Today in the Department of Defense, 11/29/2012

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Today in the Department of Defense, Thursday, November 29, 2012

 

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta hosts an honor cordon to welcome Israel's Minister of Defense Ehud Barak to the Pentagon today at 1:30 p.m. EST. The cordon will be held on the steps of the Pentagon River Entrance. Journalists without a Pentagon building pass will be picked up at the Pentagon River Parking Entrance only. Plan to arrive no later than 30 minutes prior to the event; have proof of affiliation and two forms of photo identification. Please call 703-697-5131 for escort to the cordon.

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta and Israel's Minister of Defense Ehud Barak conduct a joint press conference at 2:30 p.m. EST in the Press Briefing Room (2E973). Journalists without a Pentagon building pass will be picked up at the Pentagon River Parking Entrance only. Plan to arrive no later than 45 minutes prior to the event; have proof of affiliation and two forms of photo identification. Please call 703-697-5131 for escort to the cordon.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter delivers remarks at the Von der Heyden Fellows Program Endowment Fund Lecture Series at 5 p.m. EST at Duke University, Durham, N.C.

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