April 26, 2023 DOD Officials Detail Efforts to Support Ukraine, Defend NATO Russia's unprovoked invasion of neighboring Ukraine has provoked the worst security crisis in Europe since World War II, and nations around the globe are rallying to help Ukraine defend its sovereignty, defense officials said.
April 26, 2023 18 SDS, JASDF strengthen SDA partnership FUCHU AIR BASE, Japan -- Lt Col Matthew Lintker, 18th Space Defense Squadron (SDS) commander, and two other 18 SDS members met with Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Space Operations Group members at Fuchu Air Base, Japan, April 8-14, 2023.
April 25, 2023 Guard Names State Partnership Program Partnerships of the Year Following a busy year with engagements in Europe, South America and stateside, the Pennsylvania-Lithuania and New York-Brazil partnerships were named the Department of Defense National Guard State Partnership Program partnerships of the year for 2022.
April 24, 2023 U.S. Troops Stand Ready to Help Diplomats as Sudan Conflict Continues The evacuation of the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, was handled professionally and with precision, and U.S. service members in the region stand ready to help the State Department if needed, the Pentagon press secretary said.
April 24, 2023 Hokanson: State Partnership Program Stable, Steadfast and Growing The Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program — built on enduring relationships, common interests and trust — is stable, steadfast and growing, the Guard’s top leader said Thursday.
April 24, 2023 West Virginia Guard, DISA lead U.S.-Romanian Cyber Team in Exercise The West Virginia National Guard, under the leadership of the Defense Information Security Agency, hosted more than 180 cyber experts and representatives from federal and state agencies to compete on behalf of the U.S.-Romanian team in the world’s largest international cyber defense exercise.
April 23, 2023 U.S. Forces Evacuate Americans From Khartoum Embassy U.S. forces evacuated just under 100 American staff of the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, U.S. government officials said. A small number of allied diplomats were also evacuated.
April 21, 2023 DOD Makes Climate Assessment Tool Available to Partner Nations Giving partner nations access to the Climate Assessment Tool enhances national resilience against climate change by enabling the same quality in our partners and allies, one of the developers of the tool said.
April 21, 2023 Following Ukraine Defense Contact Group, Austin Reminds Members of Their Impact After a full day of discussion during the 11th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III reminded participating nations of the significance of their commitments.
April 21, 2023 U.S.-Led Ukraine Defense Contact Group Convenes for 11th Discussion Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov for a bilateral discussion in advance of the 11th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.