Aug. 6, 2024 Austin Charts Further Progress in Deepening U.S.-Australia Alliance Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III reaffirmed the impenetrable bond between the U.S. and Australia after hosting high-level talks with key Australian officials.
Nov. 16, 2023 Austin Encouraged After Biden Secures China's Pledge to Resume Mil-to-Mil Talks Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said that he is encouraged by the White House's announcement that China plans to return to military-to-military talks following President Biden's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Aug. 22, 2023 DOD, Coast Guard Continue Support to Maui Nearly 700 Defense Department personnel and 157 Coast Guardsmen are currently engaged with the U.S. Army Pacific Command and Joint Task Force 5-0 mission, which they've received from FEMA.
April 27, 2023 South Korean President Yoon Visits Pentagon, Discusses Deterrence South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at the Pentagon to discuss the U.S.-South Korea alliance and ways to make that alliance even closer.
Feb. 9, 2023 DOD Is Focused on China, Defense Official Says China remains the pacing challenge for the U.S. government, a Defense Department official stressed to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Jan. 29, 2023 Austin Looks to Build on Strengths of Alliances With South Korea, the Philippines The security environment in the Indo-Pacific is growing more complex and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III will meet with allies in the Republic of Korea and the Philippines to continue efforts to strengthen the security environment in the region.
June 24, 2020 Strategic Forum Looks to Future of U.S.-South Korea Alliance The relationship between the U.S. and South Korea has grown over the past 70 years, evolving with a rich history of deep and extensive people-to-people ties that go far beyond the defense aspects of the alliance.
July 27, 2018 U.S. Receives Fallen Service Members’ Remains From North Korea The United Nations Command, with support from U.S. Forces Korea, repatriated 55 cases of remains of fallen U.S. service members returned by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, also known as North Korea.
July 4, 2017 U.S. Condemns North Korean Missile Launch The chief Pentagon spokesperson said the United States strongly condemns North Korea's escalatory launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
April 18, 2017 North Korea 'Recklessly Tried to Provoke,' Mattis Says North Korea's most recent unsuccessful missile launch is an attempt to "provoke" and underscores why the United States is working with the Chinese government to keep the Korean Peninsula nuclear-free, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said.