Washington, November 23, 2022.- Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announces the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance valued at up to $400 million to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs. This authorization is the Biden Administration’s twenty-sixth drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine sinceContinuar Leyendo
Washington, November 21, 2022.- Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met in Jakarta today and pledged to improve interoperability between the Indonesian and U.S. militaries. This was the fourth visit between the two defense leaders and Prabowo said Austin’s visit «is very importantContinuar Leyendo
Washington, November 21, 2022.- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III made the case that what happens to Ukraine matters to all people of the world today. The secretary, speaking at the Halifax International Security Forum in Nova Scotia, said Russia’s devastating war on Ukraine is a direct challenge toContinuar Leyendo
Washinington, November 18, 2022.- U.S. aircraft carriers USS George H.W. Bush and Gerald R. Ford are now engaged in a regularly scheduled multination seafaring operation to showcase the cohesion and interoperability of participants. The operation takes place in the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea and parts of the Mediterranean Sea,Continuar Leyendo
Washington, November 17, 2022.- The 2022 National Defense Strategy identifies China as the Defense Department’s pacing challenge, said the assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs. Speaking yesterday at the Politico Defense Summit, Ely Ratner said that as a direct result of this strategy, the Indo-Pacific is the priorityContinuar Leyendo
Washington, November 16, 2022.- Department of Defense Spokesman Lt. Col. Devin T. Robinson provided the following readout: On November 15, 2022, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Mr. Daniel Erikson, co-chaired the 20th U.S. – Argentina Bilateral Working Group with Argentina’s Secretary of International Affairs forContinuar Leyendo
Washington, November 16, 2022.- Pentagon Press Secretary Brig Gen Pat Ryder provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak to discuss the current security situation along NATO’s Eastern Flank, including reports of a missileContinuar Leyendo
Washington, November 15, 2022.- One year ago this month, families on Oahu, Hawaii, faced a crisis when fuel spills at Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility contaminated the Navy’s drinking water system. Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, who briefed the media at the Pentagon today, addressedContinuar Leyendo
Washington, November 15, 2022.- The Defense Logistics Agency is working to comply with the Treasury Department’s government invoicing program, known as G-Invoicing, to allow federal agencies to manage intragovernmental buy and sell transactions through a common web-based platform. Proposed benefits of the program include better communication between trading partners, increasedContinuar Leyendo
Washington, Nov 12, 2022.- Since the founding of the United States, service members have defended the nation. In return, the nation has an obligation to take care of those same veterans, the vice president of the United States said during a Veterans Day address at Arlington National Cemetery. «Since 1789,Continuar Leyendo
