View OnlinePentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds an Off-Camera Press BriefingJuly 22, 2024MAJOR GENERAL PAT RYDER: Hey. Good morning, everybody. I hope you had a good weekend, a slow news weekend. So just a few things here and then I'll get right to your questions. So over the weekend, you saw us issue a readout highlighting that Secretary Austin spoke with the Israeli Minister of Defense on Saturday about Israel in response to the Houthi attack that occurred on July 19th in Tel Aviv, that killed an Israeli ...Continue Reading

View OnlineDefense Officials Hold a News Briefing Via Teleconference on Humanitarian Assistance To GazaJuly 17, 2024DEPUTY PENTAGON PRESS SECRETARY SABRINA SINGH: Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you so much for joining us today. This is Sabrina Singh, deputy Pentagon press secretary, and I'll be facilitating today's phone briefing. As a reminder, this briefing is on the record, and I will call on as many folks as possible in the time that we have today. But to ensure that as many people as possible have the chance to as ...Continue Reading

• NATO Secretary General at the European Political Community: the transatlantic Alliance is the cornerstone for European security • NATO Leaders take major decisions to make our Alliance stronger Click here to view in your browser 19 July 2024 Update NATO Secretary General at the European Political Communit ...Continue Reading

View OnlineDeputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds a Press BriefingJuly 18, 2024DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY SABRINA SINGH: Hello. Good afternoon. All right, just a few things here at the top, and then happy to jump in and take your questions.Yesterday, the Secretary of the Navy exonerated 258 Black sailors who were unjustly court martialed in the wake of the devastating explosion at the Port of Chicago Naval Magazine in California, which killed 320 sailors on July 17, 1944. After a thorough review of the case and ...Continue Reading

On Thursday, 18 July 2024, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Jens Stoltenberg, will participate in a meeting of the European Political Community (EPC), at the Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ...Continue Reading

View OnlinePentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press BriefingJuly 16, 2024MAJ. GEN. PAT RYDER: All right. Good afternoon, everyone. Just a couple of things at the top. Then I'll get right to your questions. Yesterday Secretary Austin welcomed Singapore Minister of Defense Ng to the Pentagon for a bilateral meeting, during which they reaffirmed the longstanding defense partnership between the United States and Singapore.The two leaders discussed opportunities to expand bilateral force posture cooperation ...Continue Reading

View OnlineSecretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Hosts Bilateral in Honor of His Excellency Ng Eng Hen Minister of Defense of SingaporeJuly 15, 2024SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LLOYD AUSTIN: Minister Ng, welcome back to the Pentagon. It's great to see you again, so soon after you graciously hosted me in Singapore, in May during the Shangri La dialogue. Singapore remains one of our most valued defense partners, and I'm proud that our defense partnership keeps growing stronger.Last December, our teams finalized the security of ...Continue Reading

View OnlineDeputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds an Off-Camera Press BriefingJuly 15, 2024DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY SABRINA SINGH:  All right. Hello, everyone. Good morning. All right, so a few things at the top and then happy to start diving in and taking your questions.As you saw over the weekend, horrific events unfolded at a Trump political rally. And as Secretary Austin said on Saturday, this type of violence has absolutely no place in our democracy. This is not the way we resolve our differe ...Continue Reading

View OnlineDeputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds a Press BriefingJuly 12, 2024DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY SABRINA SINGH: Hi. Good afternoon. Happy Friday. Thanks for being here today. I know we don't usually do briefings on a Friday, so appreciate you adjusting your schedules. So first, starting off, I'd like to acknowledge the end of a successful week of the NATO summit. As you know, Secretary Austin had engagements throughout the week with his counterparts, including bilateral engagements and hosting a dinner ...Continue Reading

• NATO Secretary General concludes landmark 75th Anniversary Washington Summit • NATO Through Time podcast – A transatlantic alliance with former Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller Click here to view in your browser 12 July 2024 Update NATO Secretary General concludes landmark 75th ...Continue Reading