View Online Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks' Fireside Chat with Honorable Mac Thornberry at the National Defense Industrial Association Emerging Technologies Conference Aug. 7, 2024 FORMER HASC CHAIRMAN HONORABLE MAC THORNBERRY: Talking about all the progress you all have made, making greater use of OTAs, middle tiers, some things Congress gave you a few years ago, I'll have to mention. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE KATHLEEN HICKS: Yes. Thank you to the Chairman of the HASC, yes. MAC THORNBERRY: Yeah, but ...Continue Reading

View Online 2024 Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations Press Conference Aug. 6, 2024 SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. In March, the USS Annapolis submarine visited Australia. Today, we're very pleased to welcome our Aussie friends to Annapolis. To our colleagues, to our partners, to our friends, Foreign Minister Wong, Deputy Prime Minister Marles, Penny, Richard, thank you for an incredibly productive day. We're so grateful not only to have you here, but to have had a really terr ...Continue Reading

View Online Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds a Press Briefing Aug. 2, 2024 DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY SABRINA SINGH:  Let me just get settled here. OK. Good afternoon. Just a few things at the top and then happy to jump in and take your questions. As you know, on Wednesday, Secretary Austin concluded his 11th trip to the Indo-Pacific. With stops in Tokyo, Japan and Manila, Philippines, the Secretary participated in a series of historic engagements as part of the department's ongoing work to ...Continue Reading

• Meet Master Sergeant Violeta Nikonovė, who has jumped from a plane more than 5,000 times • Video: Ukrainian tankers train in Poland with NATO Allies Click here to view in your browser 2 August 2024 Update Meet Master Sergeant Violeta Nikonovė, who has jumped from a plane more than 5, ...Continue Reading

View OnlineSecretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Off-Camera, On-the-Record Remarks to Traveling Press in Subic Bay, PhilippinesJuly 31, 2024SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LLOYD AUSTIN:  Well, again, thanks for joining us everybody. It's been a great trip. It's great to be here at Subic Bay. And we had the opportunity while here to visit the Philippine — the headquarters of the Philippine Naval Fleet. This is a really transformative time for our relationship, our alliance here. We've seen us announ ...Continue Reading

View OnlineSecretary Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo, and Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro, Jr. at a Joint Press AvailabilityJuly 30, 2024MODERATOR: Good afternoon, Excellencies, members of the Philippine and U.S. foreign affairs and defense delegation, members of the DFA press corps, and media accompanying the U.S. delegation, and welcome to the fourth Philippine-U.S. 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue joint press conf ...Continue Reading

• NATO enhancing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance force with additional capabilities • Outboxing our opponents – NATO’s battlegroup in Estonia Click here to view in your browser 26 July 2024 Update NATO enhancing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance ...Continue Reading

View OnlineSecretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Charles "CQ" Brown Jr Hold a Press ConferenceJuly 25, 2024PENTAGON PRESS SECRETARY MAJOR GENERAL PATRICK RYDER: Thank you, everyone, for being here today. It's my pleasure to introduce Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III, and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General CQ Brown Jr.The secretary and the chairman will deliver opening remarks and then have time to take a few questions. Please note that I will ...Continue Reading

View OnlinePentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press BriefingJuly 23, 2024SECRETARY MAJOR GENERAL PAT RYDER: All right, well, good afternoon, everyone. I think it's Tuesday. All right, just a few things on the top here and then I'll get right to your questions. As we announced yesterday, Secretary Austin will depart this Friday for a trip to both Japan and the Philippines. This will be his 11th visit to the Indo-Pacific region as Secretary of Defense.In Tokyo, the Secretary will participate in the 2024 ...Continue Reading

View OnlineDeputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Arctic and Global Resilience Announce the 2024 Department of Defense Arctic StrategyJuly 22, 2024DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE KATHLEEN HICKS:  …Good afternoon everyone. So it's a big pleasure to be with you here today to talk about the Department of Defense's new Arctic strategy, which Secretary Austin recently signed. Let me begin by expressing my gratitude to Deputy Assistant Secretary ...Continue Reading