“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.
The Defense Department is working to recover three of four vessels associated with its temporary humanitarian aid pier in Gaza after rough seas caused the motorized sections to run aground May 25, the Pentagon announced.
President Joe Biden and Defense Department leaders honored fallen veterans and their families during Memorial Day observances at Arlington National Cemetery, Va.
