View OnlineTranscript of Senior Defense Official Background Briefing on This Week's Gulf Cooperation Council MeetingsMay 20, 2024STAFF: Call is scheduled for 30 minutes. And to allow as many of you as possible time to ask a question, I'd ask that you keep your follow-ups to a minimum and please keep your microphones on mute unless you are asking a question.And with that, I'll turn it over to our senior defense official to start us off. Sir, over to you.SENIOR DEFENSE OFFICIAL: Thanks, Mac. Good afternoon, good evening, ...Continue Reading

View OnlinePentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press BriefingMay 21, 2024MAJOR GENERAL PAT RYDER: All right, well, good afternoon, everyone. Just a few things at the top, and I'll get right to your questions.So as you're aware, Secretary Austin hosted the 22nd Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting yesterday, where he highlighted the urgent need to support Ukraine amid a challenging and dangerous fight against a new Russian offensive. He underscored the extraordinary courage of Ukrainian defend ...Continue Reading

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 ...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 ...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: ...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 ...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 Geoană, will travel to The Hague, the Netherlands. The NATO Deputy Secretary General wi ...Continue Reading