Showing posts with label Chuck Hagel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chuck Hagel. Show all posts

Sunday, November 16, 2014

Hagel: US Needs Game-Changing Military Innovation

Robert Burns, Nov. 16, 2014, Associated Press

Hagel announced a "defense innovation initiative" that he likened to historic and successful campaigns during the Cold War to offset military advantages of U.S. adversaries. He described a "game-changing" strategy to sharpen American's military edge in the face of budget impasses on Capitol Hill.

"We must change the way we innovate, operate and do business," he told a defense forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

In a memo to Pentagon leaders in which be outlined the initiative, Hagel said the U.S. must not lose its commanding edge in military technology.

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Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Hagel Considering Ebola Quarantine For All Troops Deployed To West Africa

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel 
Kristina Wong, Oct. 28, 2014, The Hill

Defense Secretary Hagel is considering a 21-day "quarantine-like" policy for all troops returning from West Africa, the Pentagon said Tuesday.

The proposal was recommended to Hagel on Tuesday by the Joint Chiefs of Staff — which consists of its chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey and the chiefs of staff of the Army, Navy and Air Force.
Earlier this week, the Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno ordered all soldiers returning from West Africa to undergo a 21-day isolation and enhanced monitoring period.

Odierno "has done this out of caution to ensure soldiers, family members and their surrounding communities are confident that we are taking all steps necessary to protect their health," the Army said Monday.

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Tuesday, September 2, 2014



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Saturday, March 29, 2014




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