At the conclusion of the 25th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, the last such meeting for Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, he challenged members to maintain the level of support to Ukraine they have built over the past three years.
The Defense Department announced it will work to provide additional firefighting personnel and capabilities to California as Los Angeles County continues to be ravaged by a series of out-of-control wildfires.
Two senior defense officials told the media that Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III intends to gather the Ukraine Defense Contact Group’s eight capabilities coalition leaders at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
President Jimmy Carter, the nation’s 39th chief executive and the first U.S. Naval Academy graduate to serve in the Oval Office, began his final journey with a procession that intertwined the small-town rhythms of Plains, Ga.
The Defense Department is working with interagency partners to strengthen federal coordination of recovery efforts in response to wildfires.
Seven soldiers who received the Medal of Honor a day earlier, were inducted during a ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va.
Seven soldiers received the Medal of Honor for their heroic actions during the Korean and Vietnam wars during a ceremony at the White House.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s planned attendance at the upcoming meeting is intended to, “reaffirm our enduring commitment to Ukraine,” Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said.
