WASHINGTON -- Important work remains to be done in Afghanistan, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan told reporters traveling with him while en route on his first trip to the country Feb. 10. “I have not been directed to step down our forces in …
WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department launched its artificial intelligence strategy today in concert with yesterday’s White House executive order that created the American Artificial Intelligence Strategy. “The [executive order] is paramount for our country …
The commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command told Congress today that he is encouraged about progress with Asia’s near-term threat — North Korea — but is worried about the path China is on. Navy Adm. Philip Davidson told the Senate Armed Services Committee …
While tensions are down along the Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea, the process has not gone far enough for forces there to relax, the commander of U.S. Forces Korea told the Senate Armed Services Committee today. Army Gen. Robert B. …
IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Department of Defense on Feb. 12 released the summary of its strategy on artificial intelligence. The strategy, Harnessing AI to Advance Our Security and Prosperity, outlines how DOD will leverage AI into the future. Key tenets of …
Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan met with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani today at the Presidential Palace to reaffirm our commitment to Afghanistan through implementation of President Trump’s South Asia strategy. The leaders discussed a …
WASHINGTON -- Space enables the modern world, and the United States needs to maintain its progress in this critical domain if it hopes to lead in the future. That’s the conclusion of the Defense Intelligence Agency’s report titled “Challenges to Security …
WASHINGTON -- Because the health, safety and welfare of service members is always a top priority for the Defense Department, DOD officials are looking for ways to improve the Military Privatization Housing Initiative that was established in the 1990s, a …
Army Secretary Mark T. Esper, Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer and Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson spoke about reform today at the Center for Strategic and International Studies here. “Reform is the means by which we free up time, money and manpower to …
The commander of U.S. Southern Command provided an assessment of Southcom’s concerns and initiatives to lawmakers today during testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee regarding the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2020 and the Future …
The commander of U.S. Africa Command told the Senate Armed Services Committee today that his command is engaged throughout the continent to encourage allies and partners and strengthen the rule of law. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas Waldhauser said his combatant …
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 5, 2019 News Release Release No: NR-020-19 Attributed to Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan: "In his State of Union address tonight, President Trump reaffirmed his unwavering commitment to support our troops and to …
WASHINGTON -- Key players in the Defense Department’s commitment to reform its acquisition practices got the spotlight at the Pentagon today at the Defense Acquisition Workforce Awards ceremony. Ellen M. Lord, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and …
WASHINGTON -- No other region in the world is as dynamic, hopeful, challenging and dangerous as the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, the Centcom commander told the Senate Armed Forces Committee today. “It is an area of great contrast and …
The Defense Department is unveiling the DOD Cloud Initiative that will move its computer and storage functions to the cloud, the department’s chief information officer said. “DOD has never stepped back and created a holistic view of what it is we’re trying …
The increase in rates of sexual misconduct at the military academies detailed in the Defense Department’s annual report of sexual harassment and violence are “frustrating, disheartening and unacceptable,” the Pentagon’s director of force resiliency said. …
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today, the Department of Defense released the Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies, Academic Program Year 2017-2018. This Congressionally-mandated report evaluates policies and programs …
WASHINGTON -- John C. Rood, the undersecretary of defense for policy and Navy Vice Adm. Michael Gilday, the Joint Staff director of operations, told the House Armed Services Committee today that the support DOD personnel provided allowed Customs and Border …
FORT MYER, Va. -- Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hosted a welcome ceremony for his counterpart from Thailand at Conmy Hall here today. Dunford and Thai Chief of Defense Forces Army Gen. Ponipaat Benyasri will hold …
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 28, 2019 News Release Release No: NR-016-19 Acting Chief Pentagon Spokesperson Charles E. Summers Jr. provided the following readout: Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg …
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