Washington, July 29, 2022.- This fact sheet is released on the occasion of the XV Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas (CDMA), which convened on July 25-29, 2022, in Brasilia, Brazil, hosted by the Brazilian Ministry of National Defense. CDMA is the premier hemispheric defense ministerial for strategic-level engagementContinuar Leyendo
Washington, July 27, 2022.- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met today with the Chilean Minister of National Defense, Maya Fernandez, during the 15th Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas (CDMA), the Western Hemisphere’s biennial premier hemispheric ministerial for strategic-level engagement with defense and security officials in theContinuar Leyendo
Washington, July 27, 2022.- The 2022 Rim of the Pacific exercise — Rimpac, for short — is underway in and around Hawaii and Southern California. Rimpac is the world’s largest international maritime exercise, with more than two dozen nations participating to strengthen their collective forces and promote a free andContinuar Leyendo
Washington, July 25, 2022.- The Defense Department has announced another package of security assistance for Ukraine, which will include additional High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, ammunition and a substantial number of Phoenix Ghost unmanned aerial systems. This latest package includes about $175 million in equipment pulled from existing U.S. militaryContinuar Leyendo
Washington, July 21, 2022.- Acting Press Secretary Todd Breasseale provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with German Federal Minister of Defense Christine Lambrecht about Russia’s war in Ukraine. Secretary Austin thanked the Minister for Germany’s continued commitment to providing critical capabilities to Ukraine, includingContinuar Leyendo
Washington, July 20, 2022.- With a stroke of the pen, the partnership between the Vermont National Guard and Austria was formalized under the National Guard’s State Partnership Program and became official. On July 19, Army Maj. Gen. Gregory Knight, Vermont’s adjutant general; Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the NationalContinuar Leyendo
Washington, July 19, 2022.- Attributed to Acting Pentagon Press Secretary Todd Breasseale: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met Greece’s Minister of Defense Nikos Panagiotopoulos today at the Pentagon to discuss the growing defense partnership between the United States and Greece and the close cooperation between our two countriesContinuar Leyendo
Washington, July 17, 2022.- American High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems being used in Ukraine are making an impact on the conflict there between Ukrainians fighting to preserve their national sovereignty and Russian forces who have illegally invaded that country. The M142 HIMARS system allows for the launching of multiple, precision-guidedContinuar Leyendo
Washington, July 14, 2022.- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosted a visit by Italian Minister of Defense Lorenzo Guerini today at the Pentagon. The two defense leaders discussed the U.S. and Italian defense relationship, mutual concerns over Russia’s actions in Ukraine and shared interests outside of Europe, suchContinuar Leyendo
Washington, July 14, 2022.- Department of Defense Spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Anton T. Semelroth provided the following readout: On July 13, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia Laura Cooper co-chaired the U.S.-Bosnia and Herzegovina Bilateral Defense Consultations in Sarajevo with Bosnia and Herzegovina Defense Minister Sifet Podžić.Continuar Leyendo
