- + DOD Report: Prevalence of Sexual Assault Declined Across Services in 2023—The prevalence of sexual assault in the active-duty force declined compared with levels last measured in 2021, marking the first decrease in nearly a ...
- + Eucom Commander: NATO Is Transforming to Defend Every Inch of the Alliance—The Russian invasion of Ukraine is the largest war on the European continent since World War II, but NATO is still the answer, Army Gen. Christopher C...
- + U.S. Joins Jordan, Partner Nations to Launch Exercise Eager Lion 24—Eager Lion serves to underscore the United States' commitment to interoperability with partners in the region, while refining the ability to defend ag...
- + Pentagon Official: Partnerships Key to Bolstering Defense Industry, Meeting Warfighting Needs—DOD remains focused on working with allies to build robust defense production capabilities, the Pentagon's top acquisition official said. [Link to med...
- + Aid Will Soon Flow to Palestinians in Gaza via DOD Temporary Pier—The Defense Department logistics capability stands ready to deliver aid to Palestinians in Gaza, said Sonali Korde of USAID's bureau for humanitarian ...
- + Defense, Interior Agree to Decade-Long Partnership for Conserving Wildlife, Supporting Military Readiness—The Defense Department and the Interior Department renewed a memorandum of understanding that spells out how the two agencies will continue their coop...
- + DOD, Interagency Partners Designate 5 New Sentinel Landscapes—The Defense Department is expanding its work with interagency partners to promote sustainable land-use practices at key sites near military installati...
- + Admiral: Success of Red Sea Operations Are a Tribute to Sailors, Systems—Navy vessels have been sailing the Red Sea as part of Operation Prosperity Guardian, a U.S.-led, multinational coalition established to counter attack...
- + U.S. Africa Command Launches Multi-Nation Special Warfare Exercise—Flintlock is U.S. Africa Command's premiere and largest annual special operations forces exercise that works to strengthen combined partner force coll...
- + Service Chiefs Discuss Role of Partnerships in Meeting Defense Demands—Partnerships with allies and across the services are key to maintaining the United States' edge amid an increasingly challenging national security bac...
- + Canada Releases Defense Policy Update to Boost Security—Canadian Defense Minister William Blair discussed updates to his country's defense policy with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, who hosted hi...
- + U.S. Aid Reaching Ukraine as Russia Attacks Near Kharkiv—U.S. military aid is reaching Ukraine as that nation's military strives to blunt Russian attacks in the Kharkiv region, the deputy Pentagon press secr...
- + General Says West's Defense Industrial Base Will Outpace Russia's—The West's defense industrial base is picking up speed and will continue to accelerate past the capability of Russia, the deputy commander of U.S. Eur...
- + Retired Special Warfare Commander Lauds Value of Strong Allied Relationships—Retired Navy four-star admiral William H. McRaven underscored the importance of having trust-based partnerships to facilitate communications among spe...
- + Austin Calls on South Carolina State Grads to Lead, Serve —Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III urged South Carolina State University graduates to use their unique talents to chart their own paths of servi...
- + DOD Uses Unfavorable Sea Conditions to Gain Efficiencies on Gaza Aid Mission—While unfavorable sea conditions have slowed deployment of two piers meant to deliver humanitarian aid into Gaza, DOD has found a way to use the delay...
- + Brown, Top Special Warfare Official Underscore Power of Partnerships, Collaboration—The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the principal civilian advisor to the secretary of defense for all matters related to DOD special warfar...
- + DOD Announces 2024 Spirit of Service Award Recipients—The Spirit of Service Award recognizes outstanding civilian employees within the National Capital Region who display the core qualities of honor, inte...
- + U.S., German Defense Leaders Discuss Shared Interests in NATO, Ukraine, Indo-Pacific—Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III commended German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius on Germany's commitment to providing support to Ukraine's s...
- + Senior Leaders Discuss Future of Special Warfare at Annual Convention—U.S. and allied country senior leaders discussed the roles that technology, relationships and additional topics play in developing special warfare tea...
- + DOD Workforce, Industry Partnerships Key to Harnessing Innovation —The Defense Department's workforce and its partnerships with private industry remain at the core of the military's ability to harness innovation and d...
- + Austin: FY 2025 Budget Includes 'Tough, But Responsible' Decisions—DOD's top official told Congress that the department's fiscal year 2025 budget request includes tradeoffs between capability in the future and readine...
