CHUCK HAGEL SPEAKS AT IAFF 2008 PRESIDENTIAL FORUM IN WASHINGTON
Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NB) speaks at the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Bipartisan 2008 Presidential Forum, in Washington on March 14, 2007. Eleven official and possible presidential contenders will speak at the forum to gain the IAFF endorsement. Republican Rudolf Giuliani declined an invitation. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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The U.S. Department of Defense said Saturday it is recalling nearly half of the 800,000 federal workers on furlough due to the government shutdown.
Japan and the United States announced plans to deploy a second TPY-2 long-range radar in Kyoto city for early detection of any North Korean ballistic missiles.
The United States is ready for negotiations with North Korea provided the Communist country first agrees to denuclearize, Secretary of State John Kerry said.
A changing security landscape in the Asia-Pacific region means Japan's defense relationship with the United States is more important than ever, officials said.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday the United States would negotiate with Iran only if it proved it would not pursue a nuclear weapons program.
U.S. and Japanese diplomatic and military officials announced an agreement Thursday to broaden the countries' military alliance.
The new commander of U.S. forces in South Korea said Wednesday he is certain North Korea could be "decisively" defeated in the event of an armed conflict.
The United States will fulfill its security missions both at home and abroad despite the government shutdown, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said.
South Korea will enhance its defense capabilities to deter threats from North Korea and make its nuclear weapons useless, President Park Geun-hye said Tuesday.
In his first stop of a four-day visit, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel stepped into the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea, officials say.
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