U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE News Spotlights About ALLEN BRIEFING U.S. Department of Defense sent this bulletin at 05/23/2012 03:31 PM EDT You are subscribed to no topic for U.S. Department of Defense. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. ALLEN BRIEFING 05/23/2012 03:09 PM CDT Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, briefs the media at the Pentagon, May 23, 2012.