Over the next six months, thousands of U.S. service members will participate in Steadfast Defender 24, the largest NATO exercise since the end of the Cold War.
A commission made up of officials from the U.S. and Iraq will begin holding high-level talks to advance the nations’ shared goal of building an enduring security partnership, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced.
The U.S. and U.K, with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands, conducted strikes on eight Houthi targets in Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist-controlled areas of Yemen, the Pentagon press secretary said.
Defense cooperation between the United States and Vietnam is growing, but it is only one aspect of the growing relationship between the two countries, Lindsey W. Ford, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for South and Southeast Asia, said.
The U.S.-led Ukraine Defense Contact Group is undertaking two new initiatives aimed at bolstering Ukraine’s armor and drone capabilities, a senior Pentagon official announced.
The U.S. remains determined to work alongside its allies to support Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
U.S. and partner forces launched additional defensive strikes against military targets in Houthi-controlled parts of Yemen aimed at further diminishing the terrorist group’s capabilities.
Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said the grants provide DOD with the opportunity to strengthen its energy resilience and operational capabilities while improving quality of life for the force.
