Hagel: FY15 Budget Request Matches Defense Strategy
DOD file photo by Glenn Fawcett
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called President Barack Obama’s fiscal year 2015 defense budget request responsible, balanced and realistic in a statement, March 4, 2014. Hagel also said the budget supports DOD's defense strategy outlined in the 2014 Defense Quadrennial Review, which explains how the military will adapt, reshape and rebalance for the challenges and opportunities of the future.
Officials: Another Sequester Would Increase Risk
DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett
The fiscal year 2015 defense budget request works to square priorities with resources, Defense Department leaders said while calling for a 1 percent pay raise for the military during a briefing at the Pentagon, March 4, 2014. Officials said the $496 billion budget presented to Congress is designed to protect capabilities supporting the three department priorities: defending the homeland, building global defense and winning wars decisively.
Hagel Discusses Ukraine, Budget on 'Face the Nation'
DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
Appearing on CBS’ “Face the Nation," Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel urged a diplomatic approach to resolve what he described as a “dangerous situation” in Ukraine. “This is a time for careful, wise, steady leadership,” Hagel told host Bob Schieffer in the interview, which aired March 2, 2014. Hagel also touched on the defense budget, noting the need to adjust to a more dangerous and complicated world.
NATO Leader Urges Russia to De-escalate Tensions
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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen issued a statement urging Russia to de-escalate tensions in Ukraine before meetings of the North Atlantic Council and the NATO-Ukraine Commission, March 2, 2014.
U.S. Soldiers Maintain Bridges In Zabul Province
U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Clay Beyersdorfer
U.S. soldiers carefully lowered a new piece of bridge in Zabul province, Afghanistan, Feb. 26, 2014. The soldiers are assigned to Missouri National Guard's 1438th Multirole Bridge Company. The unit has spent the majority of its deployment maintaining, building and sustaining bridges used by the local population in Afghanistan.
