View Online Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Holds Media Availability, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama Sept. 13, 2024 DEFENSE SECRETARY LLOYD AUSTIN: Well, again, let me echo Sabrina's thanks there. I really appreciate you coming along. It's always good to come out and take a look at what's happening with some of the initiatives we've worked hard to put into place. And of course, universal pre-K is one of those initiatives. We think it's really important. And you get a chance to see some of that firsthand, a ...Continue Reading

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• Secretary General at Crimea Platform: NATO’s commitment to Ukraine is stronger than ever • NATO Through Time podcast – 9/11 and Article 5 with former NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson Click here to view in your browser 13 September 2024 Update Secretary General at C ...Continue Reading

View Online Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press Briefing Sept. 12, 2024 PENTAGON PRESS SECRETARY MAJOR GENERAL PAT RYDER: All right, good afternoon, everyone. I have just a few things at the top and then I'll be happy to take your questions. First, taking a look at the Middle East region, the department continues to maintain a robust force posture throughout the US European Command and US Central Command areas of responsibility to protect US forces, enable our support for the defense of Israel, ...Continue Reading

On Tuesday, 1 October 2024, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s tenure will come to an end. He will be succeeded by Mr Mark Rutte, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ...Continue Reading

View Online Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press Briefing Sept. 10, 2024 PENTAGON PRESS SECRETARY MAJOR GENERAL PAT RYDER: All right. Well, good afternoon, everyone. I do have quite a bit to pass along at the top today. So, thanks in advance for your patience, and then I'll get right to your questions. Tomorrow Secretary Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force General CQ Brown Jr, will host an observance ceremony at 9:00 AM at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in ...Continue Reading

View Online Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Hosted Enhanced Honor Cordon and Bilat With Vietnam Minister of Defense General Phan Van Giang at the Pentagon Sept. 9, 2024 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LLOYD AUSTIN: General Phan Van Giang, welcome to the Pentagon. On behalf of the US government, I want to convey our sincere condolences for the lives lost during Typhoon Yagi over the weekend. We commend you for the excellent job Vietnam has done responding to this terrible tragedy. Please let us know if the United States ...Continue Reading

View Online Pentagon Press Secretary Major General Pat Ryder Holds an Off-Camera, On the Record Press Briefing Sept. 9, 2024 PENTAGON PRESS SECRETARY MAJOR GENERAL PAT RYDER: Hope you all had a good weekend. Just a few things at the top and then we'll get right to your questions. So, first up, the secretary and the chairman returned to Washington on Friday following a very successful 24th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. They were joined at Ramstein by defense leaders fro ...Continue Reading

View Online Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General "CQ" Brown Jr Hold a Press Conference Sept. 6, 2024 PENTAGON PRESS SECRETARY MAJ GEN PAT RYDER:  All right. Well, good afternoon, everyone. Thank you very much for being here today. It is my pleasure to introduce Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General CQ Brown Jr. The Secretary and the Chairman will deliver opening remarks and then we'll have ti ...Continue Reading

• Secretary General in Oslo, welcomes Norway’s long-term commitment to Ukraine • Video - NATO paratroopers drop over Europe for exercise Swift Response Click here to view in your browser 6 September 2024 Update Secretary General in Oslo, welcomes Norway’s long-term commit ...Continue Reading