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Three Army Medicine MedEvac crews from Fort Carson, Colo., deployed to flood areas this week to assist in evacuation and rescue efforts.
More than 1,000 coalition forces from 12 allied nations gathered at five training centers across Indiana to participate in Bold Quest 13.2, Sept. 8-21, 2013.
Five U.S. Army Soldiers are the first to take part in a new counter-improvised explosive device training course designed by Combined Joint Task Force Paladin specifically for Female Engagement Team members, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.
Waldorf Astoria Hotel New York, New York 1:51 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I appreciate very much the opportunity to meet once again with President Jonathan and his delegation. Obviously, Nigeria is one of the most powerful and fastest-growing countries in the world. I think that's…
President Obama met President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria today in New York. The presidents reaffirmed their commitment to fighting terrorism, including the importance of bringing the insurgency in northern Nigeria to an end. The President underscored the importance of combating terrorism via a…
New York Hilton Hotel Midtown New York, New York 3:02 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you very much, everybody, for joining us here today. And I want to offer a few brief remarks in terms of the purpose of this meeting. We’ve got a wonderful panel here and some extraordinary…
THE PROMISE OF EQUAL FUTURES In response to President Obama’s challenge to other heads of state to break down barriers to women’s political and economic participation, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Valerie Jarrett launched the Equal Futures Partnership on behalf of the…
Today, President Obama met with heads of state and leaders of civil society, multilateral organizations, and the philanthropic community to discuss growing restrictions being placed on civil society organizations (CSOs) worldwide. The event marks the beginning of a year-long effort to further…
We, the governments of the United States, Australia, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Georgia, Ireland, Japan, Libya, Lithuania, Mexico, Mongolia, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, and the United Kingdom, taking note of the…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE : Bruce Heyman, of Illinois, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Canada. Charles Norman Wiltse Keckler, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July…
PRESS GAGGLE BY PRESS SECRETARY JAY CARNEY AND DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR FOR STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS BEN RHODES En Route New York, New York 12:10 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Welcome aboard Air Force One as we make our annual trip to New York for the United Nations General…
The President called Chancellor Merkel today to congratulate her on the Christian Democratic Union’s success in the German federal election on September 22. The President noted his deep appreciation for Chancellor Merkel’s friendship, leadership, and steadfast support of the transatlantic…
NASA has selected West Virginia University Research Corporation (WVURC) of Morgantown, W.Va., to provide operations and maintenance services at the agency’s Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Facility in Fairmont, W.Va.
NASA has selected six companies from five U.S. states to participate in a government-and-industry partnership to advance composite materials research and certification.
When it comes to combat rations packaging, Lauri Kline would like to put the Defense Department on something of a diet.
U.S. Forces Korea is holding its annual noncombatant evacuation exercise in South Korea this week.
Representative formations of 38 nations, including the U.S., gathered on a Camp Aachen's parade field at the Joint Multinational Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 12,2013, marking the start of the U.S. European Command's Exercise Combined Endeavor 2013.
When it comes to combat rations packaging, Lauri Kline would like to put the Defense Department on something of a diet.
The Marine Barracks Washington, D.C. THE PRESIDENT: Secretary Hagel, Secretary Mabus, Admirals Greenert and Hilarides, Mayor Gray, leaders from across this city and our Armed Forces, to all the outstanding first responders, and, most of all, the families whose hearts have been broken -- we cannot…
WASHINGTON, DC – Tomorrow, Monday, September 23rd, Vice President Biden will travel to Colorado to view damage from recent flooding and survey recovery efforts. Portions of the visit will be pooled press. In the afternoon, the Vice President, Governor John Hickenlooper, and FEMA Administrator…