WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary James N. Mattis has just returned from a trip to China, South Korea and Japan and is immediately immersing himself in preparations for attending the NATO Summit in Brussels next week, a Pentagon spokesman told reporters …
KOUMAC, New Caledonia -- Whether it’s building schools or changing the battle space, combat engineers have always been there to pave the way. Though established as a military profession in 1775, the first combat engineers didn’t see much recognition until …
WASHINGTON -- The new National Defense Strategy has paved the way for the most extensive revision of the joint force since the Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a recent interview. The changes will ensure that …
ROCKHAMPTON, Australia -- On the 100th anniversary of WWI’s Battle of Hamel, when U.S. and Australian forces first fought side by side against German forces in Le Hamel, France, the longtime partners once again joined forces, this time for Exercise Hamel …
ARLINGTON, Va. -- For Army Sgt. Vicki Golding, a vocalist with the District of Columbia Army National Guard's 257th Army Band, performing during the “Centenary of Mateship” celebration event at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall here June 27 was, in a way, …
WASHINGTON -- The United States and Japan are strong allies firmly committed to peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said yesterday in Tokyo. In a media availability after talks with Japanese Defense Minister …
WASHINGTON -- The men and women who serve in the U.S. armed forces represent the best America has to offer, volunteering to put themselves in harm’s way to serve and protect the nation, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said yesterday. “Only 1 …
YIGO, Guam -- The B-52 Stratofortress bomber is world famous for its long-range capabilities, but during a routine June 25 flight near Guam, crew members with the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, and …
SOUTHWEST ASIA -- In northwestern Iraq along the Syrian border, the desert echoes with the sound of artillery. A fire support base hums with activity as service members move about in the heat, reloading, firing, cleaning, maintaining, and securing …
WASHINGTON -- After meetings in Beijing with Chinese leaders including President Xi Jinping, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis traveled to South Korea’s capital of Seoul to brief leaders there. Mattis met with Chinese leaders June 27 and yesterday and “ …
PHOENIX -- Two Air Force reservists credit the success of their relationship to positive attitudes and continual communications, even as they have endured several geographic separations. Air Force Tech Sgt. Dawn Gettys met Tech Sgt. Cazavia Henley during a …
June 28, 2018 News DoD News, Defense Media Activity WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary James N. Mattis met with Central Military Commission Vice Chairman Gen. Xu Qiliang of China at the People’s Liberation Army’s Bayi Building in Beijing today, chief Pentagon …
IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 28, 2018 News Release Release No: NR-208-18 Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Dana W. White provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis met with Central Military Commission Vice Chairman General Xu Qiliang June 28, …
WASHINGTON -- More than 30 individuals, teams and organizations were honored with the Fiscal Year 2017 Value Engineering Achievement Award in a ceremony in the Pentagon Auditorium today. “With formal [Defense Department] programs for value engineering …
BERLIN -- The Munich Security Conference and the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies’ Loisach Group discussed priorities and deliverables ahead of the upcoming NATO summit during a meeting held June 20 and 21 at the Robert Bosch …
FORT MYER, Va. -- Being a “mate” in Australia has a whole different connotation than in the United States. Australians trust a mate implicitly. A mate is a person who shares the last drink of water or the last bit of food or the last beer in the six-pack. …
CAMP SHELBY, Miss. -- In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina swept through the entire state of Mississippi, finally decreasing to a tropical storm as it entered Tennessee. Its passing left 238 Mississippians dead, all 82 counties were officially declared …
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Teams of students from 13 schools representing six countries tested their engineering skills by deploying autonomous boats during the 11th annual International RoboBoat Competition, held June 18-24 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Sponsored by …
SOUTHWEST ASIA -- The coalition strongly condemns terrorists' murder of hostages recently found on the Kirkuk-Diyala road in Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials said today. The hostages were kidnapped by Islamic State …
WASHINGTON -- Marine Corps Cpl. Julien Rodarte’s military occupational specialty is 4531; he is a communication strategy and operations Marine. He works at Defense Media Activity on Fort Meade, Maryland, telling the story of the Corps through video, photos …
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