of January 29, 2013
01/29/2013:   General Officer Announcement
01/26/2013:   Ground-Based Interceptor Completes Successful Flight Test
01/26/2013:   Readout of Secretary Panetta Call with French Minister of Defense Jean-Yves Le Drian
01/25/2013:   General Officer Announcements
01/24/2013:   General Officer Announcements
01/24/2013:   Flag Officer Announcement
01/24/2013:   General Officer Announcements
01/24/2013:   Defense Department Rescinds Direct Combat Exclusion Rule; Services to Expand Integration of Women into Previously Restricted Occupations and Units
01/23/2013:   DOD Identifies Army Casualty
01/23/2013:   National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated as of January 22, 2013
01/22/2013:   Statement by Defense Press Secretary George Little on General John Allen, U.S. Marine Corps
01/22/2013:   General Officer Assignments
01/18/2013:   Convening Authority for Military Commissions Declines to Withdraw Conspiracy Charge Against Alleged 9/11 Co-Conspirators Pending Appellate Ruling
01/17/2013:   DOD Identifies Army Casualty
01/17/2013:   National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated as of January 15, 2013