May 16 WATCH: Aid for Gaza will soon flow from pier project just finished by U.S. military, Pentagon says By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press The Pentagon says that humanitarian aid will soon begin flowing onto the Gaza shore through the new pier that was anchored to the beach overnight and will reach those in need almost immediately. Continue reading
May 14 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as U.S. wraps up building a pier to bring aid to Gaza by sea By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press In the coming days, the U.S. military in the eastern Mediterranean is expected to jab one end of a hulking metal dock — the length of five U.S. football fields — into a beach in northern Gaza. Continue reading
May 09 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing after Biden announces plan to withhold weapons delivery to Israel By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Biden acknowledged that “civilians have been killed in Gaza” by the type of heavy bombs that the U.S. has been supplying -- his first validation of what administration critics have been loudly protesting, even if he still stopped short of… Continue reading
May 07 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as American soldier arrested in Russia By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. Army soldier arrested in Russia last week was being held in a pretrial detention facility, the Army said Tuesday. Russian reports said he would be held for two months pending an investigation. Continue reading
Apr 26 WATCH: Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Brown speak after Ukraine meeting By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the group since April 2022 has sourced millions of rounds of ammunition, rocket systems, armored vehicles and jets to help Ukraine rebuff Russia's invasion. Continue reading
Apr 25 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as new military weapons rushed to Ukraine By Aamer Madhani, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press Biden immediately approved sending Ukraine $1 billion in military assistance, the first installment from about $61 billion allocated for Ukraine. The package includes air defense capabilities, artillery rounds, armored vehicles and other weapons to shore up Ukrainian forces who have seen… Continue reading
Apr 23 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as Senate considers military aid to Ukraine and Israel By News Desk and Tara Copp, Lolita Baldor, Associated Press The Ukraine aid bill still needs to clear the Senate, then President Joe Biden has said he would sign it "immediately."… Continue reading
Apr 19 How the U.S. could rush weapons to Ukraine to battle Russia By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Pentagon has had supplies ready to go for months but hasn’t moved them because it is out of money. Continue reading
Apr 18 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as Ukraine aid again considered in Congress By Associated Press Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder held a news briefing on Thursday as Congress considers aid to Ukraine. Continue reading
Apr 16 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing after Austin has first talk with Chinese counterpart since 2022 By News Desk and Lolita Baldor, Associated Press Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with China's national defense minister Tuesday morning, in the latest in a series of U.S. steps to improve communications with the Chinese military and reduce unsafe and aggressive incidents in the Indo-Pacific. Continue reading