The Command, Control, Communications and Computers, dubbed C4, Cyber Global Summit included discussions that spanned from readiness of the joint force and risk mitigation to modernizing and aggressively leading with new concepts.
Air Force Lt. Gen. Marc H. Sasseville, who is probably best known for his 9/11 mission to intercept hijacked Flight 93, is retiring from the National Guard after a career that spans almost four decades.
“The United States is deeply committed to the Indo-Pacific. We are all in. And we’re not going anywhere,” Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said during the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.
The United States’ air and space supremacy is critical to maintaining global peace and security as the nation faces evolving national security challenges, Vice President Kamala Harris told U.S. Air Force Academy graduates.
Among an assortment of production capabilities, the Universal Artillery Projectile Lines facility will increase the Army’s ability to produce 155 mm munitions, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said.
Pentagon officials fielded questions from students at Defense Department schools from across the U.S. and Europe as part of a webinar focused on the NATO alliance.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomed Angolan Defense Minister Joao Ernesto dos Santos to the Pentagon to continue talks begun when Austin visited the African nation in September.
The National Guard remains at the ready to support local communities as states prepare for natural disasters and extreme weather events, officials said.
