Hagel said that future budget reviews should take unexpected and steep budget cuts that affect the DoD into consideration.
Obama, Hagel Taking Pay Cuts
The President and the Defense Secretary will each issue checks to the Treasury Department as a sign of solidarity with federal employees struggling with sequestration.
DoD: We Are Prepared To Defend South Korea
“Make no mistake, we have the assets available inside South Korea and else where to help defend from [aggressive] situations,” Press Secretary George Little said Tuesday.
North Korea Preps Missiles
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told reporters at the Pentagon Thursday that the U.S. is taking the stream of threats emanating from the secretive nation seriously.
Pentagon Taking North Korean Threats Seriously
As tensions rise on the Korean peninsula, the U.S. embassy tweeted in Korean and English on Thursday that “two B-2 bombers flew over South Korea today.”
Obama Administration Welcomes African Leaders
The African leaders met with President Obama at the White House in the afternoon.
North Korean Military On High Alert
The South Korean Defense Ministry vowed a “thousandfold, ten-thousandfold retaliation” against the North’s aggression.
Poll: Americans Balk At Drone Strikes On U.S. Soil
The majority of U.S. citizens, however, strongly support drone strikes against non-U.S. citizens living abroad.
3 Dead In Quantico Shooting
The shooter claimed the lives of a male and female victim before apparently turning the gun on himself, according to law enforcement officials.






