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

View OnlineRemarks for Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Ely Ratner 2024 CSIS South China Sea ConferenceJuly 11, 2024Track Record and Trajectory: U.S-Philippine Defense Ties Since 2021Thank you, Greg, for that introduction. And thanks as always to CSIS for bringing together the South China Sea Conference, and to all of you for being here today. This continues to be one of the most important gatherings of experts on security issues in the Indo-Pacific – not just here in Wa ...Continue Reading

• Statement of the NATO-Ukraine Council Click here to view in your browser Press Release 11 July 2024 Statement of the NATO-Ukraine Council issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council in Washington, D.C. 11th July 2024 1. We, the Heads of State and Govern ...Continue Reading

View OnlineSecretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Remarks at the 2024 NATO Summit Defense Ministerial DinnerJuly 10, 2024SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LLOYD J. AUSTIN III: Well, good evening, everybody. Thanks for being here. It's great to see so many colleagues here tonight. I really appreciate you – you joining us for dinner.I told many of our colleagues that I – I cooked dinner tonight, but truth be known you probably already figured out that I didn't cook dinner.But I would like to thank ...Continue Reading

• NATO Industrial Capacity Expansion Pledge Click here to view in your browser Press Release 10 July 2024 NATO Industrial Capacity Expansion Pledge Transatlantic defence industrial cooperation is a critical part of NATO’s deterrence and defence. Our defence industry provides us with the equipment we need to fight, strength ...Continue Reading

• Déclaration du Sommet de Washington Click here to view in your browser Press Release 10 July 2024 Déclaration du Sommet de Washington publiée par les chefs d’État et de gouvernement des pays membres de l’OTAN à l’issue de ...Continue Reading

• Washington Summit Declaration Click here to view in your browser Press Release 10 July 2024 Washington Summit Declaration issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C. 10 July 2024 [*] We, the Heads of State and Government of the North Atlantic Alliance, have ...Continue Reading

View OnlinePentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press BriefingJuly 9, 2024MAJOR GENERAL PAT RYDER: All right, good afternoon, everyone. As you know, the NATO summit is being hosted in Washington DC this week. So, I have a few related updates and then I'll get right to your questions. Yesterday, Secretary Austin hosted NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg here at the Pentagon for a bilateral discussion.GEN. RYDER: The meeting was a great kickoff to NATO summit events this week, which provide an opportu ...Continue Reading

View OnlinePentagon Press Secretary Major General Pat Ryder Holds an Off-Camera Press BriefingJuly 8, 2024MAJOR GENERAL PAT RYDER: Good morning, everybody, or afternoon now I guess. Hope you had a good 4th of July holiday. I got just a couple of things here at the top and then I'll get right to your questions. So, for those of you who are not tracking, this is the NATO summit week. We'll celebrate 75 years of the greatest defensive alliance in history, so lots of related activities. Secretary Austin hosted N ...Continue Reading