Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
Defense Secretary Robert Gates may "very soon" announce his new strategy for buying aerial refueling tankers, spokesman Bryan Whitman said Thursday.
France24 (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
... Colombian" effort that "will no doubt go down in history for its audacity."Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman stressed Colombia's leadership in the planning and execution of the rescue, and declined to comment on US intelligence-sharing."We've had a longstanding relationship with the Colombian government that includes both military cooperation as well as information sharing but this...
Department of Defense (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
... were flown to the main military air base in the Colombian capital of Bogota. Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said the operation was planned, led and executed by Colombia. Asked today if the United States played a role in the mission, Whitman said only that the two countries’ militaries have a strong relationship that includes “a certain amount of cooperation and information...
MSNBC.com: Middle East and North Af (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
... this year, ABC News reported, citing U.S. and Israeli intelligence assessments. Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said "I don't comment for Israel" when asked about the ABC News report. "We are going to address the concerns that we have with Iran diplomatically and with international organizations that can bring some pressure to bear on this issue," he said. "That is the focus of the...
Alertnet (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
... this year, ABC News reported, citing U.S. and Israeli intelligence assessments.Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said "I don't comment for Israel" when asked about the ABC News report."We are going to address the concerns that we have with Iran diplomatically and with international organizations that can bring some pressure to bear on this issue," he said. "That is the focus of the...
Global Security (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
Six Units Get Call for 2009 Iraq DeploymentBy Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON, June 30, 2008 – The Defense Department has alerted six combat units for deployment to Iraq from January to March 2009, officials said here today.Though the announcement identifies forces for the current level of effort in Iraq, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said, it does not try to predict...
Global Security (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
(Note: Corporal Craparotta appears via teleconference from Iraq.) BRYAN WHITMAN (deputy assistant secretary of Defense, Public Affairs): Well, thank you for joining us this morning -- this evening, your time. For those of you who are not familiar with him, our briefer today is Marine Colonel Lewis Craparotta, who is the commander of the Regimental Combat Team 1. His unit began operations...
Department of Defense (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
Though the announcement identifies forces for the current level of effort in Iraq, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said, it does not try to predict decisions down the road. “It’s proper, prudent planning to give units the time to train and to ensure they are notified in a deliberate fashion and well in advance of when they would have to deploy,” Whitman said. The four Army combat...
