Jan 28 WATCH: ‘Still time and space for diplomacy’ with Russia on Ukraine, says Defense Secretary Austin By News Desk and Vladimir Isachenkov, Lolita C. Baldor, Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley will hold a news briefing on Friday amid continued tension between the United States, Russia and Ukraine. Continue reading
Nov 17 WATCH: Defense Secretary Austin asks Moscow to explain troop buildup near Ukraine By Associated Press He said the troop buildup has the Pentagon's attention and that the Russians should be “more transparent about what they're up to.”… Continue reading
Sep 29 WATCH: Austin, Milley and McKenzie testify on U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan By News Desk Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Army Gen. Mark Milley and Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command, will testify before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday about issues surrounding the end of the Afghanistan war. Continue reading
Sep 27 WATCH: Gen. Milley calls Afghanistan war a ‘strategic failure’ By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press “The enemy is in charge in Kabul,” Milley noted, referring to the Taliban having taken control of the capital on Aug. 15. “There's no way else to describe that.”… Continue reading
Sep 15 WATCH: Pentagon Spokesperson John Kirby holds a briefing By Associated Press Pentagon Spokesperson John Kirby held a briefing hours before Biden makes a national security initiative announcement. Continue reading
Sep 01 WATCH: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. Mark Milley discuss Afghanistan By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Wednesday that it's “possible” the United States will seek to coordinate with the Taliban on counterterrorism strikes in Afghanistan against Islamic State militants or others. Continue reading
Aug 25 Pentagon says U.S. troops must get their COVID-19 vaccines ASAP By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Military troops must immediately begin to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a memo Wednesday, ordering service leaders to “impose ambitious timelines for implementation.”… Continue reading
Aug 04 Pentagon identifies officer killed in violence outside building By Lolita C. Baldor, Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Pentagon Force Protection Agency said Officer George Gonzalez was a New York native and Army veteran who served in Iraq. He’d been on the police force for three years. Continue reading
Jun 23 WATCH: Pentagon leaders defend efforts on racism, extremism By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Top Pentagon leaders on Wednesday passionately defended the military's approach to addressing racism and extremism, pushing back against accusations by Republican lawmakers that the effort is creating division and hurting morale. Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch 4:48 Defense Department moves to fix failures in addressing sexual assault in the ranks By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The U.S. Defense Department on Tuesday embraced a major reform aimed at stamping out sexual assault in the military. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III issued a statement saying he supported removing commanders from having any voice on whether service… Continue watching