May 31, 2022 Biden Says U.S. Has Sacred Obligation to Fallen Service Members Americans have many obligations, President Joe Biden said. But one of them rises above all others: doing right by the service members who fight on behalf of the United States.
May 12, 2022 Defense secretary says 2023 budget built on new defense strategy The fiscal 2023 defense budget request was built on the bones of the new National Defense Strategy, and the request is adequate for today's military and ensures the military remains strong in the future, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
April 21, 2022 President Biden Announces New $800M in Military Assistance to Ukraine President Joe Biden announced that the United States will send another $800 million in equipment to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia's two-month-long invasion.
March 25, 2022 NATO Leaders Discuss Responses to Russia's Ukraine Invasion NATO leaders discussed the response to Russian aggression in Ukraine, ways the alliance can support Ukraine's defense and ways to best defend NATO nations, alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.
March 9, 2022 Climate Change a Critical Challenge for DOD, Hicks Says Every organization is impacted by climate change, and the Defense Department must be able to mitigate against it while ensuring the nation's security, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks said.
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.
Jan. 12, 2022 DOD Officials Say Service Members, Families Pay Price of Continuing Resolutions Service members and their families will suffer if Congress passes a full-year continuing resolution for fiscal 2022, Defense Department officials told the House Appropriations defense subcommittee.
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.