The latest presidential drawdown authority package will provide Ukraine additional capabilities to meet its most urgent needs and includes one Patriot battery, munitions for rocket systems, and artillery and antitank weapons.
The U.S.-Philippines alliance is a key to stability and progress in the Indo-Pacific, the assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs said.
A strong NATO is crucial to U.S. and global security, President Joe Biden said as he concluded the three-day summit marking the 75th anniversary of the alliance in Washington.
Military and political leaders from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization capped off a three-day summit in Washington with a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council.
Over the last few months, the U.S. has surged air defense systems, artillery rounds and long-range missiles in Ukraine’s fight against Russia, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said.
Army Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon stressed it was a joint effort at all levels of government to clear the debris and reopen the Port of Baltimore.
President Joe Biden emphasized NATO’s commitment to bolstering transatlantic deterrence and maintaining a lasting shield against aggression as he met with his alliance counterparts.
It’s a huge honor for the United States and President Biden to host this historic summit in Washington, just down the road from the site where the original 12 NATO allies signed the North Atlantic Treaty 75 years ago, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
