The past year has been truly historic in the Indo-Pacific region and the Defense Department looks to continue that progress, the assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs said.
The Defense Department remains relentlessly committed to the health and welfare of the total force, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said.
As a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War, then-Army 1st Lt. Larry L. Taylor rescued four U.S. soldiers surrounded by at least 80 enemy forces who were rapidly closing in on them.
The Defense Department announced an additional security assistance package valued at up to $175 million to help Ukraine counter Russia’s unprovoked invasion.
AUKUS, the enhanced trilateral security partnership among Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States is critical to achieving the goals outlined in the National Defense Strategy, a top Defense Department official said.
