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
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
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke today with Ukrainian Minister of Defence Andrii Taran and reaffirmed unwavering U.S. support for Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and Euro-Atlantic aspirations, the Pentagon said in a statement. Austin condemned recent escalations
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES In a sharp rebuke to the Trump-era mindset that condemned transgender people and banned them from joining the military, the Pentagon Wednesday issued new policies allowing them to to serve openly as transgender in U.S. forces. The policy
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – A Department of Defense official said U.S. forces and their families will be separated from unvaccinated migrant children housed at a vacant dormitory at Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland, Texas. The DOD last week
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – The Biden Pentagon said the Department of Defense will be ready to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to all eligible beneficiaries by May 1, in keeping with a White House announcement that on that date,