March 12, 2024 Leaders Discuss Security Priorities for Western Hemisphere DOD's top priority is defense of the U.S. homeland against growing multidomain threats posed by China and Russia but emerging technologies are also posing new challenges to strategic stability, defense leaders told Congress.
March 5, 2024 U.S. Participates in Second Humanitarian Airdrop for Gaza A combined effort by U.S. Central Command and the Royal Jordanian Air Force provided additional humanitarian aid to northern Gaza.
March 5, 2024 Austin Lauds Lithuania's Defense Spending, Modernization Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III thanked Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas for his country's robust defense spending and for modernizing its armed forces during a meeting at the Pentagon.
March 1, 2024 Austin Lauds Military Ties Between U.S., Slovakia Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III emphasized the deepening defense ties between the U.S. and Slovakia as he met with Slovak Defense Minister Robert Kalinak.
Feb. 21, 2024 Space Forces Indo-Pacific commander highlights importance of challenging space threats Commander of U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific Brig. Gen. Anthony Mastalir participated in an international senior-leader panel during the Air and Space Forces Association’s Warfare Symposium, Feb. 13.
Feb. 20, 2024 U.S., Partner Nations Strengthen Space Interoperability During Global Sentinel International partnerships were on full display as space operators from 25 partner nations gathered to participate in Global Sentinel, U.S. Space Command's marquee exercise focused on security cooperation and operational collaboration in the frontier warfare domain.
Feb. 7, 2024 Austin Praises Close U.S.-Kenya Partnership Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III praised the close partnership between the U.S. and Kenya on a range of security issues as he met with Kenyan Defense Minister Aden Bare Duale.
Jan. 25, 2024 Japan Takes Leadership Roles Protecting Global Security Japan is taking leadership roles that not only benefit people in the Indo-Pacific, but the global community, the director for Japan policy at the Defense Department's Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Office said.
Jan. 25, 2024 U.S., Iraqi Officials to Hold Talks A commission made up of officials from the U.S. and Iraq will begin holding high-level talks to advance the nations' shared goal of building an enduring security partnership, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced.
Jan. 23, 2024 U.S.-Vietnam Cooperation Growing, Maturing, DOD Official Says Defense cooperation between the United States and Vietnam is growing, but it is only one aspect of the growing relationship between the two countries, Lindsey W. Ford, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for South and Southeast Asia, said.