June 17, 2022 Stoltenberg Details NATO Progress in Deterrence, Defense Russia's invasion of Ukraine dominated the NATO defense ministers' meeting in Brussels, but the ministers — including Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III — also considered a range of actions and programs in preparation for the Madrid Summit.
June 1, 2022 Russia Forcing Changes to NATO Strategic Concepts The North Atlantic Treaty Organization continues to change even as it defends the 30 nations of the alliance, Ambassador Julianne Smith, U.S. permanent representative to NATO, told the Defense Writers Group.
May 11, 2022 U.S.-U.K. Leaders Discuss Aid to Ukraine, NATO Issues During Pentagon Meeting Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III continued DOD's close cooperation with the United Kingdom as he sat down for Pentagon talks with British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace.
March 24, 2022 Biden: 'NATO Never Been More United' "NATO has never, never been more united than it is today," said President Joe Biden following an alliance meeting in Brussels.
March 18, 2022 Ukraine-California Ties Show Worth of National Guard Program The California National Guard has had a close working relationship with the Ukraine military and the Ukraine National Guard since 1993.
March 16, 2022 Readout of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr.’s travel to Switzerland Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. traveled to Switzerland March 12-15. The scheduled visit highlighted the U.S. Air Force’s commitment to the U.S.-Switzerland bilateral defense partnership and regional security in Europe.
March 16, 2022 Readout of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr.’s travel to Switzerland Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. traveled to Switzerland March 12-15. The scheduled visit highlighted the U.S. Air Force’s commitment to the U.S.-Switzerland bilateral defense partnership and regional security in Europe.
March 16, 2022 NATO Defense Ministers Urge Changes to Alliance Collective Defense Russia's unprovoked attack on Ukraine has changed the security environment, and the North Atlantic Alliance will change too, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at the conclusion of a meeting of alliance defense ministers in Brussels.
March 9, 2022 U.S., Finland Work Closely to Aid Ukraine, Defend Europe In yet another sign of the world's revulsion of Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, Finnish Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen told Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III that "in these troubled times, Finland stands ready to work together with the United States."
March 9, 2022 USTRANSCOM patient movement exercise strengthens aeromedical skills, partnerships U.S. Transportation Command conducted Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2022 at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 23-March 8, which is designed to test the ability of USTRANSCOM to move large numbers of medical patients by air from overseas locations to treatment centers in the U.S.