Washington, April 18, 2023.- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomed Ben Wallace, the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Defense, to the Pentagon today to discuss the short-term and long-term implications of the U.S.-U.K. alliance. The United States has no closer ally than the United Kingdom, Austin saidContinuar Leyendo
Washington, April 17, 2023.- The Defense Department continues to actively address the incident involving the unauthorized disclosure of classified documents, said Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh at a news conference today. Massachusetts Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Jack Teixeira, 21, was arrested April 13, by the FBI atContinuar Leyendo
Washington, April 17, 2023.- I want to commend the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for their swift arrest in connection with this investigation. I pledge the full support and cooperation of the Department of Defense to the DOJ’s investigation. The Department of Defense, in close partnershipContinuar Leyendo
Washington, April 14, 2023.- The Navy will christen and launch the newest Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship, the future USS Cleveland (LCS 31), during a 10:00 a.m. CDT ceremony on Saturday, April 15, in Marinette, Wisconsin. This event marks the last planned side-launch of a ship at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine,Continuar Leyendo
Washington, April 12, 2023.- The United States and the Philippines have made rapid strides in upgrading their alliance, and are charging ahead to do more, defense leaders from both countries said at the Pentagon today. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with Carlito Galvez Jr., senior undersecretary andContinuar Leyendo
Washington, April 11, 2023.- Today, Secretary Austin called Israel’s Minister of Defense, Yoav Gallant, to offer his condolences for the deaths of two Israeli-British citizens in the West Bank and an Italian tourist in Tel Aviv in terror attacks yesterday and to convey his support for Israel following rocket attacksContinuar Leyendo
Washington, April 10, 2023.- The Department of Defense today released the findings of its Defense Contract Finance Study, an effort to comprehensively assess the effect that DoD contract financing and profit policies have on the defense industry. Initiated in late 2019 at the recommendation of the Government Accountability Office (GAO),Continuar Leyendo
Washington, April 10, 2023.- Brynt Parmeter has been named the inaugural Chief Talent Management Officer (CTMO) at the Department of Defense (DoD), a position that will reside in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)). With the need to keep pace with evolving threats,Continuar Leyendo
Washington, April 09, 2023.- Department of Defense spokesperson Lt. Col. Martin Meiners provided the following readout: Assistant Secretary of Defense Ely Ratner and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Lindsey Ford hosted Singapore Ministry of Defence Deputy Secretary for Policy Kelvin Fan and Ambassador Ashok Mirpuri for the 7th U.S.-Singapore Mid-TermContinuar Leyendo
Washington, April 06, 2023.- Nearly 9,000 American troops are expected to participate in the Defender 23 exercise which kicks off April 22, the deputy Pentagon press secretary said today. «This annual, nearly two-month long exercise is focused on the strategic deployment of U.S.-based forces, employment of Army pre-positioned stocks andContinuar Leyendo
