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Congressmen to Hagel: Where Are the Missing War Records?
By Peter Sleeth, Special to ProPublica The top Republican and Democrat on the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs are demanding more details from defense Secretary Chuck Hagel about lost Army field records from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the subject of a ProPublica investigation last year. In an unusually…
Pentagon sends troops to Jordan to counter Syria chemical weapons threat
Secretary Chuck Hagel arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Pentagon’s budget for fiscal 2014 and beyond. He also talked about plans to send an Army unit to Jordan. (J. Scott Applewhite… …
Chuck Hagel: North Korea ‘skating very close to a dangerous line’
North Korea is “skating very close to a dangerous line” with its heated rhetoric and provocative actions, US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told reporters Wednesday. The United States and its allies hoped Pyongyang would tone down its inflammatory language but the American military was prepared for any possibility, Hagel said.…
Chuck Hagel: Reform military judicial system to combat sexual assault
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday said US commanders should be barred from overturning criminal convictions, in the wake of anger over a quashed guilty verdict in a sexual assault case. Under Hagel’s proposal, which would have to be approved by lawmakers, commanders would still have the power to alter…
U.S. will ‘respond’ to North Korea’s provocations, says Chuck Hagel
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday that the United States was “prepared to deal with any eventuality” from North Korea and warned that danger from Pyongyang was on the rise. “We will unequivocally defend — we are unequivocally committed — to that alliance with South Korea as well as our…
Watch live: Secretary Hagel delivers remarks to Pentagon employees
New U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel delivers remarks to service members and civilian employees at the Pentagon. Watch live, broadcast on Feb. 27 via NBC News. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Sen. Rand Paul joins Democrats to confirm Chuck Hagel as next secretary of defense
The US Senate finally confirmed Chuck Hagel to be secretary of defense Tuesday, ending an acrimonious nominations process and handing President Barack Obama a boost as he fills his second-term cabinet. After Hagel’s bruising confirmation hearing and a 10-day delay thrown up by Republicans, Senators voted 58-41 to confirm the…
Watch live: Senate reconsiders failed Hagel vote for Secretary of Defense
Members of the United States Senate will reconsider a failed cloture vote on the nomination of Chuck Hagel as secretary of defense. Watch live, broadcast on NBC News on Feb. 26. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Obama nominees Hagel and Lew face key Senate votes Tuesday
New picks to lead the Pentagon and the US Treasury face key hurdles Tuesday in the Senate, as President Barack Obama fleshes out his second-term cabinet amid trying times for defense and finance. If they are confirmed as expected, as soon as this week, secretary of defense pick Chuck Hagel…
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