The Defense Department remains committed to strengthening its technical advantage in a strategic environment that is increasingly being shaped by high-tech competition, a senior Pentagon policy official said.
During a meeting at the Pentagon, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III updated Ukraine’s president and highlighted his personal commitment and involvement and work with international leaders on providing security assistance.
The Senate voted to confirm Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Randy A. George as Army chief of staff and Gen. Eric M. Smith as Marine Corps commandant.
The U.S. announced it will send an additional security assistance package for Ukraine as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy concluded his second visit to Washington since Russia launched its unprovoked invasion.
In an effort to reach out to veterans who may have been impacted by the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy that was effective, Feb. 28, 1994 to Sept. 20, 2011, the Defense Department is providing resources that will feature useful information.
The DOD announced the award of nearly $240 million dollars to eight regional innovation hubs that will spur the development of the domestic microelectronics manufacturing industry.
The Defense Department is now working to upgrade veterans’ discharges that were less than honorable as a result of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said.
Continued air defense support was a key topic during a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Germany, where new Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov attended the gathering for the first time.
