View OnlineAdministration Officials Hold A News Briefing Via Teleconference On Humanitarian Assistance To GazaMay 23, 2024MAJOR GENERAL PAT RYDER:  All right, good afternoon, everyone. Thanks very much for joining us today. I'm Major General Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary. I will be facilitating today's on record briefing. If I can ask you to please put your microphones on mute.GEN. RYDER:  Again, thank you for joining us for today's on the record briefing to discuss the status of the ma ...Continue Reading

• Secretary General welcomes Latvian Foreign Minister to NATO Headquarters • Video - German Eurofighters patrol the Baltic skies from Latvia Click here to view in your browser 24 May 2024 Update Secretary General welcomes Latvian Foreign Minister to NATO Headquarters Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met ...Continue Reading

• NATO Secretary General attends the 2024 Spring Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Sofia Click here to view in your browser Press Release 24 May 2024 NATO Secretary General attends the 2024 Spring Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Sofia On Monday, 27 May 2024, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Jens Stoltenberg, will tak ...Continue Reading

• NATO Secretary General meets the Minister of State and Foreign Affairs of Portugal Click here to view in your browser Press Release 24 May 2024 NATO Secretary General meets the Minister of State and Foreign Affairs of Portugal On Monday, 27 May 2024, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Jens Stoltenberg, will receiv ...Continue Reading

View OnlineTranscript of Senior Defense Official Background Briefing on This Week's Gulf Cooperation Council MeetingsMay 20, 2024STAFF: Call is scheduled for 30 minutes. And to allow as many of you as possible time to ask a question, I'd ask that you keep your follow-ups to a minimum and please keep your microphones on mute unless you are asking a question.And with that, I'll turn it over to our senior defense official to start us off. Sir, over to you.SENIOR DEFENSE OFFICIAL: Thanks, Mac. Good afternoon, good evening, ...Continue Reading

View OnlinePentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press BriefingMay 21, 2024MAJOR GENERAL PAT RYDER: All right, well, good afternoon, everyone. Just a few things at the top, and I'll get right to your questions.So as you're aware, Secretary Austin hosted the 22nd Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting yesterday, where he highlighted the urgent need to support Ukraine amid a challenging and dangerous fight against a new Russian offensive. He underscored the extraordinary courage of Ukrainian defend ...Continue Reading

View OnlineSecretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Remarks Welcoming Finland's Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen to the PentagonMay 21, 2024SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LLOYD J. AUSTIN III: Well, Mr. Minister, welcome to the Pentagon.  Finland and the United States are long-standing defense partners, and now, we're meeting as NATO allies. Since Finland joined NATO in April of 2023, her highly-impressive and highly-capable Armed Forces have already made this great alliance even stronger, and we appreciate ...Continue Reading

View OnlineSecretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. Hold an On-Camera Press ConferenceMay 20, 2024STAFF: Well, Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for being here today.It is my pleasure to introduce the secretary of defense, Lloyd Austin III, and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. The secretary and the chairman will deliver opening remarks, and then we'll have time to take a few questions. Please note that I will moderat ...Continue Reading

View OnlineSenior Defense Official and Senior Military Official Hold a Background Briefing on NigerMay 19, 2024LIEUTENANT COLONEL BRYON MCGARRY: Good afternoon, everybody. I appreciate you taking the time on a Sunday afternoon. This is Lieutenant Colonel Bryon McGarry with DoD Press Operations. I'll be facilitating today's on-background call.Now, for information purposes only and not for reporting, we're joined today by (inaudible), and (inaudible). For reporting, please refer to them as a senior defense official and a ...Continue Reading

• Secretary General welcomes Lithuanian Prime Minister to NATO • Video - 191st NATO Military Committee in Chiefs of Defence Session Click here to view in your browser 17 May 2024 Update Secretary General welcomes Lithuanian Prime Minister to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with Lithuanian Prime ...Continue Reading