Oct 06 WATCH: Pentagon speaks on U.S. raid in Syria, North Korea tensions By Associated Press Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder is expected to hold a news briefing on Thursday, a day after the U.S. announced its providing an additional $625 million in military aid to Ukraine. Continue reading
Sep 28 WATCH: Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder holds news briefing By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder will hold a news briefing Wednesday following the firing of two North Korean short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters. Continue reading
Sep 27 WATCH: Pentagon says advanced anti-aircraft weapons will be delivered to Ukraine in 2 months By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Pentagon will deliver the first two advanced NASAMS anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine in the next two months, providing Kyiv with a weapon that it has pressed for since earlier this year. Continue reading
Sep 22 WATCH: Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder lays out new food, housing programs for troops By Associated Press The Pentagon announced a number of new programs Thursday that are aimed at helping service members who are struggling with housing shortages and steep food and living expenses as they move from base to base. Continue reading
Sep 13 WATCH: Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder speaks on Ukraine counteroffensive By Ellen Knickmeyer, Lolita Baldor, Associated Press Pentagon officials are being careful not to declare a premature victory after a Ukrainian offensive forced Russian troops into a messy retreat in the north. Continue reading
Sep 11 WATCH: Biden honors 9/11 victims at Pentagon on anniversary of attacks By Colleen Long, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden marked the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, taking part in a somber wreath-laying ceremony at the Pentagon held under a steady rain and paying tribute to “extraordinary Americans” who gave their lives on one of the nation's… Continue reading
Aug 31 WATCH: Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder speaks on naval activity in Taiwan Strait in first news briefing By News Desk and Associated Press Ryder responded to questions about a recent action by the U.S. Navy in the Taiwan Strait on Sunday. The navy sailed two warships through the Taiwan Strait, in the first such transit publicized since Pelosi's visit earlier in August. Continue reading
Aug 08 WATCH: U.S. pledges largest Ukraine arms delivery yet with $1 billion more in rockets and other weapons By Lolita C. Baldor, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The U.S. pledge of a massive new shipment of arms comes as analysts warned that Russia was moving troops and equipment in the direction of the southern port cities to stave off a Ukrainian counteroffensive. Continue reading
May 27 WATCH: Pentagon press secretary John Kirby holds news briefing as fighting continues in Ukraine’s Donbas region By Associated Press U.S. Pentagon officials say Russian President Vladimir Putin has "achieved exactly zero" of his strategic objectives as the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk becomes the center of fierce fighting in the east. Continue reading
May 26 WATCH: Pentagon press secretary John Kirby addresses U.S. military officer in Ukraine embassy By Associated Press The move to reopen the U.S. embassy in Ukraine has brought one American military officer back into the country as part of the diplomatic team. But the Pentagon said Thursday that no other troops are going into Ukraine at this… Continue reading