May 16, 2023 Austin Outlines What's Needed for Successful Competition With China As part of a DOD-wide effort to outpace China, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said this year's budget request for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative is a full 40% higher than last year's.
May 11, 2023 Austin Says Budget Request Protects U.S. Today and in Future The president's fiscal 2024 defense budget request is a strategy-driven document ensuring the U.S. military is the strongest in the world, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III told a Senate subcommittee.
May 5, 2023 Polish-U.S. Defense Leaders Look to Further Crucial Partnership Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak discussed the situation in Ukraine and ways to strengthen interoperability between the United States and Poland during a meeting at the Pentagon.
May 3, 2023 U.S.-Philippines Agree to Modernize, Strengthen Alliance The U.S. and the Philippines will continue the fundamental work needed to modernize and strengthen their alliance, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said.
April 27, 2023 South Korean President Yoon Visits Pentagon, Discusses Deterrence South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at the Pentagon to discuss the U.S.-South Korea alliance and ways to make that alliance even closer.
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 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.
April 19, 2023 Austin: Sweden's Taken Steps Toward Enhancing U.S. Partnership Following a meeting at the headquarters of the Swedish navy, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III acknowledged the efforts taken by Sweden in the last year to enhance its already strong alliance with the United States.