While 569 metric tons of aid have landed off the Defense Department’s Joint Logistics, Over-the-Shore pier in Gaza, getting the aid to the Palestinian people has been a problem, officials said.
The Defense Department remains focused on maintaining its edge in space as competitors attempt to shift the balance in the domain, a top Pentagon space official said.
The Defense Department is holding a series of free virtual events through the end of May aimed at helping military spouses find jobs, seeking to chip away at a roughly 21% unemployment rate for active-duty spouses.
Finland, which became a NATO member a year ago, will make the alliance stronger, Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen said.
The U.S.-led coalition backing Ukraine will not waver in the face of Russia’s recently launched offensive, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
U.S. service members will withdraw from the West African nation of Niger no later than Sept. 15, U.S. officials said.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is the largest war on the European continent since World War II, but NATO is still the answer, Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli said.
The prevalence of sexual assault in the active-duty force declined compared with levels last measured in 2021, marking the first decrease in nearly a decade.
