Ashton Carter Makes First Trip to Afghanistan as Deputy Defense Secretary
Ashton Carter, the man who was appointed as Deputy Secretary of Defense in October makes his first trip to Afghanistan.
Operation Global Hoax II Concludes, Tens of Thousands of Counterfeit Goods Seized
The 43 country operation, two- month operation, led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations-led National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center and the World Customs Organization came to a close with 150,000 confiscated items.
Sec. Salazar Joins Mexican President Calderon, Sec. Clinton, Mexican Officials to Announce Agreement Providing Access to Nearly 1.5 Million Acres of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf
Paves the Way for Development of Common Safety and Environmental Standards
Syria Challenge Differs From Libya, Chairman Says
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2012 – The security challenges in Syria are different geographically and militarily from those that led to NATO operations in Libya, and intervention would be difficult, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today.