The $849.8 billion request aligns with DOD’s top three priorities of defending the nation, taking care of Defense Department personnel and their families and succeeding through teamwork, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
DOD strives to support readiness, resilience, people and the environment in everything it does, the assistant secretary of defense for energy, installations and environment said.
DOD quality of life issues for service members, military construction and toxic chemical cleanup are being addressed in President Joe Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request.
The Defense Department must continually drive change and anticipate emerging threats to meet evolving national security demands, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., said.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with his Chinese counterpart via video teleconference about an assortment of topics, including both regional and global security issues.
The threats posed by intermediate and long-range missile technologies in the hands of adversaries are accelerating at a concerning pace, Heidi Shyu, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, said.
U.S. Central Command forces, supported by Navy destroyers, destroyed more than 80 one-way attack unmanned aerial vehicles and at least six ballistic missiles during last weekend’s Iranian attack on Israel.
This year marks 10 years of the global coalition to defeat ISIS, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said while hosting a meeting and an enhanced honor cordon to welcome Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani to the Pentagon.
