Washington, Jan 02, 2024.- Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with his counterpart, Minister of Defence of the Netherlands Kajsa Ollongren to discuss the ongoing illegal Houthi attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea. They bothContinuar Leyendo

Washington, Dec  30, 2023.- Attributed to Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke by phone today with Ukrainian Minister of Defence Rustem Umerov to discuss Russia’s brutal air attacks on Ukraine and the latest situation on the ground. Secretary Austin reiterated thatContinuar Leyendo

Washington, Dec 28, 2023.- Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs. This announcement is the Biden Administration’s fifty-fourth tranche of equipment to be provided from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021. This package includes additional air defense capabilities,Continuar Leyendo

Washington, Dec 27, 2023.- Today, at President Biden’s direction, U.S. military forces conducted necessary and proportionate strikes on three facilities used by Kataib Hezbollah and affiliated groups in Iraq. These precision strikes are a response to a series of attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria by Iranian-sponsored militias,Continuar Leyendo

Washington, Dec 16, 2023.- This weekend, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III embarks on a multiday trip to the Middle East with stops in Israel, Qatar and Bahrain. The trip also includes a visit to the USS Gerald R. Ford, which is underway now in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.Continuar Leyendo

Washington, Dec 14, 2023.- Cooperation among allies is critical as global competitors increasingly look to space as the next frontier of warfare, the Pentagon’s top space policy official said, yesterday. Dr. John F. Plumb, assistant secretary of defense for space policy, said space capabilities have become integral to everyday lifeContinuar Leyendo