New Jersey 101.5 » Leon Panetta http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:11:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 U.S.-China Relations Key Topic at Defense Meeting http://nj1015.com/u-s-china-relations-key-topic-at-defense-meeting/ http://nj1015.com/u-s-china-relations-key-topic-at-defense-meeting/#comments Sat, 02 Jun 2012 12:40:18 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=113957 Defense Secretary Leon Panetta isn't lending credence to suggestions that America's new focus on the Asia-Pacific region means conflict or poses a threat to China, and he's offering an olive branch to Beijing today.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/u-s-china-relations-key-topic-at-defense-meeting/feed/ 0 U.S. Military Commanders Warned to Get Troops In Line http://nj1015.com/u-s-military-commanders-warned-to-get-troops-in-line/ http://nj1015.com/u-s-military-commanders-warned-to-get-troops-in-line/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 00:21:50 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=99179 Military leaders are telling commanders to get their troops in line and refrain from misconduct such as urinating on enemy corpses.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/u-s-military-commanders-warned-to-get-troops-in-line/feed/ 0 U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta (Scott Olson, Getty Images) U.S. Will Be Ready For Syria If Needed, Pentagon Says http://nj1015.com/u-s-will-be-ready-for-syria-if-needed-pentagon-says/ http://nj1015.com/u-s-will-be-ready-for-syria-if-needed-pentagon-says/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:22:41 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=92635 Top Pentagon leaders are telling Congress the military will be ready if called on to intervene in Syria, but they're setting a high threshold for making such a decision.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/u-s-will-be-ready-for-syria-if-needed-pentagon-says/feed/ 0 Top Marine Targeted in Vehicle Runway Crash http://nj1015.com/top-marine-targeted-in-vehicle-runway-crash/ http://nj1015.com/top-marine-targeted-in-vehicle-runway-crash/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:25:37 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=73786 The top U.S. commander in Helmand Province and his British deputy were among the U.S. Marines that an Afghan man tried to run down as they waited for Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to arrive in southern Afghanistan, defense officials acknowledged Friday, proving the incident to be more serious than had been disclosed earlier.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/top-marine-targeted-in-vehicle-runway-crash/feed/ 0 U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta (Scott Olson, Getty Images) Afghan Officials Attacked At US Killing Spree Site [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/afghan-officials-attacked-at-us-killing-spree-site/ http://nj1015.com/afghan-officials-attacked-at-us-killing-spree-site/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:11:50 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=71861 An Afghan soldier on the security detail was killed when Taliban militants opened fire on an Afghan government delegation in southern Afghanistan.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/afghan-officials-attacked-at-us-killing-spree-site/feed/ 0 Scott Olson, Getty Images U.S. Defense Secretary Pushes Back Against Military Call For Syria http://nj1015.com/defense-secretary-pushes-back-against-military-call-for-syria/ http://nj1015.com/defense-secretary-pushes-back-against-military-call-for-syria/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 04:03:07 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=69017 Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is pushing back against fresh demands for U.S. military involvement in Syria.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/defense-secretary-pushes-back-against-military-call-for-syria/feed/ 0 Panetta: U.S. Ground Forces Would Be Cut By 100,000 http://nj1015.com/panetta-u-s-ground-forces-would-be-cut-by-100000/ http://nj1015.com/panetta-u-s-ground-forces-would-be-cut-by-100000/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:21:56 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=47337 The Pentagon is preparing to tighten its belt, but with an election-year battle looming in Congress, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta wants to stress the positive. He's emphasizing that some key parts of the budget will actually grow.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/panetta-u-s-ground-forces-would-be-cut-by-100000/feed/ 0 U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (Bill Clark/Roll Call/Getty Images)