Pentagon officials recognized leaders assigned to the Army’s XVIII Airborne Corps for their commitment to fostering a culture of safety aligned with the Defense Department’s top priority of taking care of those who serve.
DOD is highly confident that strikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen were effective in degrading the rebel group’s ability to carry out further attacks against commercial ships operating in the Red Sea, a senior Pentagon official said.
The National Defense Industrial Strategy lays out long-term priorities that will guide DOD actions and resource prioritization with the aim of creating a modern, resilient defense industrial ecosystem.
U.S. and partners’ forces conducted defensive strikes against military targets in Houthi-controlled parts of Yemen following a series of attacks launched by the armed rebel group against commercial ships operating in the Red Sea.
The review will assess whether DOD’s policies and procedures are sufficient to ensure timely, appropriate notifications and the effective transition of authorities as may be warranted due to unavailability of senior leadership.
The U.S. is committed to preventing conflict through deterrence by making clear to its competitors that the costs of aggression would far outweigh any conceivable benefits, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said.
Senior U.S. and Chinese military officials met at the Pentagon for discussions focused on U.S.-China defense relations, a resumption of policy coordination talks last held in September 2021.
The Pentagon announced Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III remains at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., while recovering from complications related to a mid-December surgery to treat prostate cancer.
