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Breaking: John Kirby, Pentagon Spokesman, Will Be Replaced With a Civilian....
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[quote:~kpm~:MV8yNzk2ODA2XzQ4OTUxOTI4XzcwOTIxOEJF] [b]Rear Adm. John Kirby, who has been the press secretary of the Pentagon for the past year, will step down and be replaced by a civilian in the first personnel move made by Ashton Carter, who started his job as Defense secretary this week. Mr. Carter would prefer to have a civilian speak to the press on a daily basis, administrative officials told The New York Times, which first broke the news. Adm. Kirby was told he’d be replaced with Mr. Carter’s new pick for the job a few weeks ago.[/b] Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/18/kirby-to-step-down-as-chief-pentagon-spokesman/#ixzz3S8Kjs4Pj Follow us: @washtimes on Twitter [/quote]
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WASHINGTON — Rear Adm. John F. Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary and the public face of the American military for the past year, is stepping down, officials said Wednesday, the first casualty of a new defense secretary who has expressed reservations about having a uniformed officer represent the Defense Department in its daily dealings with the news media.
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