As a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War, then-Army 1st Lt. Larry L. Taylor rescued four U.S. soldiers surrounded by at least 80 enemy forces who were rapidly closing in on them.
The Defense Department remains relentlessly committed to the health and welfare of the total force, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said.
The past year has been truly historic in the Indo-Pacific region and the Defense Department looks to continue that progress, the assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs said.
AUKUS, the enhanced trilateral security partnership among Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States is critical to achieving the goals outlined in the National Defense Strategy, a top Defense Department official said.
The Defense Department announced an additional security assistance package valued at up to $175 million to help Ukraine counter Russia’s unprovoked invasion.
When duty called, then-Army 1st Lt. Larry L. Taylor did everything to answer, President Joe Biden said upon presenting Taylor with the nation’s highest military award for valor for his heroic actions during the Vietnam War.
The Senate has returned to work, and there is still no resolution in sight of confirmation of general and flag officers by the body.
Defense Department personnel remain ready to support Maui residents for the foreseeable future as local officials plot a course for recovery from the Lahaina wildfire, the Hawaii National Guard’s incident commander said.
