Today in the Department of Defense, June 7, 2016
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. have no public or media events on their schedules.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia Dr. Michael Carpenter provides testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Russian violations of borders, treaties, and human rights at 2:30 p.m. EDT, 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, District of Columbia.
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Carter Offers Condolences to Families of Army, Marine Corps Accident VictimsIn Singapore, Defense Secretary Ash Carter offered condolences to the families of nine soldiers killed during a training accident at Fort Hood, Texas, and to the family of a Blue Angels pilot who died when his F/A-18C Hornet aircraft crashed in Smyrna, Tennessee. Story | Statement
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