Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, underscored the foundational role logistics plays in maintaining the U.S. military’s edge as the world’s foremost fighting force.
Building relationships is critical to leading effectively, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., said.
Following a U.S. Transportation Command change of command at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III held a news briefing to provide updates about the Middle East, Hurricane Helene response, Ukraine and the AUKUS partnership.
U.S. Transportation Command provides the Defense Department with the means to project, maneuver and sustain its forces anywhere in the world, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, underscored the indispensable role the U.S. military plays throughout the globe as he met with the soldiers behind the DOD’s Joint Logistics Over the Shore mission.
The head of the National Reconnaissance Office praised the agency’s continually expanding partnerships with U.S. ally nations.
About 6,700 guardsmen from 16 states across the U.S. have been activated to provide assistance, as part of emergency management assistance compacts, in the states hit hardest by the hurricane.
Forces from Australia, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines and the U.S. conducted a maritime cooperation activity within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea.
