Hagel meets with Brownlee

New Zealand Minister of Defense Gerry Brownlee visited the Pentagon this week. During his meeting with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Hagel praised the growt...

New Zealand Minister of Defense Gerry Brownlee visited the Pentagon this week. During his meeting with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Hagel praised the growth of the bilateral defense relationship and expressed appreciation for New Zealand’s support for the coalition fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). They also talked extensively about the security situation in Afghanistan and the Resolute Support mission set to begin after the first of the year.

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