Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks underscored the imperative of maintaining a robust defense against threats to the homeland during a change of command ceremony at U.S. Northern Command headquarters at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo.
President Joe Biden ordered the strikes in response to the militia strike that killed three U.S. service members and wounded more than 40 others at Tower 22 base in Jordan.
U.S. and British forces launched a series of proportionate strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen in response to continuing attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
Leaders from the Defense Department and intelligence community gathered at Fort Meade, Maryland, for the change of command ceremony of U.S. Cyber Command, as Army Gen. Paul M. Nakasone passed the flag to Air Force Gen. Timothy D. Haugh.
U.S. forces conducted a series of strikes against Iran-backed militant groups in Iraq and Syria in response to last weekend’s attack in Jordan that killed three U.S. soldiers.
The intelligence that the Defense Intelligence Agency collects, analyzes and disseminates is indispensable to the Defense Department and the wider intelligence community, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said.
One of the most important things the U.S. can do to promote peace in the Indo-Pacific is to support Ukraine in its battle against Russia half a world away, Navy Adm. Samuel J. Paparo told a Senate committee.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III discussed his recent health issues as well as the attacks that occurred in Jordan and the ongoing attacks against cargo ships transiting the Red Sea.
