U.S Department of Defense in the News

Carter to Host Counter-ISIL Meeting, Attend Eucom Change of CommandDefense Secretary Ash Carter will travel to Germany to deliver remarks at the change of command ceremony for U.S. European Command, and to host the latest meeting of defense ministers from countries leading the ongoing fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Story | Special

Brooks Takes Command of U.S. Forces KoreaArmy Gen. Vincent K. Brooks took command of U.S. Forces Korea, Combined Forces Command and United Nations Command in a ceremony held at Yongsan Garrison, South Korea. Story | Special

• Full Event: U.S. Forces Korea Change of Command

Secretary Salutes Goldfein’s ‘Strong, Visionary Leadership’Senior DoD leaders praised Air Force Gen. David L. Goldfein on his nomination by President Barack Obama to be the next Air Force chief of staff. Story | Photos | Transcript

• Leaders Praise Air Force Chief of Staff Nominee

Work: U.S., NATO Must Use 21st-Century Approaches for Deterrence, DominanceThe strategic landscape is at an inflection point that demands the United States and NATO use 21st-century approaches to address threats large and small, Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work said in a speech in Brussels. Story | Special

Centcom: Communications, Human Errors Led to Attack On Afghan HospitalCommunications and equipment failures and human error compounded by the stress of combat contributed to the mistaken airstrike on a Doctors Without Borders trauma facility in Kunduz City, Afghanistan, last October, the commander of U.S. Central Command said. Story | Statement | Transcript

• Briefing: Centcom Commander Discusses Airstrike