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 31, 2023.- Throughout 2023, the United States has worked alongside allies and partners to deliver groundbreaking achievements for peace, stability, and deterrence in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. As Secretary Austin has said, “In this decisive decade, 2023 will be remembered as a decisive yearContinuar 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 20, 2023.- Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout: On December 19, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with the Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Qatar. He separately met with theContinuar Leyendo
Washington, Dec 19, 2023.- Air forces from the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom recently teamed up for an exercise in Queensland, Australia. During Exercise Global Dexterity, the U.S. Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force and Royal Air Force integrated personnel with the goal of developing multilateral tactical airliftContinuar 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
Washington, Dec 06, 2023.- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III today hosted bilateral discussions at the Pentagon with Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov. The meeting comes on the heels of the Ukraine Defense Industrial Base Conference today in Washington, D.C., and also aligns with today’s announcement of another securityContinuar Leyendo
