Paul A. Brinkley, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, and Jack Medlin, U.S. Geological Survey, Holds a News Conference to Discuss the Mineral and Metal Reserves Found in Afghanistan

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Paul A. Brinkley, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, and Jack Medlin, U.S. Geological Survey, Holds a News Conference to Discuss the Mineral and Metal Reserves Found in Afghanistan

PAUL A. BRINKLEY, DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY FOR DEFENSE, AND JACK MEDLIN, U.S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS THE MINERAL AND METAL RESERVES FOUND IN AFGHANISTAN

JUNE 14, 2010

SPEAKER: PAUL A. BRINKLEY, DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY FOR DEFENSE,

JACK MEDLIN, U.S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

KATHLEEN JOHNSON, MINERAL RESOURCES PROGRAM COORDINATOR, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

COL. DAVID LAPAN, U.S. MARINES, PENTAGON SPOKESPERSON

[*] LAPAN: All right. Mr. Brinkley, this is Colonel Dave Lapan at the Pentagon. How do you hear me?

BRINKLEY: You're coming through five-by-five.

LAPAN: Great. And our colleagues over at the U.S. Geological Survey, are you on as well?

JOHNSON: We are here.

LAPAN: OK. Thank you. Good afternoon, all. Thanks for coming at this sort of hastily put-together press briefing. This is an on- the-record briefing.

The individuals that you will be hearing from today are Paul Brinkley, who is the director of the Task Force for Business and Stability Operations; Jack Medlin, who is with the U.S. Geological Survey, international programs scientist; and Kathleen Johnson, also with USGS in the minerals programs; she's the coordinator.

And again, Mr. Brinkley, I know it's late where you are, so thank you for joining us. And if you'd like to make a few opening remarks, and then we'll open it to questions.

BRINKLEY: Thank you, Colonel. I appreciat...

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