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Defense secretary restricts flights of F-22 Raptors

Last updated Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 7:40pm

Concerns about the Air Force’s problem-plagued fleet of F-22 Raptor fighter jets led Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta to restrict flights of the aircraft because of problems with its oxygen systems that can cause its pilots to become disoriented mid-flight.

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Panetta apologizes for photos of soldiers with corpses

Anne Gearan, Pauline Jelinek The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 12:04pm

WASHINGTON -- The White House and the Pentagon voiced regrets Wednesday for newly published photographs that purport to show U.S. troops posing with the bodies of dead insurgents in Afghanistan, with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta calling them a violation of America's "core values."

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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaks during a news conference at the Kabul, Afghanistan airport, Thursday, March 15, 2012, before departing for the United Arab Emirates. Panetta visited with troops and met with President Hamid Karzai and other Afghan officials during his two-day visit to the country. (AP Photo/Scott Olson, Pool)

Top Marine targeted by runaway Afghan driver

Lolita C. Baldor The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, March 16, 2012 - 10:20am

ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT -- The top U.S. commander in Helmand Province and his British deputy were with the U.S. Marines that an Afghan man tried to run down as they waited for Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to arrive in southern Afghanistan, defense officials acknowledged Friday, proving the incident to be more serious than had been disclosed earlier.

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GOP lawmakers tell White House to forgo military base closings

Trish Choate Scripps Howard News Service

Last updated Thursday, March 1, 2012 - 6:02pm

WASHINGTON — Forty-two Republicans reached out to President Barack Obama this week, asking him to forego more military base closings and cuts.

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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta outlines the main areas of proposed spending cuts during a news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday, Jan., 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

New round of military base closures announced

Donna Cassata, Robert Burns The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 5:04pm

WASHINGTON -- Pentagon leaders outlined a plan Thursday for absorbing $487 billion in defense cuts over the coming decade by announcing a new round of base closures, shrinking U.S. ground forces, slowing the purchase of a next-generation stealth fighter and retiring older planes and ships.

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This video frame grab purports to depict four U.S. Marines urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters.

Panetta blasts video of Marines urinating on dead

Pauline Jelinek, Robert Burns The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, January 12, 2012 - 10:39am

WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Thursday condemned as "utterly deplorable" a video that purports to depict four U.S. Marines urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters, saying such behavior is "entirely inappropriate for members of the United States military" and those responsible will be held accountable.

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The US flag, Iraq flag, and the US Forces Iraq colors are seen before they are carried in during ceremonies marking the end of US military mission, Thursday, Dec., 15, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)

Panetta formally shuts down US war in Iraq

Lolita C. Baldor The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 11:12am

BAGHDAD -- After nearly nine years, 4,500 American dead, 32,000 wounded and more than $800 billion, U.S. officials formally shut down the war in Iraq -- a conflict that U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said was worth the price in blood and money, as it set Iraq on a path to democracy.

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