DOD approved a request by the Department of Homeland Security to provide assistance to the Secret Service for the presidential and vice-presidential candidates during the 2024 campaigns through Inauguration Day 2025, the deputy pentagon press secretary said.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III commended Poland for its continued leadership among key allies committed to Ukraine’s defense as he met with Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz at the Pentagon.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., and Army Gen. Laura J. Richardson, commander of U.S. Southern Command, emphasized the need for allied and partner nations and their militaries to harness artificial intelligence.
U.S. forces continue to stand ready in the Middle East, should Iran or its proxies attempt to attack Israel, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., said he still wanted to make sure he could travel to Tel Aviv, regardless of the combative activity in the region.
U.S. special operators are shifting their focus to support the National Defense Strategy to “fill the gaps” of conventional forces as the world faces new challenges and threats, the assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low intensity conflict said.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., embarked on a three-country visit of the Middle East aimed at demonstrating the long-term U.S. commitment to the region.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III praised the momentum behind the U.S.-India relationship as he met with Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh at the Pentagon.
