• Video - Happy Holidays from all of us at NATO Click here to view in your browser 16 December 2022 Update Happy Holidays from all of us at NATO A multinational group of soldiers from NATO Allied countries – including Denmark, Latvia, Spain and the United States – sing ‘Carol of the Bells’, a holiday classic composed by Mykola Leontovych and lyrics by Peter J. Wilhousky, in a snowy forest in rural Latvia. ...Continue Reading

View Online Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds an On-Camera Press Briefing Dec. 15, 2022 BRIGADIER GENERAL PAT RYDER:  Good afternoon, everyone.  Thanks for your patience.  Just a few things at the top and then we'll get to your questions. So today, the Department of Defense is announcing that we will expand U.S.-led training for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, to include joint maneuver and combined arms operations training, while building upon the specialized equipment training t ...Continue Reading

View Online Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Remarks Welcoming Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to the Pentagon Dec. 14, 2022 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LLOYD J. AUSTIN III: Mr. President, welcome back to the Pentagon. Let me start by congratulating you on a successful conclusion to the 27th UN Climate Change Conference. Hosting this important conference set a clear example of Egypt's impact on the world stage. And I know that we're celebrating 100 years of diplomatic relations between the United States and ...Continue Reading

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View Online Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds an On-Camera Press Briefing Dec. 13, 2022 BRIGADIER GENERAL PAT RYDER:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Just a few things and then I'll go ahead and take your questions.  So, today Secretary Austin participated in the U.S. Africa Leaders' Summit along with Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and other U.S. government leaders.  The summit which runs December 13th through the 15th, here in Washington, D.C. brings together U.S. and A ...Continue Reading

View Online Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks Participates in a Fireside Chat at the 2022 Aspen Security Forum D.C. Edition Dec. 8, 2022 ANJA MANUEL: We are very, very lucky to have with us as our final keynote speaker Deputy Secretary of Defense Kath Hicks, who is known to many of you, who is absolutely fantastic, who's been a great leader at the Defense Department from when she was in the policy shop, to when she was at CSIS running their national security program, to now when she is helping us moder ...Continue Reading

• NATO Secretary General: ''Russia trying to freeze Ukraine conflict'' • Video - NATO marks Human Rights Day Click here to view in your browser 9 December 2022 Update NATO Secretary General: ''Russia trying to freeze Ukraine conflict'' NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on 7 December 2022 stressed the importance of continued NATO Allied ...Continue Reading

View Online Sabrina Singh, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary, Holds a Press Briefing Dec. 7, 2022 DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY SABRINA SINGH: Hi, everyone. OK, let me just get settled here. Happy Wednesday. Yep. All right. So, good afternoon. I just have a few items to pass on at the top and then I'd be happy to take your questions. So, today Secretary Austin will host or is hosting Australian Minister of Defense Richard Marles and U.K. British Secretary of State for -- for defense Ben Wallace for a trilateral defense ministe ...Continue Reading

• NATO Secretary General takes part in the FT’s Global Boardroom event Click here to view in your browser Press Release 6 December 2022 NATO Secretary General takes part in the FT’s Global Boardroom event (digital conference) On 07 December 2022 the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will participate in the sixth edition of the FT’s Global Board ...Continue Reading

• NATO Secretary General: "we will not back down" in support for Ukraine • Video - Best of Bucharest Click here to view in your browser 2 December 2022 Update NATO Secretary General: "we will not back down" in support for Ukraine Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg outlined the key decisions taken by NATO Foreign Ministers ...Continue Reading