• NATO Secretary General to meet the President of the European Commission Click here to view in your browser Press Release 23 September 2022 PR (2022) 126 NATO Secretary General to meet the President of the European Commission On Monday 26 September 2022, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will meet with the Presiden ...Continue Reading

View Online Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon Press Secretary, Holds a Press Briefing Sept. 22, 2022 BRIGADIER GENERAL PATRICK RYDER: Good afternoon, everybody. All right, before I get to your questions, I'd like to provide some important context on the department's ongoing efforts to take care of our people, which is one of Secretary Austin's top priorities. The secretary cares deeply about our troops and their families, and is grateful for all that they do worldwide every day to defend our nation. Through the ...Continue Reading

View Online Press Briefing on the Immediate and Long-Term Actions to Help Strengthen the Economic Security and Stability of Service Members and Their Families Sept. 22, 2022 STAFF: All right, good morning, everyone. Thank you to those of you here in the room and those of you on the phone who are joining us today for today's press briefing. As noted in the media advisory, this briefing is off-camera, on-record, embargoed. All of the content for this briefing is embargoed until 2:30 this afternoon, where more informatio ...Continue Reading

• Statement by the North Atlantic Council on the so-called “referenda” in parts of Ukraine Click here to view in your browser Press Release 22 September 2022 PR (2022) 125 Statement by the North Atlantic Council on the so-called “referenda” in parts of Ukraine Issued on 22 September 2022 [*] We condemn in the strongest possible t ...Continue Reading

View Online Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Remarks Welcoming Norwegian Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram to the Pentagon Sept. 20, 2022 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LLOYD J. AUSTIN III: Well, Minister Gram, it's great to see you again. We were together just a few weeks ago at Ramstein for an important meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. And it's an honor to host you here at the Pentagon at this important time for European security. Norway is one of our most capable and longstanding allies, and we kn ...Continue Reading

View Online Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds an On-Camera Press Briefing Sept. 20, 2022 BRIGADIER GENERAL PATRICK GEN. RYDER:  Good afternoon, everybody.  I was remiss last time in recognizing the fact that we have returned to full capacity here in the briefing room, so I'm glad that we were finally able to do that and welcome everyone back.  That said, we do have fair number of folks on the phones today, so I'll make sure to get out to them. Before I take your questions, ju ...Continue Reading

View Online Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks Remarks in a Fireside Chat at the Special Competitive Studies Project's Virtual and In-Person Global Emerging Technology Summit Sept. 16, 2022 (UNKNOWN):  It's my distinct honor to introduce our next speaker, Dr. Kathleen Hicks, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense.  Deputy Secretary Hicks has made technology a critical priority in the department and plays an integral role in leading the department forward.  She will be joined by Ylber Bajraktar ...Continue Reading

View Online Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds an On-Camera Press Briefing Sept. 16, 2022 BRIGADIER GENERAL PATRICK RYDER: All right. Thank you for your patience. Well, good afternoon, everyone. I have a fair amount to pass along to you before we kick things off, so thank you in advance for your patience here. First of all, as you're aware, DOD announced last evening the 21st presidential drawdown of security assistance valued at up to $600 million to meet Ukraine's critical security and def ...Continue Reading

• NATO steps up engagement with private sector on emerging technologies • Video - Counter-terrorism training on battlefield evidence collection Click here to view in your browser 16 September 2022 Update NATO steps up engagement with private sector on emerging technologies Leaders from the technology sector exchanged views on innovation and ...Continue Reading

• NATO steps up engagement with private sector on emerging technologies • Video - Counter-terrorism training on battlefield evidence collection Click here to view in your browser 16 September 2022 Update NATO steps up engagement with private sector on emerging technologies Leaders from the technology sector exchanged views on innovation and ...Continue Reading