WASHINGTON, June 4, 2014 – NATO European allies must dedicate more money to defense spending, and all are ready to do their part in the follow-on operation in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said at NATO headquarters in Brussels today. The secretary spoke at a news conference after meetings with alliance defense ministers. Russia’s […]
On April 11th, after the completion of a plea deal, sentencing took place in Sitka Court for the 2009 Defense of Live/Property shooting of a Brown Bear in Katlian Bay. It was on October 11, 2009 that 49-year-old Patrick Hughes of Sitka shot and killed a Brown Bear in Katlian Bay in defense of life and […]
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel spoke by phone on Monday with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu and received assurances that Moscow has no plans to invade Ukraine, a Pentagon spokesman said. In a statement issued after the call, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said Hagel emphasized to his Russian counterpart how […]