Washington, jan 21, 2023.- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with newly appointed German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius in Berlin today to discuss Russia’s war with Ukraine and NATO issues and to chart the path forward for a bilateral U.S.-German defense relationship. The secretary also met with WolfgangContinuar Leyendo
Washington, Jan 23, 2023.- Now is not the time to slack off. Now is the time to dig deep and aid Ukraine in its existential struggle against Russian invaders, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III told members of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group today. The eighth meeting at RamsteinContinuar Leyendo
El Grupo de Contacto para la Defensa de Ucrania se encuentra en la base militar aérea de Ramstein (Alemania), para abordar sobre el terreno los pasos a seguir en lo que a apoyo militar se refiere. Ramstein, 20 de Enero de 2023.- En la apertura de la sesión del GrupoContinuar Leyendo
Washington, Jan 19, 2023.- Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announces the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs. This authorization, which is valued at up to $2.5 billion, is the Biden Administration’s thirtieth drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories forContinuar Leyendo
Washington, Jan 15, 2023.- Last year, U.S. Central Command conducted 313 operations in Iraq and Syria as part of the mission to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, also known as ISIS. More than 95% of those operations were in partnership with either the Iraqi Security Force orContinuar Leyendo
Washington, Jan 14, 2023.- Global reach is an important aspect of the U.S. military’s warfighting ability, and aerial refueling helps to make global reach a reality. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles assigned to the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron recently received fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 91st ExpeditionaryContinuar Leyendo
Washington, January 13, 2023.- The U.S. respects the sovereign decisions of NATO and other allied nations regarding their security assistance to Ukraine, the Pentagon press secretary said. «We’re absolutely supportive of any type of defense capabilities that our international allies and partners can provide to Ukraine to include tanks,» AirContinuar Leyendo
Washington, D.C, Jan 13, 2023.- On Jan. 12, 2023, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Japan Minister of Defense HAMADA Yasukazu signed a bilateral Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and a bilateral, non-binding Security of Supply Arrangement (SOSA) between the U.S. Department ofContinuar Leyendo
Washington, Jan 12, 2023.- Since 2019, The Institute of Heraldry at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, has been working with Space Force leaders to create insignia for seals, badges, chevrons and other uniform accessories to differentiate the newest branch from the rest of the force. The biggest difference in some of theseContinuar Leyendo
Washington, Jan 12, 2023.- U.S. and Japanese security officials have announced a series of initiatives that will strengthen the alliance between the two nations and help guarantee a free and open Indo-Pacific. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken hosted Japanese Foreign MinisterContinuar Leyendo