- + Brown: Joint Force Must Maintain Current Edge, Prepare for Emerging Threats —The Defense Department's success in an evolving security landscape is defined by the joint force's ability to address current threats while at the sam...
- + Floating Piers, Cargo Ship With Aid for Gaza Face Weather Delays—Construction of the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore system on the Mediterranean Sea, which will streamline delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza, is now...
- + 'Power of Partnerships' Is Focus of Special Operations Forces Convention—U.S. Special Operations Command senior leaders emphasized the significant role that partnership plays in accomplishing their mission. [Link to media]
- + DOD Continues Work on Temporary Pier for Gaza After High Seas Force Move—Once the temporary pier is completed, it will initially facilitate the delivery of an estimated 90 truckloads of international aid into Gaza and even...
- + Austin Underscores Power of Partnerships at Indo-Pacom Change of Command —Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III emphasized the power of U.S. partnerships in the Indo-Pacific as he presided over the U.S. Indo-Pacific chang...
- + DOD Adapts to Rough Seas Off Gaza, Continues Temporary Pier Construction—Construction of a temporary humanitarian aid pier for Gaza will continue after the Army had to relocate the construction site due to forecasted high s...
- + Austin Lauds Strong Ties Between Key Allies in Indo-Pacific—Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III underscored the United States' commitment to deepening ties with key allies throughout the Indo-Pacific after...
- + Commandant Underscores Priorities, Praises Marines During State of the Corps Speech—Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith spoke about maintaining a balance between being ready to respond to crises in the present while at t...
- + Good Cyber Hygiene Can Impede Adversary Meddling in U.S. Infrastructure—Good cyber hygiene, which includes things like regularly changing passwords or applying software security patches, plays an outsized role in preventin...
- + DOD Looks Outside Bureaucracy for Novel Talent Management Concepts—A challenge for DOD has been both competing with the private sector for talent, but also finding the best way to manage the talent it has and that it ...
- + DOD Needs Competitive, Innovative, Robust Defense Industrial Base—DOD's recently published National Defense Industrial Strategy lays out four long-term strategic priorities to help build a modernized defense industri...
- + U.S. Africa Command's Largest Annual Exercise Kicks Off in Tunisia—Exercise African Lion provides an opportunity to conduct realistic, dynamic and collaborative readiness training in austere environments, Deputy Penta...
- + Top Reserve Component Officials Express Support for Pay, Benefit Alignment—Senior leaders from the uniformed services' reserve component branches spoke out in favor of aligning pay and benefits within their organizations duri...
- + DOD's FY 2025 Budget Focuses on Defense, People, Teamwork—Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III told lawmakers the DOD budget request centers on defending the nation, taking care of service members and the...
- + Austin to Meet With Key Regional Allies on Upcoming Hawaii Trip—Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III plans to meet with key regional allies in Hawaii and preside over the change of command ceremony for U.S. Ind...
- + Temporary Pier in Gaza on Track to Be Operational in May—A temporary pier the Defense Department is constructing off the Gazan coast to deliver humanitarian aid is on track to establish initial operations so...
- + 2-Year Anniversary of Ukraine Defense Contact Group Comes With Billions in New Aid—Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said the $95 billion security supplemental bill recently signed into law is already providing benefit to Ukra...
- + U.S. Begins Construction on Temporary Pier to Deliver Humanitarian Aid to Gaza—Once the pier is completed, it will initially facilitate the delivery of an estimated 90 truckloads of international aid into Gaza and scale to up to ...
- + U.S.-led Ukraine Coalition to Meet Amid Renewed Momentum—The 21st meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, which the Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III will host virtually from the Pentagon, comes...
- + National Armaments Directors Maintain Urgency in Support for Ukraine—Defense officials said the Ukraine Defense Contact Group continues to identify and deliver solutions for Ukraine's most pressing requirements in key c...
- + Officials Say Manufacturing Arms at Scale a Deterrent to Adversaries—Keeping the armament production lines moving at speed and scale at the right price sends a strong signal to allies that the U.S. is a reliable partner...
- + Public Service a Good Career Option, Hicks Says —Public service is a good option for today's youth after graduation, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks told thousands of kids and their parents d...
- + Military OneSource Provides Options to Military Spouses, Family Entrepreneurs—DOD, in partnership with other federal agencies, has options available to help budding entrepreneurs within the military community start and maintain ...
- + Vice Chiefs: Operating Jointly Provides Advantage Over Adversaries—The vice chairmen of the U.S. armed forces expressed the U.S. military is at its best when its separate branches are working together during a panel d...
