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This April 28, 2011, file photo shows President Barack Obama with then-outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, and then-Defense Secretary-nominee Leon Panetta, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Richard Grenell critics ought to remember Leon Panetta

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama walks with Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr., his nominee to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, after speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Obama chose the widely respected, combat-hardened commander who led the Afghanistan war coalition during a key transitional period during 2013-2014 to succeed Army Gen. Martin Dempsey. Walking behind them is Vice President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Defense bill amendment targets Obama micromanagement, gives Pentagon leverage

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Then-Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, New York Democrat talks with Lt. Gen. David Petraeus on Capitol Hill on Jan. 23, 2007. (Associated Press)

Obama protects Hillary Clinton, David Petraeus, cracks down on low-level security leakers

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Then-CIA Director nominee Leon Panetta testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington in this June 9, 2011, file photo. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Panetta: Netanyahu invite splits parties on bipartisan issue

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Illustration on the continuing decay of the Obama Administration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

LAMBRO: Defense secretaries join the attack

By Donald Lambro

President Barack Obama listens as Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Nov. 28, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

LAMBRO: Fearing the ‘Obama factor’ in midterms

By Donald Lambro

Departed: Obama Cabinet members, including Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin E. Dempsey (left), former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (center) and former Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta (right) have publicly aired their grievances with the president. Mr. Panetta's new book, "Worthy Fights," criticizes Mr. Obama's policies. (Associated Press)

Leon Panetta is the latest former adviser to take shots at Obama

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama embraces Vice President Joe Biden, right, before signing the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, bipartisan job-training legislation which aims to help job seekers gain valuable employment skills, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in the White House complex in Washington, Tuesday, July 22, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Obama still has confidence in Biden despite gaffes: White House

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden meet with members of the National Security Council in the Situation Room of the White House, Sept. 10, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama’s war advisers not instilling confidence on Islamic State strategy

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Army Gen. Carter Ham has testified that he had told Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the Joint Chiefs chairman, that Americans in Benghazi were under attack by terrorists, not demonstrators. He said both men agreed. (Associated Press)

Unasked questions fog facts on Benghazi

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey is chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Gen. Dempsey is a failed leader, scathing Senate review found

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Mark Boal and Kathryn Bigelow wrote and directed, respectively, the film "Zero Dark Thirty," which portrayed the manhunt for terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden. (Columbia Pictures)

Leon Panetta named as source of ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ scriptwriter’s information

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

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Medal of Honor case goes to 3rd defense secretary; Rep. Duncan Hunter says system broken

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

LAMBRO: Sifting through the remains on the battlefield

By Donald Lambro

Former Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta (Associated Press) **FILE**

Former defense secretaries Gates, Panetta fault Obama on Syria

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel “looks forward to participating in this year’s DOD Pride event at the Pentagon on Tuesday, June 25 … to celebrate LGBT Pride Month,” Pentagon spokesman George Little said. Mr. Hagel will attend a symposium. (Associated Press)

Military gives a salute to Gay Pride Month; messages sent to commands

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

The Pentagon. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Military benefits for same-sex couples to begin Sept. 1

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

**FILE** Defense Secretary Leon Panetta listens during a news conference at the Pentagon on Jan. 24, 2013, where he announced he is lifting a ban on women serving in combat. (Associated Press)

Secrets revealed to SEAL film producers, CIA says; delayed report on Panetta remarks

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

Hillary Clinton (The Washington Times/File)

Benghazi: The anatomy of a scandal; how the story of a U.S. tragedy unfolded — and then fell apart

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

President Obama waves as he leaves the White House in Washington on his way to Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday, May 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Obama hunts for new strategy after misreading power of Syria’s Assad

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times