IMMEDIATE RELEASE Arlington, Virginia - The Department of Defense (DoD) announced $169 million in its long-running multidisciplinary university research initiative (MURI) awards to 24 research teams pursuing basic research spanning multiple scientific …
WASHINGTON -- The Czech Republic is committed to NATO, and that is reflected in the strategic impact the nation has in Europe and elsewhere, a senior Pentagon official said today. Kathryn Wheelbarger, acting assistant secretary of defense for international …
WASHINGTON -- U.S. and Lithuanian defense leaders today signed a document detailing cooperation between the two countries through 2024. Robertas Sapronas, Lithuania’s defense policy director, and Kathryn Wheelbarger, the acting assistant defense secretary …
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Kathryn Wheelbarger met with Lithuanian Policy Director Robertas Šapronas today at the Pentagon to sign the U.S.-Lithuania Defense Cooperation Strategic Roadmap. …
WASHINGTON -- On May 8, 1945, the guns in Europe fell silent. Nazi Germany unconditionally surrendered to the victorious allies — the United Kingdom, France, the United States and the Soviet Union. For the moment, there was peace. World War II caused …
IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2019 News Release Release No: NR-075-19 Acting Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Charles E. Summers Jr. provided the following readout: Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan met with Philippine Secretary of National Defense …
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Readout of the meeting between U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan and ROK Minister of National Defense Jeong Keyong-doo Minister of National Defense Jeong Keyong-doo and Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan held a U …
WASHINGTON -- Today is National Vietnam War Veterans Day, and these veterans are being honored at events across the nation, including at the Vietnam War Memorial here. At “The Wall,” as it’s commonly called, a number of veterans received Vietnam Veteran …
WASHINGTON -- Army Gen. Raymond A. Thomas III passed command of U.S. Special Operations Command to Army Gen. Richard D. Clarke Jr. during a ceremony in Tampa, Florida, today. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan presided at the ceremony. Thomas …
WASHINGTON -- The United States was the first — and still the only — nation to put a man on the moon. Nobody will forget that. But come July, that first manned lunar landing will have been exactly 50 years ago. A lot has changed in space in the last half …
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Acting Principal Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs and Veterans Affairs Executive Director, Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs to Lay Wreath at ‘The Wall’ in Honor of Vietnam Veterans WASHINGTON – …
WASHINGTON -- Despite reports of poor conditions in some privatized military family housing across the continental United States — about 200,000 homes in all — the Military Housing Privatization Initiative was a good idea, the assistant secretary of …
IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2019 News Release Release No: NR-073-19 Acting Chief Pentagon Spokesperson Charles E. Summers Jr. provided the following readout: Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan met Iraqi Council of Representatives Speaker …
WASHINGTON -- National Guard and Reserve units are deployed worldwide, providing valuable assets for combatant commanders and working with partners and allies, reserve component military leaders told lawmakers on Capitol Hill today. Testifying before the …
WASHINGTON -- The National Defense Strategy is the undisputed driver of the president’s fiscal year 2020 budget request for the Defense Department, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan said today on Capitol Hill. Shanahan and Marine Corps Gen. Joe …
WASHINGTON -- The next advancement in cellular technology, 5G, is expected to be so fast that it’s able to surpass the speed of wired internet now provided by cable companies. Current 4G technology provides download speeds of about 1 gigabit per second. …
WASHINGTON -- Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan welcomed Brazilian Defense Minister Fernando Azevedo e Silva to the Pentagon today for talks about the military-to-military relationship between their nations. The meeting took place a week after …
IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 26, 2019 News Release Release No: NR-068-19 The President has nominated to the Senate Gen John W. “Jay” Raymond as the Commander, United States Space Command (USSPACECOM). If confirmed, Raymond will lead the soon-to-be …
IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 26, 2019 News Release Release No: NR-069-19 It is with profound sadness that I extend our condolences to the family and friends of Andrew W. Marshall. Andy founded the Defense Department's Office of Net Assessment in 1973 and …
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Acting Chief Pentagon Spokesperson Charles E. Summers Jr. provided the following readout: Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan met with Brazil’s Minister of Defense Fernando Azevedo e Silva at the Pentagon today to reaffirm …
