The Defense Department remains committed to upholding global norms against the use of chemical weapons after fulfilling its decades-long pledge to destroy the last vestiges of the United States’ noxious ammunition stockpile.
U.S. defense officials are encouraged by the way allies and partners are increasingly acting together to counter Chinese attempts to claim vast areas of the South China Sea and to deter China from military action in the region.
Leaders of the military services responsible for maintaining military barracks addressed concerns from lawmakers and discussed how the services plan to implement remedies.
Army Pvt. Travis T. King, who was recently released from North Korean custody, arrived in San Antonio, where he will be going through a reintegration program, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said.
National Security Agency Director Army Gen. Paul M. Nakasone announced the creation of a new entity to oversee the development and integration of artificial intelligence capabilities within U.S. national security systems.
Teamwork and cooperation are key to success in this “decisive decade,” said Derek H. Chollet, President Joe Biden’s nominee for undersecretary of defense for policy.
The Defense Department is taking steps to ensure the U.S. industrial base can meet the growing demand for skilled workers well into the future, a senior Pentagon official said.
National Armaments Directors from more than 40 countries, the European Union and NATO gathered in Brussels to further ongoing efforts aimed at solving industrial base and sustainment challenges in support of Ukraine.
