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  • April 5, 2022

    Austin: Budget Funds Military to Accomplish Today's, Tomorrow's Missions

    In the 21st century, military establishments that don't innovate "get left behind," Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III told the House Armed Services Committee during a hearing on the DOD's fiscal year 2023 budget request.

  • March 7, 2022

    National Defense Strategy Includes Lessons Learned From Past 6 Months

    The Defense Department is learning from experiences of the past six months, as Russia built up troops around Ukraine and then invaded that country, and the observations are being incorporated into the National Defense Strategy, the Pentagon press secretary said.

  • Feb. 23, 2022

    Biden Shifts U.S. Troops in Europe to Defend Frontline NATO States 

    Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has ordered an infantry battalion task force of about 800 soldiers to deploy from Italy to the Baltic region and approved the movement of up to eight F-35 Lightning II aircraft from Germany to operating locations on NATO's eastern flank.  

  • Feb. 18, 2022

    NATO leaders look to defense, deterrence against Russia

    NATO will continue to strengthen its defense and deterrence capabilities in the face of challenges from Russia, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Feb. 17.

  • Jan. 24, 2022

    Austin Places 8,500 Troops on Heightened Readiness to Deploy to Europe

    Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has placed 8,500 U.S. service members on heightened preparedness to deploy given Russia's continuing provocations along its border with Ukraine, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said.

  • Dec. 23, 2021

    Holiday Greetings From Secretary Austin, Charlene Austin

    Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and his wife, Charlene Austin, offer holiday wishes to service members, their families, veterans and the Defense Department workforce.

  • Dec. 20, 2021

    DOD Issues Guidance on Plans to Counter Extremist Activity in the Force

    Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby shared the outcome of the recommendations by the Defense Department's Countering Extremist Activity Working Group during a news conference.

  • Dec. 4, 2021

    Austin Tells Reagan Forum How U.S. Will Take on Challenge of China

    "China is not 10-feet tall," Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said at the Reagan Library in California, and the United States is not a "country that fears competition."

  • Nov. 1, 2021

    With Vaccination Deadlines Approaching, Commanders Asked to Use Compassion in Enforcement

    Military commanders have plenty of options for enforcing vaccine mandates short of resorting to actions under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said.

  • Aug. 10, 2021

    Biden to Approve Austin's Request to Make COVID-19 Vaccine Mandatory for Service Members

    By mid-September, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III will request a waiver from President Joe Biden to make the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for service members, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said. 

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