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.
The Defense Department continues to urge Congress to pass the department’s base budget, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said.
U.S. Southern Command hosted the annual Space Conference of the Americas to discuss the way ahead for space cooperation and interoperability.
Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks underscored the imperative of maintaining a robust defense against threats to the homeland during a change of command ceremony at U.S. Northern Command headquarters at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo.
President Joe Biden ordered the strikes in response to the militia strike that killed three U.S. service members and wounded more than 40 others at Tower 22 base in Jordan.
U.S. and British forces launched a series of proportionate strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen in response to continuing attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
Leaders from the Defense Department and intelligence community gathered at Fort Meade, Maryland, for the change of command ceremony of U.S. Cyber Command, as Army Gen. Paul M. Nakasone passed the flag to Air Force Gen. Timothy D. Haugh.
U.S. forces conducted a series of strikes against Iran-backed militant groups in Iraq and Syria in response to last weekend’s attack in Jordan that killed three U.S. soldiers.
