The Department of Defense held a detailed briefing into the findings of an investigation into the August 2021 bombing outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, that killed 13 U.S. service…
2,281 viewsDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Polish counterpart, Mariusz Blaszczak, held a joint news conference in Warsaw amid rising tensions over a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine.
900 viewsDefense Secretary Austin met with his Finnish counterpart at the Pentagon.
169 viewsDefense Department Spokesperson John Kirby briefed reporters and responded to questions on a range of issues at the Pentagon, including Russia-Ukraine tensions and COVID-19 vaccine…
361 viewsDeputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said those who were at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, “bear a special responsibility to tell our stories,” and that “we cannot let these stories-our…
407 viewsPentagon Press Secretary John Kirby, during a briefing with the press, discussed the status of U.S. military movement in Europe in support of Ukraine’s defense against a Russian invasion. He also…
1,177 viewsDefense Secretary Austin met with his Lithuanian counterpart for bilateral talks at the Pentagon.
65 viewsUndersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Bill LaPlante and Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Sasha Baker briefed reporters at the Pentagon. Topics included U.S.…
472 viewsDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Canadian Minister of Defense Anita Anand held a joint press conference from the Pentagon where they each reaffirmed the shared goals of the U.S. and Canada in…
534 viewsDefense Secretary Austin met with U.S. and NATO troops stationed in Bulgaria. He was accompanied by the Bulgarian Defense Minister. Secretary Austin spoke about cooperation and coordination…
814 viewsDefense Department Spokesperson John Kirby responded to questions on a range of issues, including Finland and Sweden’s bids for NATO membership following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in…
323 viewsLieutenant General John Kolasheski briefed reporters in Warsaw on the role U.S. troops were playing in protecting NATO’s eastern flank alongside Polish troops.
1,782 viewsDuring a briefing on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby announced a scheduled Minuteman III ICBM test would be postponed. Noting Russia’s nuclear posturing, Mr. Kirby said…
22,784 viewsPentagon Press Secretary John Kirby answered reporters' questions on Russian troop movements near Kyiv, Ukraine. He stressed they continue to see a small number of Russian troops re-positioning away…
293 viewsNATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to NATO headquarters in Brussels ahead of an extraordinary meeting of NATO defense ministers.
458 views“We have seen nothing that contradicts President Duda’s preliminary assessment, that this explosion was most likely the result of a Ukrainian air defense missile that unfortunately landed in Poland,” said Defense Secretary…
2,654 viewsDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin welcomed his Spanish counterpart to the Pentagon for bilateral talks.
142 viewsPentagon Press Secretary John Kirby announced where some of the troops put on heightened alert to deploy to Eastern Europe if needed were stationed. Of the approximately 8,500 troops on…
336 viewsDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin outlined for reporters the threat posed by Russia to Ukraine, saying, “While we don’t believe President Putin has made a final decision to use these forces against Ukraine, he clearly now has that…
3,021 viewsDefense Department Spokesperson Brigadier General Pat Ryder said the Pentagon was “aware” of media reports of Russian missile strikes in Poland that killed two people, but that those reports could not…
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