- + Brown: DOD 'Moving Out' to Get Aid to Ukraine—Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., said the Pentagon is well postured with the authorities needed to quickly provide ...
- + Supplemental Bill Becomes Law, Provides Billions in Aid for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan—President Joe Biden said that the security supplemental &#e2;P^ worth about $95 billion &#e2;P^ is not just an investment in t...
- + Space Force Official Outlines Roadmap for Commercial Partnerships—The Space Force aims to build upon its foundation of strong partnerships with the commercial sector to maintain the United States' competitive advanta...
- + Franchetti: Navy Has a Lot to Offer Young People —Recruiters across the military are challenged every day to bring young people into service. But the chief of naval operations said she thinks the Navy...
- + Austin Delivers Message on Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention—Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III delivers a message to the force for Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. [Link to media]
- + U.S., Zambian Armies Kick Off Land Forces Summit—The summit brings together African and European partner nations, along with academic thought leaders and government officials to discuss and develop c...
- + DOD Combines Adaptation, Mitigation to Confront Climate Change—DOD is actively engaging a two-pronged approach to confront climate change by avoiding the unmanageable while at the same time managing the unavoidabl...
- + U.S. Poised to Begin Arms Delivery to Ukraine, Begins Talks on Niger Withdrawal—U.S. officials are poised and ready to begin delivering needed military capabilities to Ukraine following passage of supplemental budget legislation b...
- + Office Works to Unify DOD Responses, Efforts Across the Globe—DOD must work together to confront its challenges from Russia, China, the Middle East, North Korea and extremist groups, the acting undersecretary of ...
- + NATO-Ukraine Council Looks to Speed Aid to Besieged Country —Ukrainian leaders briefed NATO defense ministers about the situation on the battlefield and the country's critical needs during a remote meeting of th...
- + DOD Stands Ready to Rush Critically Needed Weapon Systems to Ukraine—The Defense Department stands ready to rush crucial supplies to Ukraine if Congress passes the supplemental request promptly, Pentagon Press Secretary...
- + Austin Lauds Norway's Increased Defense Spending —Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III commended Norway for its plan to reach NATO's shared commitment to spend at least 2% of its gross domestic pr...
- + DOD, State Department Expand Employment Opportunities&#e2;P&#af;for Military Spouses Stationed Overseas—The Defense Department&#e2;P&#af;is taking steps to ensure military spouses&#e2;P&#af;can continue to thrive in their own care...
- + Austin, Brown Underscore Importance of Passing DOD's Proposed FY25 Budget—The $849.8 billion request aligns with DOD's top three priorities of defending the nation, taking care of Defense Department personnel and their famil...
- + Earth Day Highlights DOD's Efforts to Support Mission, People, Environment—DOD strives to support readiness, resilience, people and the environment in everything it does, the assistant secretary of defense for energy, install...
- + DOD Priorities: Increasing Health, Energy Resilience, Bolstering Infrastructure—DOD quality of life issues for service members, military construction and toxic chemical cleanup are being addressed in President Joe Biden's fiscal y...
- + Brown: Joint Force Must Continually Drive Change as Threats Evolve—The Defense Department must continually drive change and anticipate emerging threats to meet evolving national security demands, Chairman of the Joint...
- + Austin Meets Virtually With Chinese Defense Minister for First Time—Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with his Chinese counterpart via video teleconference about an assortment of topics, including both reg...
- + Defense Officials Say Continued Investments in Missile Defense Are Critical Amid Evolving Threats—The threats posed by intermediate and long-range missile technologies in the hands of adversaries are accelerating at a concerning pace, Heidi Shyu, u...
- + Israel, U.S., Partners Neutralize Iranian Airborne Attacks—U.S. Central Command forces, supported by Navy destroyers, destroyed more than 80 one-way attack unmanned aerial vehicles and at least six ballistic m...
- + Austin Notes Success of Territorial Defeat of ISIS in Iraq—This year marks 10 years of the global coalition to defeat ISIS, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said while hosting a meeting and an enhanced...
- + Pentagon Arctic Policy Official Underscores Critical Role of Alliances in Evolving Region—The U.S. and its allies face global competitors that seek to rewrite rules that underpin global security as the Arctic quickly becomes a leading regio...
- + Kabul Airport Attack Review Reaffirms Initial Findings, Identifies Attacker—A supplemental review of the original investigation into the 2021 suicide bombing attack that killed 13 U.S. service members and roughly 170 Afghan ci...
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