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.
May 3, 2022 Austin Makes Case for Military Budget to Senate Committee The Defense Department is focusing on three priorities — defending the nation, taking care of its people and succeeding through teamwork — and the budget request helps the department meet each one, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
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.
April 5, 2022 Potential for Great Power Conflict 'Increasing,' Milley Says America's top military officer told the House Armed Services Committee that the world is getting more unstable, "and the potential for significant international conflict between great powers is increasing, not decreasing."
Feb. 25, 2022 Changes coming to Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Change is coming to enlisted professional military education ensuring the new realities of strategic competition are addressed and emphasizing joint education, the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman said.
Dec. 18, 2020 Space Force Leader to Become 8th Member of Joint Chiefs The Joint Chiefs of Staff will grow by one member when Space Force Gen. John "Jay" Raymond joins the highest-ranking military, deliberative body in the Defense Department on Dec. 20.
Aug. 28, 2018 Mattis: U.S. Military Becoming ‘Stronger, More Lethal, More Agile’ The Defense Department is making significant progress along its three strategic lines of effort outlined in the National Defense Strategy issued in January, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon.