View Online Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Holds a Press Conference Oct. 27, 2022 STAFF: Well, good morning, everyone. Thank you for being here today.  It's my pleasure to introduce Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III. The secretary will deliver some opening remarks regarding today's release of the National Defense Strategy, and then we'll have time to take a few questions. I'll be moderating those questions and will call on the journalists. I would ask that we please limit follow-ups due to time cons ...Continue Reading

• Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs Click here to view in your browser Press Release 26 October 2022 PR (2022) 142 Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs Bucharest, Romania - 29 & 30 November 2022 GENERAL [*] A meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) at the level of Ministers of Foreign Affairs will b ...Continue Reading

View Online Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds an On-Camera Press Briefing Oct. 25, 2022 BRIGADIER GENERAL PAT RYDER: Good afternoon, everyone. So, just a few items to pass along and then we'll go ahead and get to your questions. First, on behalf of the entire Department of Defense Secretary Austin extends his deepest condolences to the family of former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter. The Secretary like many others, was deeply saddened to hear the news of his sudden passing and has released ...Continue Reading

• NATO Secretary General to visit US aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush Click here to view in your browser Press Release 24 October 2022 PR (2022) 139 NATO Secretary General to visit US aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush On 25 October 2022, NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will visit th ...Continue Reading

• Secretary General: Sweden and Finland’s membership will make NATO stronger • Video - Danish battalion deployed in Latvia to reinforce the eastern part of the Alliance Click here to view in your browser 21 October 2022 Update Secretary General: Sweden and Finland’s membership will make NATO stronger Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcom ...Continue Reading

View Online Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds an On-Camera Press Briefing Oct. 20, 2022 BRIGADIER GENERAL PAT RYDER:  Good afternoon, everyone. I have quite a few things to cover up front and then I'll be happy to take your questions. Today, Secretary Austin signed a memo directing the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and readiness to oversee implementation of a number of initiatives designed to ensure reproductive health care access for our service members and their family mem ...Continue Reading

• NATO Secretary General meets the Prime Minister of Romania Click here to view in your browser Press Release 19 October 2022 PR (2022) 138 NATO Secretary General meets the Prime Minister of Romania On Wednesday, 26 October, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will receive the Prime Minister of Romania, Mr. Nicolae Ci ...Continue Reading

View Online Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu Remarks at The Hill Virtual Event on "National Security at the Speed of Sound: Hypersonics in American Defense" Oct. 18, 2022 Presenters:  Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu; Bob Cusack, Editor in Chief, The Hill  BOB CUSACK:  Hello and welcome. I'm Bob Cusack, Editor in Chief of The Hill. Thank you for joining us for our program "National Security at the Speed of Sound: Hyperson ...Continue Reading

View Online Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Remarks Welcoming Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur to the Pentagon Oct. 18, 2022 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LLOYD J. AUSTIN III:  Well, Minister Pevkur, good afternoon. It's a pleasure to host you here at the Pentagon. I thought this was your first time here, but as you explained to me, this is -- you've been here a number of times -- your first time as the Minister of Defense (inaudible). We're delighted to have you. Our meeting today couldn't have come at a ...Continue Reading

View Online Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds an On-Camera Press Briefing Oct. 18, 2022 BRIGADIER GENERAL PAT RYDER:  Good afternoon, everybody. So a few items to pass along, then we'll get to your questions. As you are aware, Secretary Austin returned late last week from productive discussions in Brussels, where he participated in the NATO Defense Ministerial, as well as hosted the sixth Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting, which featured senior defense leaders from nearly 50 nation ...Continue Reading