Briefings and Speeches Audio

Features senior DoD leader speeches and briefings from the DoD briefing studio on a wide range of topics, as well as briefings from Afghanistan.

IISS Asian Security Summit

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel addressed the first plenary session of the IISS Asian Security Summit, also known as the Shangri-La Dialogues. Secretary Hagel spoke on the U.S. approach to regional security in the Asia-Pacific.

06-03
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Troop Event

2013- Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks at a troop event at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI.

05-31
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Town Hall

2013- Chief of Staff of the Army GEN Ray Odierno holds a town hall with soldiers at Ft Riley, KS.

05-17
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Press Brief

(c)2013- Commanding General of the Special Operations Joint Task Force-Afghanistan/NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan Army MG Tony Thomas briefs the Pentagon press corps via satellite from Afghanistan.

05-17
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SecDef Hagel Town Hall

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will deliver remarks at a town hall at Mark Center Alexandria, Va.

05-15
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Army Pacific Brief-LTG Wiercinski

Commander of U.S. Army Pacific, Lt. Gen. Francis Wiercinski holds a Pacific Army Briefing.

05-15
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Washington Institute Symposium

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks at the annual Washington Institute for Near East Policy's Soref Symposium.

05-10
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CNO All Hands

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert conducts an All Hands Call at Fleet Activities Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan.

05-10
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USEUCOM change of command

U.S. European Command hosts a change of command ceremony welcoming Gen Philip Breedlove as its new commander at Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany. Gen Breedlove will become the 16th U.S. European Command commander and only the second Air Force officer to hold the position.

05-10
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Public Service Recognition

(c) 2013 A recognition ceremony of 34 DOD civilians that have displayed honor, integrity and excellence both at work and in the community.

05-08
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National Press Club

Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter will make remarks about the strategic and budgetary challenges facing the Defense Department.

05-07
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NDIA

The National Defense Industrial Association present the Eisenhower Award to the Deputy Secretary of Defense Secretary Ash Carter in McLean, Va.

05-06
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SECDEF press conference SWA April 25, 2013

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks with reporters on his trip throughout Southwest Asia on April 25, 2013.

04-26
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Secretary of defense troop event SWA April 25, 2013, audio

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel visits the troops in Southwest Asia April 25, 2013, audio file MP3 18:39 minutes.

04-25
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Dempsey Town Hall

Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff GEN Martin Dempsey speaks to troops at Yokota AB, Japan.

04-25
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SECDEF Press Availability in Cairo, Egypt 24 April 2013 Audio

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel conducts a press availability in Cairo, Egypt, April 24, 2013.

04-25
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Afghanistan Briefing

An update on current operations in Afghanistan. Director of ISAF Air Component Coordination Element and Commander of the 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force- Afghanistan Air Force Maj Gen Polumbo briefs the Pentagon press corps via satellite from Afghanistan.

04-24
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SECDEF meets with Israeli President in Jerusalem Audio

2013 - Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel meets with Israeli President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem April 22, 2013.

04-22
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Joint Press Conference - SECDEF with Israel's Defense Minister

2013 - Joint Press Conference - Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagle conducts a joint press conference with Israel's Defense Minister, Moshe Yaalon, in Israel, April 22, 2013.

04-22
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SECDEF Press Conference April 21, 2013, En route to Israel

Press Conference - Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel holds a press conference en route to Israel on April 21, 2013-audio only.

04-22
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