U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. Mark Milley answer questions from reporters on Wednesday concerning the Russia-Ukraine war and the drone that was recently hit by a Russian jet.
Leading Senate Republicans are criticizing the Pentagon for avoiding their questions about the Chinese spy balloon that flew over the United States for days before being shot down. In a letter Wednesday to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), the top Republicans on the Armed Services and Intelligence committees, […]
In one of the biggest recent discoveries of those migrant children traveling through Mexico, 103 unaccompanied minors were found inside an abandoned truck trailer. And the search for four Americans kidnapped in Mexico continues. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made an unannounced trip to Iraq on March 7. His visit comes nearly 20 years after […]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin hold a press conference with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa and Japanese Defense Minister Hamada Yasukazu on Jan. 11. NTD will livestream the press conference.
The Department of Defense is formally ending the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for the U.S. military and the National Guard, but did not provide any signal as to whether those discharged over having refused the vaccine would have any chance of being reenlisted. Meanwhile, for those who are currently serving in the armed forces, none “shall be […]
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stated that he wants to keep imposing the U.S. military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate amid calls by Republicans and a small number of Democrats to scrap the rule in light of recent recruitment shortfalls. This past week more than 20 Republican governors sent a letter to President Joe Biden asking that the […]
Defense leaders speak at the annual Reagan National Defense Forum on Dec. 3. SCHEDULE: 1700GMT – Gen. Paul Nakasone, Commander, U.S. Cyber Command 1800GMT – Gen. B. Chance “Salty” Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations, U.S. Space Force Hon. Christine Wormuth, Secretary, U.S. Army 1900GMT – Secretary of Defense, General Lloyd Austin 2010GMT – Avril Haines, […]
