Today in the Department of Defense, Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta hosts an honor cordon to welcome Norwegian Minister of Defense Espen Barth Eide to the Pentagon at 3:15 p.m. EST.  Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter has no public or media events on his schedule. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Press Secretary) George Little and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Media Operations) Capt. John Kirby will conduct a press briefing at 2 p.m. EST in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2E973).