The National Defense Strategy places a primary focus on the need to strengthen U.S. military deterrence against China and defeat it if necessary.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III previewed a new military assistance package for Ukraine as he met with Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov at the Pentagon.
U.S. commanders in Europe have placed bases in a higher state of alert in response to a combination of factors, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said.
Close collaboration with like-minded partners remains a top priority as Defense Department leaders drive efforts to reinforce supply chains and bolster industrial capacity, a senior Pentagon official said.
With high seas expected, U.S. Central Command removed the temporary pier from its anchored position in Gaza and will tow it back to Ashdod, Israel, Sabrina Singh, deputy Pentagon press secretary said.
The Navy is set to kick off a two-month humanitarian and civic assistance deployment to five countries in the U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility as part of the United States’ continued commitment to fostering goodwill and improving interoperability throughout the region.
The Defense Department has a steadfast and sacred commitment to finding, recovering, identifying and repatriating the remains of its heroes who are unaccounted for, the director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said.
The Navy conducted a tabletop exercise alongside Caribbean partner nations to explore ways to enhance climate readiness and resilience throughout the region.
