The Senate has confirmed, via voice vote, the promotions of some 6,030 military officers across the Defense Department to both new ranks and in some cases to new jobs.
Thomas C. Steffens, the senior assistant to DOD’s comptroller, provided testimony before the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce, outlining the department’s recent financial management success.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to Israel’s right to defend itself following a series of rocket attacks by Lebanese Hezbollah.
The Navy revealed the next Virginia-class, nuclear-powered submarine will be called the USS Baltimore and that Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks would serve as the vessel’s sponsor.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III underscored the importance of combined efforts by military and civilian leaders to uphold the value of service as he hosted Joint Civilian Orientation Conference alumni at the Pentagon.
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti underscored the imperative for the nation’s sea service to continue to meet the demands of an evolving technology and national security landscape.
Locating and identifying the remains of service members killed in conflicts is the nation’s ‘ironclad commitment,’ Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said during a National Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Recognition Day ceremony at the Pentagon.
The announcement would come 10 years after the U.S.’ establishment of the multi-national Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS and its military component, Combined Joint Task Force — Operation Inherent Resolve.
