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  • Aug. 6, 2021

    Brown says China’s challenge must be met with speed, focus and commitment

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. told an influential audience Aug. 6 at the National Press Club that the Air Force and the nation must respond with speed, focus and commitment to China’s emergence and other global security threats just as it did 20 years ago following the 9/11 attack.

  • July 27, 2021

    Austin Discusses Need for Indo-Pacific Partnerships in the Future

    Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke of the need for partnerships to combat COVID-19 – relationships that are also necessary to create a stronger, more prosperous Indo-Pacific – one where no one nation calls the shots.

  • July 1, 2021

    Leaders Committed to Transparency With African Partners

    The commander of U.S. Africa Command said that while the U.S. doesn't ask African nations to choose between it and other nations like Russia and China, he does offer caution about what's being offered and what the terms are.

  • June 15, 2021

    NATO Stands Together as Biden Reaffirms U.S. Commitment to Alliance

    The United States regards Article 5 of NATO's founding treaty — which states an attack on one country is an attack on all — as a sacred commitment, President Joe Biden said in Brussels.

  • June 11, 2021

    Official Says Input From Allies on Nuclear Posture Review to Be Important

    Nuclear deterrence remains the Defense Department's highest priority mission, the acting assistant secretary of defense for strategy, plans and capabilities said, adding that more is needed to confront these growing, multifaceted threats. 

  • June 9, 2021

    Austin Signs Internal Directive to Unify Department's China Efforts

    Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III issued an internal directive to laser-focus Defense Department efforts to address China as the nation's number one pacing challenge.

  • June 7, 2021

    U.S. Leaders See NATO Summit as Means to Strengthen Trans-Atlantic Ties

    President Joe Biden and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III will attend next week's NATO Summit, stressing America's commitment to collective defense.

  • June 2, 2021

    Official Talks DOD Policy Role in Chinese Pacing Threat, Integrated Deterrence

    Colin Kahl, the undersecretary of defense for policy, explained how his office will flesh out Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's wish that "resources must be matched to strategy, strategy matched to policy and policy matched to the will of the American people."

  • April 27, 2021

    Regional Solutions Needed to Address Middle East Security, General Says

    The two most urgent threats in the Middle East in the coming years will most likely be the proliferation of cheap and capable unmanned aerial vehicles used by extremist groups, as well as humanitarian crises, the U.S. Central Command commander said.

  • April 1, 2021

    Defense Secretary Highlights Commitment to Allies, Partners, Kirby Says

    Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said that the efforts of the U.S., Japan, Australia and India are important in countering the malign influence of China in the region, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said during a briefing today.

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