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2y agoGD TOTAR CATDeputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds a Press BriefingU.S. Department of WarDEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY SABRINA SINGH: Hello. Good afternoon. Let me just get organized here. All right, so just a few things at the top and then happy to take your questions. Yesterday, the Army announced the opening of the Universal Artillery Projectile Lines Facility in Mesquite, Texas, which will provide an increase to our capacity and capability to produce 155 millimeter munitions. The Army is ...
2y agoTOTARDeputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds a Press BriefingU.S. Department of WarSABRINA SINGH: Great. Hello, everyone. Good afternoon. Let me just get settled here. All right. So good afternoon, everyone. Just a few things at the top, and then happy to jump in and take your questions. So first, I want to start with an update on the maritime humanitarian corridor off the coast of Gaza. On Saturday, May 25th, four U.S. Army vessels supporting the maritime humanitarian aid missi ...
2y agoFIVG R UAE TOTAR+2Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press BriefingU.S. Department of WarMAJOR GENERAL PAT RYDER: All right, well, good afternoon, everyone. Just a few things at the top, and I'll get right to your questions. So as you're aware, Secretary Austin hosted the 22nd Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting yesterday, where he highlighted the urgent need to support Ukraine amid a challenging and dangerous fight against a new Russian offensive. He underscored the extraordinary c ...
2y agoFIVG R TOTARPentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press BriefingU.S. Department of WarMAJOR GENERAL PAT RYDER: All right. Well, good afternoon, everyone. Just a few things here at the top and then we'll get right to your questions. Earlier today, Secretary Austin spoke by phone with the Egyptian Minister of Defense, General Mohamed Zaki, to discuss regional challenges and the deep bilateral security cooperation between our two nations. During the discussion, Secretary Austin reiter ...
2y agoTOTARSabrina Singh, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary, Holds a Press BriefingU.S. Department of WarDEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY SABRINA SINGH: Hey, good morning, everyone. Try that again. Good afternoon, everyone. Just a few things at the top, and then happy to jump in and take your question. So earlier today, Secretary Austin spoke with Ukraine's Minister of Defense Umarov regarding Ukraine's most pressing security assistance needs. The Secretary and the Minister discussed the ongoing U.S. security ...
2y agoFIVG R TOTARPentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press BriefingU.S. Department of WarMAJOR GENERAL PAT RYDER: All right. Good afternoon, everyone. Just a few things at the top and then I'll get right to your questions. So as many of you are aware, today is the 75th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Secretary Austin released a statement earlier today on this notable milestone, which is available on the DOD website. Formed in the wake of World War II, NATO promo ...
2y agoCNO TOTARNavy Officials Hold a Press Briefing on President Biden's Fiscal 2025 Navy BudgetU.S. Department of WarSTAFF: Good afternoon. I'm Lieutenant Junior Grade Luke Bienstock, the Public Affairs Officer for the Department of the Navy's Fiscal Year 2025 presidential budget request. The Honorable Erik Raven, Under Secretary of the Navy, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Budget, Rear Admiral Ben Reynolds, will brief the Department of the Navy's submission for F.Y. '25. Following the overview, t ...
2y agoFIVG TOTARChief of the National Guard Bureau Army Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson and Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief Tony L. Whitehead Hold a Press BriefingU.S. Department of WarSTAFF: Welcome and thank you all for coming. Today we're here with the chief of the National Guard Bureau, Gen. Dan Hokanson, and senior enlisted adviser to Gen. Hokanson, SEA Tony Whitehead, to discuss the National Guard's accomplishments in 2023 and its priorities for 2024. I'm Lt. Col. Caitlin Brown, National Guard Bureau Public Affairs, and I'll be moderating today's media roundtable. We only ...
2y agoFIVG R NYT TOTARSenior Military Official and Senior Defense Official Hold a Background BriefingU.S. Department of WarMAJ. GEN. PAT RYDER: All right, well, good evening, everyone. Thanks very much for joining us this evening, so short notice. I'm Major General Pat Ryder, Pentagon Press Secretary, and I'll be facilitating tonight's background briefing on multinational strikes against military targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen intended to further disrupt and degrade the capabilities that the Houthis have ...
