March 15, 2023 Emphasis in DOD 2024 Budget Includes Munitions The Defense Department fiscal year 2024 budget request is still focused on the National Defense Strategy, said Michael J. McCord, undersecretary of defense (comptroller) and chief financial officer.
March 4, 2023 During Middle East Trip, Austin Touts Commitment to Partners, Security Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III embarked on a multiday trip to meet with civil and military leaders in the Middle East to reenforce the U.S. commitment to partnerships and security in the region.
March 1, 2023 Allies, Partners Central to U.S. Integrated Deterrence Effort Within the 2022 National Defense Strategy, integrated deterrence — including increased partnerships with allies and partners — plays a central role to defending against both the acute and strategic threats posed by China and Russia.
Feb. 28, 2023 NCOs Key to Ukrainian Military Successes Against Russia Since 2014, the United States has sent Ukraine more than $32.4 billion in security assistance, and while the transfer of equipment is important in Ukraine's defense, the training aspect of this aid may have longer-term implications.
Feb. 28, 2023 Defense Officials: U.S. Ensures Accountability of Systems Supplied to Ukraine Even as the U.S. focuses on getting Ukraine what it needs, it has always prioritized accountability and Ukraine has too, the undersecretary of defense for policy told a House panel.
Feb. 24, 2023 Austin Says World is Resolute in Supporting Ukraine Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke by phone to Ukraine's defense minister on the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion, praising Ukrainians for their courage and resolve.
Feb. 21, 2023 Biden: 'Ukraine Will Never Be a Victory for Russia. Never' After an unprecedented visit to Ukraine, President Joe Biden told a crowd in Warsaw, Poland, that "brutality will never grind down the will of a free Ukraine."
Feb. 18, 2023 Harris Emphasizes Moral, Strategic Importance of Support to Ukraine Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to the Munich Security Conference, reaffirming U.S. determination to support Ukraine in its struggle against Russian invaders.
Feb. 16, 2023 Austin Assures Baltic States of U.S. Commitment Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III visited Estonia and re-emphasized that the United States is totally dedicated to the defense of the Baltic republics.
Feb. 15, 2023 Russian Invasion Changed Security Calculations Worldwide, Austin Says The outcome of Russia's unprovoked war in Ukraine is profoundly important to Ukraine, Europe and all nations of the world, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said at the end of the NATO defense ministers' meeting in Brussels.