View OnlineSecretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Remarks at an Honor Cordon for Iraqi Defense Minister Thabet Muhammad Al-AbbasiAug. 7, 2023SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LLOYD J. AUSTIN III: Minister Abbasi, it's good to see you again and I'm glad to welcome you and your delegation to the Pentagon as we convene the inaugural U.S.-Iraq Joint Security Cooperation Dialogue.In March, I made my first visit to Iraq as Secretary of Defense, and when you and I met with Prime Minister Sudani, I invited him to send this delegation to ...Continue Reading

View OnlinePress Gaggle With Air Force Brigadier General Pat Ryder, Pentagon Press SecretaryAug. 7, 2023BRIGADIER GENERAL PAT RYDER:  So first of all, Secretary Austin is going to host the Iraqi minister of defense, Thabet Mohammad Al-Abbasi, here in the Pentagon today for bilateral discussions on U.S.-Iraq security cooperation and we do look forward to hosting the minister and his delegation, and we'll have a readout posted later today.We're still continuing to monitor the situation in Niger.  At this time, t ...Continue Reading

�?� NATO Innovation Fund closes on EUR 1bn flagship fund �?� Video - Supercarrier: crossing the Atlantic ocean on the �??��??� USS Gerald Ford Click here to view in your browser 4 August 2023 Update NATO Innovation Fund closes on EUR 1bn flagship fund Twenty-three NATO Allies have officially become Limited Partners of the NATO Innovation Fun ...Continue Reading

View OnlinePentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press BriefingAug. 3, 2023BRIGADIER GENERAL PAT RYDER:  All right, well, thank you very much for being here today, ladies and gentlemen.  For today's briefing, I'm pleased to introduce Mr. Mark Gorak, the Principal Director for Resources and Analysis for DOD's Chief Information Officer. He's joining us today to announce the DOD's 2023-2027 Cyber Workforce Strategy Implementation Plan. Mr. Gorak will provide some opening remarks and ...Continue Reading

View OnlineSenior DOD Leaders Host On-the-Record Media Roundtable on the Availability of Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts for Service MembersAug. 3, 2023COMMANDER NICOLE SCHWEGMAN:  Hey everyone, it's Commander Nicole Schwegman.  Can someone let me know if they can hear me?(UNKNOWN):  Loud and clear.CMDR. SCHWEGMAN:  Thank you so much �?? thank you so much.  Hey everyone, thanks so much for your time today.  We're going to go ahead and get started.I want to introduce to you Jennife ...Continue Reading

View OnlinePentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press BriefingAug. 1, 2023BRIGADIER GENERAL PAT RYDER: Hey, good afternoon, everyone. Thanks for your patience. I have a few things to pass along at the top, and then we'll get right to your questions.Secretary Austin returned to Washington, D.C. yesterday, following a successful week-long visit to the Indo-Pacific region, with productive stops in Papua New Guinea and Australia. This was the secretary's eighth visit to the region since becoming s ...Continue Reading

View OnlineAustralia-US Joint Press Conference Following the Australia-US Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN)July 29, 2023DEFENCE MINISTER RICHARD MARLES:  Well, welcome everyone this afternoon. The 2023 AUSMIN has been conducted with heavy hearts given the news that we woke up to this morning. I know I speak on behalf of all four of us when I say that our thoughts and prayers are very much with the missing aircrew and their families. As we've been meeting today and as we speak to you in this moment, Australian and ...Continue Reading

View OnlineOpening Remarks at the Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN)July 29, 2023DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER RICHARD MARLES: Tony and Lloyd, welcome. On behalf of Penny and I, it is fantastic to have you here at this meeting of AUSMIN following up on our last meeting together in December in Washington.We obviously do meet this morning with heavy hearts with the news of the accident of the Australian Army helicopter, the MRH90 overnight, with four air crew on board. Firstly, I really want to thank the assistance ...Continue Reading

View OnlineOpening Remarks by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard MarlesJuly 28, 2023DEFENCE MINISTER RICHARD MARLES: So welcome, everyone, here this morning. And can I welcome my good friend, Lloyd Austin, the Secretary of Defense of the United States of America. It is an enormous privilege to have you here this morning, Lloyd.Since coming to office over the last 48 months, Lloyd and I were reflecting last night that we've met on numerous occasions ...Continue Reading

�?� NATO-Ukraine Council addresses serious security situation in the Black Sea �?� Video - Colourful jerseys on a warship�??s flight deck Click here to view in your browser 28 July 2023 Update NATO-Ukraine Council addresses serious security situation in the Black Sea The NATO-Ukraine Council met on 26 July 2023 to address the serious securit ...Continue Reading