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
(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
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
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES At the direction of President Biden, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III ordered a 90-Day Independent Review Commission (IRC) on Sexual Assault in the Military to take bold action to address sexual assault and harassment in the force.
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Pentagon on Monday announced a $125 million aid package for Ukraine that includes training and equipment, and advisory efforts to help the Eastern Europe nation preserve its territorial integrity amid Russian aggression. The military aid package reaffirms the U.S.
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, wrapped up a three-day West African visit Feb. 22-25 with a stop in Nigeria to meet with the nation’s leaders and further the long-standing partnership and security cooperation between the two nations. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Just into office as President of the United States a little over a month, Joe Biden flexed the administration’s military muscle with a surprise airstrike on Iranian-backed militia facilities in Syria. The Pentagon said the U.S. conducted retaliatory
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Ten months deployment sailing on an U.S. aircraft carrier is not easy being cut off from the world. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin paid a visit Thursday to sailors aboard the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier sailing off the coast
The Pentagon, headquarters of the US Department of Defense, Arlington, VA (credit Wikipedia) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The U.S. conducted retaliatory airstrikes Thursday at an Iranian-backed militia in Syria that launched rocket attacks against U.S. bases in Iraq, the Pentagon confirmed.
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin said sexual assault and extremism are not tolerated in the U.S. Military and that concrete steps are being taken to prevent it. The Defense Secretary made the announcement at a press conference Friday.