The Defense Department is actively working with the whole-of-government to tackle the climate crisis, as underscored by two recently released documents that highlight the impact of climate change on national security. Washington, October 29, 2021.- The DOD Climate Risk Analysis identifies how global and cross-cutting consequences of climate change areContinuar Leyendo
Washington, October 27, 2021.- Department of Defense Spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Anton T. Semelroth provided the following readout: Principal Director for Europe and NATO Policy Andrew L. Winternitz and Director for Planning, Programs and Analysis in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Melissa Benkert ledContinuar Leyendo
Both Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stressed alliance unity at the end of the defense ministerial meeting in Brussels today. Washington, October 22, 2021.- The meeting — the first in-person ministerial since the COVID-19 pandemic — emphasized the alliance is adapting toContinuar Leyendo
Washington, October 21, 2021.- Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and his Danish counterpart, Minister of Defence Trine Bramsen, met in Brussels October 21, 2021, to reaffirm the strong bilateral defense relationship between the United States and Denmark. TheContinuar Leyendo
Brussels, October 20, 2021.- NATO Defense Ministers are meeting in Belgium to chart the course for the alliance as it modernizes and adapts to a world dominated by strategic competition, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said during a news conference in Brussels today. The alliance must maintain the technological edgeContinuar Leyendo
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with Ukrainian leaders in the capital city of Kyiv to strengthen ties between the nations and look for ways to implement the Strategic Defense Framework that was signed at the end of August. Kiev, October 19, 2021.- Austin assured Defense Minister AndriyContinuar Leyendo
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Georgian Defense Minister Jaunsher Burchuladze launched the Georgia Defense and Deterrence Enhancement Initiative today in Tbilisi. Tbilisi, October 18, 2021.- The initiative is a follow-on to the extremely successful Georgia Defense Readiness Program, which will end in December, said senior defense officialsContinuar Leyendo
Aside from the competence of its troops, America’s greatest military advantage is the ability to deploy and sustain service members anywhere in the world: And U.S. Transportation Command is at the heart of that capability, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said today at the Transcom change of commandContinuar Leyendo
The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is celebrating its 75th anniversary during the 2021-2022 School Year, continuing a tradition of excellence in education that began on October 14, 1946. Washington, October 15, 2021.- While a few schools on military bases within the continental United States and its territories wereContinuar Leyendo
Soldiers jumped from CH-47 Chinook helicopters operated by the 1-52nd General Service Aviation Battalion during an airborne operation over Malemute drop zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 5, 2021. Washington, October 12, 2021.- Soldiers jumped from CH-47 Chinook helicopters operated by the 1-52nd General Service Aviation Battalion during an airborneContinuar Leyendo
