Violent extremist organizations have taken advantage of weak governments and failed states across the Sahel region, the assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs said.
This has been the most transformative year for U.S. force posture in the Indo-Pacific in a generation, Ely Ratner, assistant defense secretary for Indo-Pacific security affairs, said.
Combined Japanese and U.S. teams were able to locate additional remains after an aviation mishap involving a CV-22A Osprey aircraft with eight airmen on board in Japan.
Congress could pass a budget with supplementary funding that would ensure robust continuation of DOD support to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, Navy Adm. Christopher W. Grady said.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III underscored the importance of the U.S.-Romania defense relationship as he met with Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu and Defense Minister Angel Tilvar at the Pentagon.
Getting young people to choose a career in the military will require more people talking about what opportunities there are in the service, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
A whole-of-government approach and public-private collaboration are required to draw the trained and skilled workforce needed to ensure a capable, innovative industrial base, the Pentagon’s top acquisition official said.
As the world considers the repercussions of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the brutal Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, it also considers what the role of the United States will be — and what its role must be is leadership, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
