Dec. 15, 2022 U.S.-Lithuanian Defense Leaders Consult at Pentagon Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III expressed gratitude for Lithuania's contributions to Ukraine self-defense and its support for U.S. rotational troops based in Lithuania during a meeting with the nation's defense minister.
Dec. 14, 2022 Southcom Capitalizes on Interagency Cooperation U.S. Southern Command has generations of interagency experience that other combatant commands can learn from, Army Gen. Laura Richardson, the U.S. Southcom commander, said.
Dec. 14, 2022 Austin: Listening to African Partners Critical to Development of Productive Relationships How the Defense Department approaches its activities on the African continent is remarkably similar to how it approaches its activities elsewhere in the world, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
Dec. 7, 2022 U.S. Officials Listen to Concerns of African Leaders In advance of next week's U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for African Affairs detailed how DOD and U.S. Africa Command are working with the nations of the diverse and expansive continent.
Dec. 6, 2022 Australia, U.S. Agree to Expand Defense Cooperation A discussion between the U.S. secretaries of defense and state and their Australian counterparts ended with a commitment to deepen defense cooperation.
Nov. 30, 2022 Austin Thanks France for Assisting in Ukraine's Defense The United States is grateful for France's contribution to Ukraine's fight to defend itself, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said during a meeting with French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu at the Pentagon.
Nov. 29, 2022 U.S.-Colombia Defense Leaders to Discuss Security, Migration, Climate Change Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said he looks forward to continuing discussions with Colombian Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez after their meeting at the Pentagon.
Nov. 23, 2022 Austin: Nations Support Rules-Based Order Nations around the world value and respect the rules-based international order and are willing to sacrifice for it, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said at the end of an international trip.
Nov. 22, 2022 Austin Thanks Congress for Continued Support of Ukraine Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with some U.S. senators at the Halifax International Security Forum, where he thanked them for their continued support for Ukraine.
Nov. 21, 2022 U.S., Indonesian Defense Leaders Look to Increase Interoperability Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met in Jakarta and pledged to improve interoperability between the Indonesian and U.S. militaries.