July 13, 2022 What is the purpose of the Secretary of Defense? The Secretary of Defense is one of the most crucial policy positions within the presidential cabinet. The current Defense Secretary is General Lloyd Austin.
July 8, 2022 Army cuts pay, benefits from 57,000 unvaccinated National Guard, Reserves The US Army said that roughly 57,000 National Guardsmen and Reservists who have yet to get the vaccine will lose their pay and benefits.
June 20, 2022 Ukraine-Russia war: US, West delay in delivering weapons gives Putin edge in Donbas region The U.S. may announce aid packages before securing and inspecting arms that it plans to send to Ukraine, delaying a process that may also require training before deployment.
June 11, 2022 US: China’s military activity around Taiwan threatens region US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stressed the US does not support Taiwanese independence but Chinese military activity around the Asian island could change the status quo.
June 8, 2022 Defense Department reverses rule, allows HIV-positive members to serve Members of the military with HIV will no longer be barred from service under a policy change. A Department of Defense document published Wednesday cites medical advances.
May 12, 2022 US Army secretary set to revamp Alaska military forces The U.S. Army will revise its forces in Alaska in order to better prepare for cold-weather conflicts.
May 10, 2022 Gen. Kellogg slams 'garbage' claims by Mark Esper: 'Shouldn't have been Defense Secretary' Gen. Keith Kellogg called “garbage” former Defense Secretary Mark Esper's claim that he felt obligated to remain a Trump cabinet member in order to "push back against the bad ideas."
May 9, 2022 Esper says he didn’t quit despite Trump concerns so he could ‘prevent bad things’ from happening to country Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he felt obligated to remain a Trump cabinet member in order to "push back against the bad ideas" coming from the administration despite having concerns with the president.
April 28, 2022 Ukraine champions 'full interoperability' with NATO weapons systems in 'historic' partnership Ukraine on Thursday championed its evolving partnership with NATO as “full interoperability” and said it has gained access to the alliance’s modern weaponry as its war with Russia continues for the ninth week.
April 26, 2022 Kremlin escalates rhetoric and claims Ukraine is developing nuclear weapons Russia on Tuesday once again escalated the threat of nuclear warfare amid its illegal campaign in Ukraine by alleging that with the support of the U.S. Kyiv is developing nuclear weapons.