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 Finland's stro ...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 Minister Ingrida Šimonyt�? at N ...Continue Reading

View OnlineDeputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds a Press BriefingMay 16, 2024DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY SABRINA SINGH: All right. OK. Good afternoon.Just a few things at the top and then I'd be happy to jump in and take your questions.On Secretary Austin's first full day as Secretary of Defense, he made countering sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military a top priority. Over the past three years, the department has taken unprecedented steps to tackle this problem. This includes swift and rigorous i ...Continue Reading

View OnlineMedia Roundtable on Annual Report of Sexual Assault in the MilitaryMay 16, 2024MODERATOR:  Okay.  Perfect.  If you're �?? if you're ready, we can go ahead and get started here.  We have about 45 minutes for this interview.  And it will be on the record, so it will be attributable by name.  And then I will go ahead and pass it over to Ms. Foster, who will have some opening remarks, and we'll go from there.BETH FOSTER:  Great.  All right.  Well, good morning, everyon ...Continue Reading

View OnlineU.S. Agency for International Development and U.S. Central Command Briefing on Joint Logistics Over-The-ShoreMay 16, 2024STAFF:  Good morning.  This is Sabrina Singh, the Pentagon deputy press secretary.  I'll be facilitating today's on-the-record call.Joining us today is Sonali Korde, assistant to the administrator of USAID's Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance, and Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, deputy commander, United States Central Command.  As a reminder, today's call is on the record.I kno ...Continue Reading

�?� NATO Deputy Secretary General to visit the Netherlands Click here to view in your browser Press Release 16 May 2024 NATO Deputy Secretary General to visit the Netherlands On Friday, 17 May 2024, the NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mr Mircea Geoan�?, will travel to The Hague, the Netherlands. The NATO Deputy Secretary General will give a speech at the Cy ...Continue Reading

�?� NATO Deputy Secretary General to visit Germany Click here to view in your browser Press Release 15 May 2024 NATO Deputy Secretary General to visit Germany On Thursday, 16 May 2024, the NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mr Mircea Geoan�?, will travel to Berlin, Germany. Mr Geoan�? will participate in a discussion on �??Looking ahead: NATO at 75�?�, as part ...Continue Reading

�?� NATO Secretary General meets the Prime Minister of Lithuania Click here to view in your browser Press Release 15 May 2024 NATO Secretary General meets the Prime Minister of Lithuania On Thursday, 16 May 2024, the NATO Secretary General, Mr Jens Stoltenberg, will receive the Prime Minister of Lithuania, Ms Ingrida Šimonyt�?, at NATO Headquarters. There ...Continue Reading