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Washington, May 24, 2021.- For the nearly 1,000 National Guardsmen who have remained in Washington, D.C., and who have been providing security assistance to the Capitol Police for the last five months, it’s now time for the mission to end and to return home. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. AustinContinuar Leyendo

Space-based capabilities are vital to U.S. national security in today’s era of de-stabilizing challenges from Russia and undeniable strategic competition with China, the Defense Department’s principal director for space policy told a House Armed Services Committee panel today. Washington, May 24, 2021.- John D. Hill told the HASC subcommittee onContinuar Leyendo

The Commission on the Naming of Items of the Department of Defense that Commemorate the Confederate States of America or Any Person Who Served Voluntarily with the Confederate States of America, is more often referred to as the Naming Commission. Washington, May 24, 2021.- Retired Navy Adm. Michelle Howard, theContinuar Leyendo

The U.S. military is currently conducting retrograde operations to leave Afghanistan. U.S. military personnel there now will come home, and equipment in the country will also be shipped back, sold, destroyed or moved elsewhere. The deadline for withdrawal is Sept. 11, 2021. Washington, May 23, 2021.-  While soldiers leave theContinuar Leyendo

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Israeli counterpart Defense Minister Benny Gantz this morning and again urged de-escalation in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said. Washington, May 19, 2021.- Kirby spoke at a press «gaggle» and said the secretary underscored hisContinuar Leyendo

U.S. Transportation Command is responsible for moving people and materiel around the globe in support of the nation’s defense needs. It relies, in part, on the use of the Air Force’s aircraft to do that. Washington, May 19, 2021.- When the Air Force hoped to retire some aircraft within theContinuar Leyendo

Afghanistan, Gaza, COVID-19 and social media were among the subjects that Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby addressed during a news conference today. Washington, 18 de Mayo de 2021.- Kirby said the retrograde from Afghanistan «continues at pace» with a few harassing attacks which have had no impact on theContinuar Leyendo