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March 17, 2022
Strengthening alliances through joint NATO training

Pararescuemen assigned to the 57th Rescue Squadron and HH-60G Pave Hawks and crew assigned to the 56th RQS, both from Aviano Air Base, Italy, alongside Royal Marines Commando Mobile Air Operations team with Commando Helicopter Force performed joint NATO training with the 53rd Commando Battalion
March 16, 2022
Biden Signs Order Transferring Arms to Ukrainian Defenders

President Joe Biden signed an order to transfer $800 million worth of equipment to help the people of Ukraine defend their freedom.
March 16, 2022
NATO Defense Ministers Urge Changes to Alliance Collective Defense

Russia's unprovoked attack on Ukraine has changed the security environment, and the North Atlantic Alliance will change too, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at the conclusion of a meeting of alliance defense ministers in Brussels.
March 15, 2022
NATO Chief: There Will Be 'High Price to Pay' for Russian Use of Chemical Weapons

Russia is making "absurd claims" about biological labs and chemical weapons in Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.
March 11, 2022
Russian Military Efforts Stymied by Blunders, Stiff Ukrainian Resistance, Defense Official Says

Ukrainian resistance continues to be "stiff and determined," a senior defense official said at a Pentagon press briefing.
March 9, 2022
U.S. Doesn't Want Warfare in Ukraine to Escalate, Says DOD Official

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III thanked Poland's willingness to continue to look for ways to assist Ukraine, but he stressed that the U.S. does not support the transfer of additional fighter aircraft to the Ukrainian Air Force at this time.
March 9, 2022
U.S., Finland Work Closely to Aid Ukraine, Defend Europe

In yet another sign of the world's revulsion of Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, Finnish Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen told Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III that "in these troubled times, Finland stands ready to work together with the United States."
March 3, 2022
Allies Will Protect, Defend Every Inch of NATO Territory, Says Secretary General

In a press conference, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Russian President Vladimir Putin has shattered the peace in Europe.
March 2, 2022
U.S., Bahrain Defense Leaders Discuss Global, Regional Concerns

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa discussed a range of issues, from global problems like Russia's invasion of Ukraine to regional problems in Iran, during a meeting at the Pentagon.
March 1, 2022
U.S. Stands With Ukraine, Biden Says in State of the Union

In his first State of the Union address since taking office more than a year ago, President Joe Biden inspired bi-partisan applause for the determination of the Ukrainian people against the Russian onslaught and said the United States stands with Ukraine in its struggle.