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.
The Pentagon, headquarters of the US Department of Defense, Arlington, VA (credit Wikipedia) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced Friday that 1,110 active duty service members will support five Federal Emergency Management Agency vaccinations centers. The
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has ordered a DOD-wide “stand down” to discuss the problem of extremism in the ranks, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said today. The January 6 insurrection at the nation’s Capital ripped open raw the
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has asked the Pentagon to assist with President Biden’s goal to vaccinate 100 million people against the coronavirus in his first 100 days in office, John F. Kirby the Department of Defense’s (DOD)
(credit: defense.gouv.fr) French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin and France’s Armed Forces Minister Pledged Cooperation in fighting terrorism in the troubled AFRICA Sahel region. The two high-ranking defense officials spoke