Lloyd Austin

U.S. armed forces returning to Philippines to counter China threats

By Jim Gomez, Associated Press

Washington has been reinforcing an arc of military alliances in Asia in a starkly different post-Cold War era in which the perceived new regional threat is an increasingly belligerent China.

U.S. forms new pact with Philippines in effort to counter China

By Jim Gomez, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

The Philippines says it is allowing U.S. forces to broaden their footprint in that Southeast Asian nation.

WATCH: Defense Secretary Austin and Gen. Milley hold news conference over military aid for Ukraine

By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press

Western defense leaders meeting at Ramstein Air Base in Germany have failed to resolve divisions over possibly providing battle tanks and other military aid to Ukraine.

U.S., Japan plan to boost defense cooperation

By Lolita C. Baldor, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The United States and Japan are boosting military and security cooperation as their top national security officials hold talks in Washington.

WATCH: Blinken and Austin hold news briefing with Australian counterparts

By Associated Press

The U.S. Secretaries of State and Defense met with their Australian counterparts in Washington on Tuesday to discuss strategic concerns including the war in Ukraine.

Defense Secretary Austin says U.S. faces pivotal years in countering China’s rise

By Tara Copp, Associated Press

The U.S. is at a pivotal point with China and will need military strength to ensure that American values, not Beijing's, set global norms in the 21st century, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Saturday.

WATCH: Secretary Austin, General Milley echo Polish assessment of missile strike

By Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press

At the Pentagon, Austin said the U.S. has confidence in Poland's early assessment, but wants to let the investigation "play out." He also said that Russia bears responsibility for the incident because of its invasion of neighboring Ukraine.

WATCH: U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin salutes veterans in speech on National Mall

By Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin thanked veterans for making American "safer and stronger" in a speech under rainy skies at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall Friday.

WATCH: Defense Secretary Austin, South Korean counterpart warn Pyongyang against nuclear weapons use

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

The U.S. and South Korea jointly warned North Korea that use of any kind of nuclear weapon against Seoul or other regional allies would result in the end of Kim Jong Un's regime, as Pyongyang continued to rattle the peninsula…

WATCH: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says, despite Russia’s war, China still top threat to U.S.

By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

The Pentagon notes a new reality, where the security environment has deteriorated, and the U.S. may face a situation where it has to deter two nuclear-armed adversaries, China and Russia, simultaneously.