já dei sem e confiança até demais

U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Press Advisories On the Web:  http://www.defense.gov/Advisories/Advisory.aspx?AdvisoryID=3450 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.defense.gov/landing/comment.aspx or +1 (703) 571-3343 No. 039-12  June 13, 2012 Silver Star to be Posthumously Presented to Capt. Francis Gary Powers             Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz will posthumously award the Silver Star to Capt. Francis Gary Powers during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Friday, June 15, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. EDT in the Hall of Heroes (2D1046).             Powers, whose U-2 reconnaissance plane was shot down over the Soviet Union, May 1, 1960, will receive the medal for demonstrating “exceptional loyalty” while enduring harsh interrogation in the Lubyanka Prison in Moscow for almost two years.             Gary Powers Jr. and Dee Powers, Powers’s children, and Dick Anderegg, director of Air Force History, will be available to the media for on-camera interviews in the Office of the Secretary of Defense small television studio (2E963) on June 14 from noon to 4 p.m.  Additionally, there will be a media roundtable on June 14 at 11 a.m. in the Office of the Secretary of Defense Pentagon Briefing Room (2E973).             Media wishing to attend the ceremony on June 15 or the media roundtable on June 14 should contact Air Force Public Affairs no later than 3 p.m., June 13.  Journalists without a Pentagon building pass will be picked up at the River Entrance only.  Plan to arrive no later than 45 minutes prior to the event, have proof of press affiliation and two forms of photo identification.             Please contact the Air Force Press Desk at 703-695-0640 for escort into the building. Press Advisories

On the Web:  http://www.defense.gov/Advisories/Advisory.aspx?AdvisoryID=3450 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.defense.gov/landing/comment.aspx or +1 (703) 571-3343

No. 039-12 June 13, 2012

Silver Star to be Posthumously Presented to Capt. Francis Gary Powers             Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz will posthumously award the Silver Star to Capt. Francis Gary Powers during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Friday, June 15, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. EDT in the Hall of Heroes (2D1046).             Powers, whose U-2 reconnaissance plane was shot down over the Soviet Union, May 1, 1960, will receive the medal for demonstrating “exceptional loyalty” while enduring harsh interrogation in the Lubyanka Prison in Moscow for almost two years.             Gary Powers Jr. and Dee Powers, Powers’s children, and Dick Anderegg, director of Air Force History, will be available to the media for on-camera interviews in the Office of the Secretary of Defense small television studio (2E963) on June 14 from noon to 4 p.m.  Additionally, there will be a media roundtable on June 14 at 11 a.m. in the Office of the Secretary of Defense Pentagon Briefing Room (2E973).             Media wishing to attend the ceremony on June 15 or the media roundtable on June 14 should contact Air Force Public Affairs no later than 3 p.m., June 13.  Journalists without a Pentagon building pass will be picked up at the River Entrance only.  Plan to arrive no later than 45 minutes prior to the event, have proof of press affiliation and two forms of photo identification.             Please contact the Air Force Press Desk at 703-695-0640 for escort into the building. U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release On the We U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release On the Web:  http://www.defense.gov/Releases/Release.aspx?ReleaseID=15365 Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: http://www.defense.gov/landing/comment.aspx or +1 (703) 571-3343 IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 487-12 June 13, 2012 Readout of Secretary Panetta’s Phone Call with Japan’s Defense Minister Morimoto             Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. John Kirby provided the following readout:              “Secretary Leon Panetta spoke by phone with Japan Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto June 13 to congratulate him on his new position.              “Secretary Panetta reaffirmed that the U.S.-Japan Alliance remains the cornerstone of peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region.  The two discussed their shared commitment to implementing the April 2012 joint agreement on the realignment of U.S. forces in Japan.  The secretary expressed that he looks forward to working with Minister Morimoto to continue to enhance cooperation between the two allies and to modernize and update the alliance.” Printer-friendly Version