View OnlineLt. Gen. Douglas A. Sims II (USA), Director for Operations, J-3, The Joint Staff; Brigadier General Pat Ryder, Pentagon Press Secretary, Hold a Press BriefingJuly 13, 2023GEN. RYDER:  All right, great.  Thank you very much.Hey, well, good afternoon, and thanks very much for calling in.  As a reminder, today's press briefing is on the record.  I'm joined today by Army Lieutenant General D.A. Sims, the Joint Staff J3 director of operations, who's here to provide some information on the White ...Continue Reading

View OnlineMajor General William Zana, National Guard Director for Strategic Plans and Policy, and International Affairs, Holds a Press Briefing on the 30th Anniversary of the State Partnership ProgramJuly 13, 2023STAFF: Good morning and welcome. Thank you all for coming.Today, we're here with the director, strategy, plans and policy and international affairs, Major General William Zana, and he will discuss the State Partnership Program's 30th Anniversary Conference happening here in the National Capitol Region, 17 and ...Continue Reading

�?� Communiqué du Sommet de Vilnius publié par les chefs d�??�?tat et de gouvernement des pays membres de l�??OTAN à l�??issue de la réunion du Conseil de l�??Atlantique Nord Click here to view in your browser Press Release 11 July 2023 Communiqué du Sommet de Vilnius publié par les chefs d�??�?tat et de gouvernement ...Continue Reading

�?� Vilnius Summit Communiqué issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council Click here to view in your browser Press Release 11 July 2023 Vilnius Summit Communiqué issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council 1.   &n ...Continue Reading

View OnlineSenior Officials Host Media Roundtable on the Successful Destruction of the U.S.' Declared Chemical Weapons StockpileJuly 11, 2023KELLY FLYNN: Thank you all for joining us today for this media roundtable.  This media roundtable is to discuss the United States successfully completing destruction operations of its declared chemical weapons stockpile.  This is not a general DOD brief, so I'd ask you to hold any questions that are not related to this subject matter for a later briefing.My name is Kelly ...Continue Reading

�?� Press conference after the meeting between NATO, Türkiye and Sweden Click here to view in your browser Press Release 10 July 2023 Press conference after the meeting between NATO, Türkiye and Sweden On Monday 10 July 2023, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will brief the media at the venue of the NATO Summit in Vilnius, after his ...Continue Reading

View OnlineUnder Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl Holds Press BriefingJuly 7, 2023STAFF:  All right, good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to our in-person and virtual participants in today's press briefing.To my left in the room, we are grateful to have the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Dr. Colin Kahl.  We'll have roughly 30 minutes today for our discussion, and we will endeavor to get through as many questions as possible in the briefing room and online.  If I do not call you out ...Continue Reading

�?� Secretary General: Vilnius Summit will make Ukraine stronger, reinforce NATO�??s deterrence and defence �?� How does NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence work? Click here to view in your browser 7 July 2023 Update Secretary General: Vilnius Summit will make Ukraine stronger, reinforce NATO�??s deterrence and defence Previewing the Vil ...Continue Reading

�?� Defence Expenditures of NATO Countries (2014-2023) Click here to view in your browser Press Release 7 July 2023 Defence Expenditures of NATO Countries (2014-2023) NATO collects defence expenditure data from Allies on a regular basis and presents aggregates and subsets of this information. Each Ally's Ministry of Defence reports current and estimated futu ...Continue Reading

View OnlineBrigadier General Pat Ryder, Pentagon Press Secretary, Holds a Press BriefingJuly 6, 2023BRIGADIER GENERAL PAT RYDER: All right, good afternoon, everyone. Hope you had a good 4th of July holiday. I have a few things to pass along at the top, and then I'll be happy to take your questions.As I highlighted last week, July 1 was the 50th anniversary of the all-volunteer force. To commemorate this important milestone, Secretary Austin traveled yesterday to Fort Meade, Maryland, to preside over an enlistment ceremo ...Continue Reading