View Online Keynote Address and Fireside Chat by Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks "Outpacing the PRC: Lessons Learned for Strategic Competition" Jan. 10, 2025 DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE KATHLEEN HICKS:  Good morning — and good evening to those at SAIS campuses in Bologna and Nanjing, who are joining via livestream. Thank you to Professor Mahnken, Tom, for hosting, and to Dean Steinberg for the invitation. It is always great to be here at SAIS. When Paul Nitze co-fo ...Continue Reading

View Online Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds Press Briefing Jan. 10, 2025 DEPUTY PENTAGON PRESS SECRETARY SABRINA SINGH: OK, all right, good afternoon. Happy Friday. Thanks for being here on a day that we don't usually brief. I'll just do a few things at the top and then happy to take your questions. So, yesterday, Secretary Austin chaired his final Ukraine defense contact group. Since it first convened in April 2022, the UDCG has served as a critical international coalition coordinating the swift a ...Continue Reading

• NATO Secretary General to participate in a joint committee meeting at the European Parliament Click here to view in your browser Press Release 10 January 2025 NATO Secretary General to participate in a joint committee meeting at the European Parliament On Monday, 13 January 2025, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Mark Rutte, will take part i ...Continue Reading

• NATO Deputy Secretary General to visit Sweden Click here to view in your browser Press Release 10 January 2025 NATO Deputy Secretary General to visit Sweden On Monday, 13 January 2025, the NATO Deputy Secretary General, Ms Radmila Å ekerinska, will be in Sälen, Sweden, to participate in the Folk och FÃ&par ...Continue Reading

• NATO Secretary General hails US leadership and urges continued support to Ukraine at meeting of Ukraine Defense Contact Group • Video - Finnish soldiers train NATO Allies in winter survival skills Click here to view in your browser 10 January 2025 Update NATO Secretary General hails US leadership and urge ...Continue Reading

• NATO Secretary General to visit Finland Click here to view in your browser Press Release 10 January 2025 NATO Secretary General to visit Finland On Tuesday, 14 January 2025, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Mark Rutte, will travel to Helsinki, Finland, to attend the Baltic Sea NATO Allies Summit. The meeting, ...Continue Reading

View Online Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Holds Press Conference Following Ukraine Defense Contact Group Meeting, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany Jan. 9, 2025 PENTAGON PRESS SECRETARY MAJOR GENERAL PAT RYDER: Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you very much for being here today. It is my pleasure to introduce Secretary of Defense Lloyd J Austin III. The secretary will deliver opening remarks and then we'll have time to take a few questions. Please note that I will moderate those questions and call on journalists ...Continue Reading

View Online Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds Press Briefing Jan. 8, 2025 DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY SABRINA SINGH: Ok. Good afternoon, everyone. Apologies for being a bit delayed today, but appreciate you being flexible with our schedule. So, just a few things at the top and then happy to take your questions. Tomorrow Secretary Austin will host the 25th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The UDCG, first convened by Secretary Austin in April 2022, has been instrum ...Continue Reading

• UPDATE - NATO Secretary General attends Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting Click here to view in your browser Press Release 8 January 2025 UPDATE - NATO Secretary General attends Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting The NATO Secretary General, Mr. Mark Rutte, will attend a Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting at Ramstein Air Base, G ...Continue Reading

View Online Two Senior Defense Officials Hold a DOD Background Briefing on Ukraine Jan. 8, 2025 Lt. Col. Charlie Dietz: Good morning, everyone. Thanks so much for joining us for today's background briefing for an update on the UDCG. As a reminder, today's call is on background attributed to senior defense officials. Please note that we will call on reporters, so please use the raise hand feature and we'll try to get to as many of your questions as possible in the 30 minutes that we have available. Before we begin, ple ...Continue Reading