The U.S. has more than 1,000 troops in Niger who had been participating alongside Nigerien troops in counterterrorism operations and security force assistance training.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomed Bahrain’s Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, one day after the U.S. and Bahrain signed the Comprehensive Security Integration Agreement.
Bringing home the remains of those missing in action is America’s sacred duty. A site in Germany is just one of many across the globe where the DOD is searching for missing U.S. service members from past conflicts.
National POW/MIA Recognition Day, the third Friday in September, honors U.S. service members who were prisoners of war and those still missing in action from every conflict since, and including, World War II.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III remains engaged with Congress in underscoring the ongoing risks to national security posed by the blanket hold on Senate confirmations for hundreds of military nominees, the Pentagon press secretary said.
The DOD made public its 2023 Cyber Strategy which reveals a new emphasis on helping U.S. partners and allies build their own cyber capacity.
Just weeks after completing the largest ever Talisman Sabre in Australia, U.S. and partner forces are back in the field for another large-scale exercise designed to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke to Ukraine’s new defense minister to discuss his role and emphasize the ongoing U.S. support for Ukraine.
