DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF REPORT WASHINGTON DC – Generals provided testimony Tuesday regarding tensions on the Russia-Ukraine border and the ability of U.S. allies to move large numbers of forces quickly over great distances. Air Force Gen. Tod D. Wolters, commander of the U.S. European Command,
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III greets German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer at the Defense Ministry in Berlin, April 13, 2021. (Photo Credit: By: Jim Garamone, DOD) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Tuesday announced that,
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday told visiting U.S. Secretary of State Lloyd Austin in Tel Aviv that in the Middle East “there is no threat that is more serious, more dangerous, more pressing than that posed by the
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz speak to reporters following a meeting at the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 11, 2021. (Credit: Matty Stern, U.S. Embassy Israel) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Defense
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Friday issued a memorandum announcing the Immediate Actions to Counter Extremism in the military and the Establishment of the Countering Extremism Working Group (CEWG). Among the immediate actions is the
(Credit: nato.int) NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – Ukraine is growing impatient standing outside the door of the NATO military Alliance amid “increased Russian aggression in the region. Ukraine President issued an
(Photo credit: Gary Raynaldo ©Diplomatic Times) Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby briefs reporters at the Pentagon in Washington DC Apr. 7, 2021 By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – The U.S. Department of Defense under President Biden is continuing
The entrance to Camp 1 in Guantanamo Bay’s Camp Delta. (Wikipedia Kathleen T. Rhem) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – The once-secretive unit inside the Guantánamo Bay detention center has been shut and the prisoners moved to an adjacent facility, the
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – The U.S. Department of Defense is closely monitoring Russian military activities and infrastructure build-ups in the Arctic, the Pentagon said Monday. Russia is building upon military bases in the Arctic and testing new weapons
( Photo credit: Gary Raynaldo ©Diplomatic Times) U.S. Capital Hill area three days after Capitol Police officer was killed Friday Apr. 2, 2021 when vehicle “rammed” into a barricade outside the Capitol complex. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – The