The Missile Defense Agency’s Guam test represented the first ballistic missile defense test executed from that U.S. territory, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said.
Combating climate change is a priority to the nations of Africa, and U.S. officials are listening and responding to those concerns, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for African affairs said.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III thanked U.S., Japanese and Australian troops participating in Exercise Yama Sakura for their commitment to service during a visit to Camp Asaka, Japan.
The United States’ capacity for innovation and its strong ties with like-minded partners will continue to serve as key advantages as warfare evolves, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said.