Oct. 20, 2021 Defense Secretary Holds Talks in Romania Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with leaders in stalwart NATO ally Romania and then visited the U.S. forces who work day in and day out to make NATO a reality.
Oct. 19, 2021 Austin Works With Allies, Partners to Deter Russian Malign Activities Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is visiting the front-line states of Georgia, Ukraine and Romania before traveling to Belgium for the NATO Defense Ministerial Meeting in Brussels.
Oct. 19, 2021 U.S., Ukraine Aim to Implement Strategic Defense Framework Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with Ukrainian leaders in the capital city of Kyiv to reinforce ties between the nations and look for ways to implement the Strategic Defense Framework — a roadmap for both countries to follow to strengthen security and defense cooperation.
Oct. 17, 2021 Defense Secretary Travels to Europe to Reassure Frontline States Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is traveling to Europe to reassure allies and partners of America's commitment to their sovereignty in the face of Russian aggression.
Oct. 13, 2021 NATO delegation visits CFSCC Combined Force Space Component Command commander Maj. Gen. DeAnna Burt, left, hosted members from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, who paid a visit to Vandenberg SFB on Oct. 11, 2021.
Oct. 6, 2021 Austin Welcomes Polish Counterpart to Pentagon for Discussions Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomed Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak to the Pentagon for meetings — the countries' ties have grown closer since the nation joined NATO in 1999.
Oct. 6, 2021 Official Says Peace, Security in Middle East Are Possible Through Partnerships Integrated deterrence and a whole-of-government approach with allies and partners across the Middle East are key to enabling peace and stability in the region, a Defense Department official said.
Oct. 5, 2021 New Threats to NATO Demand Old Solution: Unity, Stoltenberg Says The world faces uncertainty with threats not only from nation states like China and Russia, but from climate change, cyber attacks as well as new terror groups, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg made a compelling case that the only way to face these threats is together.
Oct. 4, 2021 NATO's Stoltenberg Visits Pentagon, Meets With Austin to Discuss Alliance Future Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III thanked NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for all he's done to hold the alliance together and modernize it.
Sept. 30, 2021 52nd FW ACE Deployment to the Netherlands Airmen assigned to the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, deployed to Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands, from Sept. 10-17 in order to achieve two operational objectives.