DOD strives to support readiness, resilience, people and the environment in everything it does, the assistant secretary of defense for energy, installations and environment said.
The $849.8 billion request aligns with DOD’s top three priorities of defending the nation, taking care of Defense Department personnel and their families and succeeding through teamwork, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
The Defense Department must continually drive change and anticipate emerging threats to meet evolving national security demands, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., said.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with his Chinese counterpart via video teleconference about an assortment of topics, including both regional and global security issues.
U.S. Central Command forces, supported by Navy destroyers, destroyed more than 80 one-way attack unmanned aerial vehicles and at least six ballistic missiles during last weekend’s Iranian attack on Israel.
The threats posed by intermediate and long-range missile technologies in the hands of adversaries are accelerating at a concerning pace, Heidi Shyu, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, said.
This year marks 10 years of the global coalition to defeat ISIS, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said while hosting a meeting and an enhanced honor cordon to welcome Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani to the Pentagon.
A supplemental review of the original investigation into the 2021 suicide bombing attack that killed 13 U.S. service members and roughly 170 Afghan civilians has reaffirmed the military’s findings of the initial investigation and identifies the attacker.
