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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Georgia, Romania, Ukraine and Brussels next week, Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby said at a briefing yesterday. Austin and his team will be preparing for a trip to Europe next week. …
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers Tuesday that he thinks the former president of Afghanistan is in the United Arab Emirates after fleeing his home country - although the defense secretary said he did not know whether Ashraf Ghani …
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told senators on Tuesday that the nation's top military officer, Gen. Mark Milley, spoke to his Russian counterpart about an apparent offer to use Russian bases to respond to terrorist threats following the …
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visited one of the eight military bases housing Afghan nationals evacuated during the U.S. military withdrawal. Austin's trip to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey on …
U.S. Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said it’s “possible” the United States will seek to coordinate with the Taliban (outlawed in Russia) on counterterrorism strikes in Afghanistan against ISIS …
Washington’s new security assistance package for Ukraine includes Javelin systems, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said at a meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky in Washington. "As you know, President …
The U.S. Department of Defense confirmed that a Pentagon Force Protection Agency officer was killed in a shootout near the Pentagon building on Tuesday. "On behalf of everyone working at the Pentagon, and across the Department of …
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and his U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin have discussed bilateral security and regional issues in a phone call, Turkey's Defense Ministry said in a statement late Thursday. During the conversation, …
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told Congress on Thursday that America’s troop withdrawal from Afghanistan is “slightly” ahead of schedule, but he provided no details. President Joe Biden has ordered a full U.S. …
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III reiterated the country's "unwavering" support for Israel's right to defend itself and to protect its civilians in talks with Israeli Minister of Defense Benjamin Gantz on …
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday described the climate crisis as one of the nation’s existential threats with the potential to profoundly destabilize global security. "From coast to coast and across the …
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Tuesday that the U.S. military will increase its presence in Germany, recommitting the US to the NATO alliance in a reversal from the previous administration's plans to withdraw troops from the …
Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin held a phone call on Thursday, discussing regional security and bilateral defense cooperation. Akar and Austin exchanged views and underlined …
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in an unnanounced visit to Kabul on Sunday as Washington reviews the peace process there and its planned troop withdrawal. Austin said on Twitter he had come to …
U.S. President Joe Biden seemed to forget Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s name at a White House event - calling the Pentagon chief "the guy who runs that outfit over there." Biden was announcing the …
Georgian Minister of Defense Juansher Burchuladze spoke by phone with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, according to the statement posted on the U.S. Department of Defense Office's website. Both leaders noted the strength …
The United States launched airstrikes on targets of pro-Iranian groups in Syria at the direction of President Joe Biden, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby told reporters traveling with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin. "At …
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told Ukrainian Defense Minister Andrei Taran that the United States remained committed to boosting Ukraine’s military capacities with the goal to counter Russia, the Pentagon’s press service said …
