The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has identified most of those killed on the USS Oklahoma when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 1941. Washington, September 18, 2021.- Between June and November 2015, personnel from DPAA exhumed the unidentified crew members from the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific forContinuar Leyendo
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III swore in Christopher Maier as the Defense Department’s new assistant secretary for special operations and low-intensity conflict. Washington, September 17, 2021.- Maier, who was administratively sworn in June, is the first Senate-confirmed SOLIC chief under new parameters for the job. The assistant secretaryContinuar Leyendo
Even with all the churn in the world, DOD’s global posture review is still on track and will be finished shortly, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said at a news conference today. Washington, September 13, 2021.- The review will determine if the United States military has the correct number ofContinuar Leyendo
Washington, September 12, 2021.- Unity in America is the nation’s greatest strength – reflected by a coming-together of U.S. citizens in the days and months that followed the greatest attack on U.S. soil by terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001, twenty years ago, President Joe Biden said. Speaking to the nationContinuar Leyendo
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III today recognized the vital contribution of Arabian Gulf allies, saying their aid enabled the evacuation of 124,000 people from Afghanistan. Washington, September 09, 2021.- Speaking to reporters who traveled with him to Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait, Austin thanked leaders in each nation for theirContinuar Leyendo
Washington, September 08, 2021.- Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met on September 7 with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and with Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in Manama, Bahrain, to thank them forContinuar Leyendo
No other military in the world could do what the U.S. military accomplished in evacuating 124,000 people — Americans, Afghans and third country personnel — from Kabul, a senior defense official told reporters traveling with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III. Washington, September 08, 2021.- The official was notContinuar Leyendo
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with Qatari leaders today to thank them for their help in evacuating Afghans from Kabul, saying »at a critical and historic moment Qatar went above and beyond, and your generosity helped to save thousands of lives.» Washington, September 07, 2021.- Upon arrivalContinuar Leyendo
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III thanked Italian Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini for his country’s help in the evacuation effort from Afghanistan. Washington, September 06, 2021.- The two men held discussions at the Pentagon that also included threats from Russia, increased cooperation on the issues presented by China andContinuar Leyendo
Brussels, September 04, 2021.- NATO and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark are jointly organizing the 17th Annual NATO Conference on, Arms Control, Disarmament and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Non-Proliferation on 6-7 September 2021. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will deliver a speech at the opening of theContinuar Leyendo
