US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in a call with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant "underscored the importance of protecting civilians" during operations in Gaza, the Pentagon said on Friday. Lebanon arrests citizen accused of leaks to Israel's Mossad ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF 01/22/2025 05:30...
Patrick Shanahan, most recently a senior executive at Boeing, was confirmed as the Pentagon's Deputy Secretary of Defense on 18 July with a 92-7 vote in the US Senate. Shanahan will take over from Bob Work: a holdover from the Obama administration who had served as one of the last ...
The consultations were co-chaired by Ma Xiaotian, deputy chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and US Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman. For the first time, officials from the US National Security Council and the US State Department attended thebila...
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will attend a meeting on Ukraine's military needs virtually from his house, the Pentagon said on Monday, as the defense chief continues to recover from complications of prostate cancer treatment that led to his secret hospitalization. Austin, 70, was adm...
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has met with officials in Japan to reaffirm the importance of their alliance and Washington's commitment to regional security as threats rise from China and North Korea.
x Primary DoD responsibility will reside with the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. x The Assistant Secretary of Defense, Global Strategic Affairs will provide overall supervision of day-to-day operations, reporting to the Under Secretary and Principal ...
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said in a statement. Austin said military commanders “had determined downing the balloon while over land posed an undue risk to people across a wide area due to the size and altitude of the balloon and its surveillance payload.” Speaking on Saturday, ...
aUS Defense Secretary Leon Panetta carries his lunch tray before eating with cadets at the People's Liberation Army Engineering Academy in Beijing on Wednesday. 在星期三美国国防部长Leon Panetta在吃在北京运载他的午餐盘子与军校学生之前在人民解放军工程学学院。[translate]...
The US believes the training and equipment it is providing Ukraine will “change the dynamics on the battlefield” in the war against Russia and allow Kyiv’s forces to “breach Russian defenses,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in an interview with
Undersecretary of defense for policy Colin Kahl told lawmakers earlier this year that the US has seen instances of the Russians capturing some US-provided systems on the battlefield, but not in large numbers. “What we’re not seeing is any evidence of significant diversion,” Kahl said. “O...