Month: May 2024

Analyzing the present, to prepare for the future.

Defense, Interior Agree to Decade-Long Partnership for Conserving Wildlife, Supporting Military Readiness

The Defense Department and the Interior Department renewed a memorandum of understanding that spells out how the two agencies will continue their cooperation to conserve threatened and endangered species that live on DOD lands and training ranges. 

DOD, Interagency Partners Designate 5 New Sentinel Landscapes

The Defense Department is expanding its work with interagency partners to promote sustainable land-use practices at key sites near military installations with the designation of five new sentinel landscapes.

Admiral: Success of Red Sea Operations Are a Tribute to Sailors, Systems

Navy vessels have been sailing the Red Sea as part of Operation Prosperity Guardian, a U.S.-led, multinational coalition established to counter attacks by Houthi terrorists on merchant and naval vessels.

U.S. Africa Command Launches Multi-Nation Special Warfare Exercise

Flintlock is U.S. Africa Command’s premiere and largest annual special operations forces exercise that works to strengthen combined partner force collaboration in Africa alongside international and NATO international special operations forces.

Service Chiefs Discuss Role of Partnerships in Meeting Defense Demands

Partnerships with allies and across the services are key to maintaining the United States’ edge amid an increasingly challenging national security backdrop, the military’s top officers said.

Canada Releases Defense Policy Update to Boost Security

Canadian Defense Minister William Blair discussed updates to his country’s defense policy with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, who hosted him at the Pentagon.

U.S. Aid Reaching Ukraine as Russia Attacks Near Kharkiv

U.S. military aid is reaching Ukraine as that nation’s military strives to blunt Russian attacks in the Kharkiv region, the deputy Pentagon press secretary said. 

General Says West’s Defense Industrial Base Will Outpace Russia’s

The West’s defense industrial base is picking up speed and will continue to accelerate past the capability of Russia, the deputy commander of U.S. European Command said.