2y agoFIVG R TOTAR FCCY+2Pentagon Press Secretary Major General Pat Ryder Holds an Off-Camera, On-the-Record Press BriefingU.S. Department of WarMAJOR GENERAL PAT RYDER: All right, thanks very much for your patience. So I'm sure you can appreciate we're trying to make sure we get you the latest information. So what I want to do first is address some of the timeline questions that many of you have, and then I'll provide a status update on the secretary's condition with the caveat that as we get new information later today, tomorrow, we'll c ...
3y agoTOTARDeputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds a Press BriefingU.S. Department of WarDEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY SABRINA SINGH: All right, so good afternoon, everyone. Just a few items to pass along at the top here, and then I'd be happy to take your questions. So first on Hawaii, consistent with our previous updates, the department continues to support the island of Maui. As of this morning, approximately 674 DOD personnel, including 567 National Guardsmen, are actively engaged in the ...
3y agoFIVG R TOTARPentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press BriefingU.S. Department of WarBRIGADIER GENERAL PAT RYDER: All right, well, good afternoon, everyone. Got quite a bit to cover at the top here, so appreciate you hanging in there with me. First up, I'd like to highlight that the Department of Defense continues to work closely with FEMA, the state of Hawaii and other federal agencies in support of the coordinated response to the Maui wildfires. This includes U.S. Army Pacific C ...
3y agoTOTARDeputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds a Press BriefingU.S. Department of WarDEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY SABRINA SINGH: Good afternoon, everyone. Just a few things at the top and then I'll go ahead and answer your questions. So, the U.S. Army Europe and Africa led exercise Defender 23, will begin April 22nd. This annual, nearly two-month long exercise is focused on the strategic deployment of U.S.-based forces, employment of Army pre-positioned stocks, and interoperability with ...
5y agoTOTAR FIVG NXSTPentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby Holds a Press BriefingU.S. Department of WarPRESS SECRETARY JOHN F. KIRBY: Good morning, everybody. I'm going to turn it over real quickly to General Taylor, who you all know, and the General's going to give you an operational update of where things sit in Kabul, as well as an operational update on our support to the people of Haiti after the earthquake, then I'll come back. I've got a couple of schedule items to talk to and then we'll take ...
5y agoTOTARPentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby Holds a Press BriefingU.S. Department of WarPRESS SECRETARY JOHN F. KIRBY: Hey, how you guys doing? Happy Friday. A couple things here at the - at the top. Today the department is announcing a new $150 million package as part of the Ukraine security assistance initiative to help Ukraine's forces preserve their country's territorial integrity and to improve interoperability with NATO. The package includes capabilities such as two counter-art ...
5y agoFIVG ITUB UAE TOTAR+1Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., Commander, U.S. Central Command, Holds a Press BriefingU.S. Department of WarSTAFF: Good afternoon, I'm Commander Jessica McNulty and I'll be facilitating today's press briefing. We're delighted to have Marine General Frank McKenzie, commander of the United States Central Command with us today. He is going to start with some brief opening remarks and then take questions from you all here in the room and on the phone lines. We do have limited time, please limit your questio ...
5y agoTOTARPentagon Press Secretary Holds Off-Camera Press BriefingU.S. Department of WarPRESS SECRETARY JOHN F. KIRBY: Hello, everybody. How are you? OK, I do have a fairly lengthy beginning here because I have three phone calls to read out to you, so -- did you just sigh? You sighed, didn't you? Q: Yeah, I did. Want me to do it again? (Laughter.) MR. KIRBY: No, actually, I don't. (CROSSTALK) MR. KIRBY: As I said, I -- I do have some -- some phone conversations to read out to you. I ...
5y agoTOTARPentagon Press Secretary Holds an Off-Camera Press BriefingU.S. Department of WarPRESS SECRETARY JOHN F. KIRBY: Okay, three, two, one. I don't have a topper, so Bob, we'll go to you. Q: Hi, John. MR. KIRBY: Hello, sir. Q: A question about the recent blockage of the Suez Canal. I realize that's ended now but -- and I don't know if this is -- you've reviewed this previously but is -- has -- did it cause any operational issues for the U.S. Navy, including the movement of a carrie ...
6y agoCNO TOTARDefense Secretary Remarks at CSBA on the NDS and Future Defense Modernization PrioritiesU.S. Department of WarCSBA PRESIDENT TOM MAHNKEN: For a quarter century now, we've been in the business of developing and promulgating new ideas about national defense, new ideas about policy and strategy, concepts and capabilities, and budgets and resources. And throughout our history, we've sought to be an independent, objective voice promoting innovative solutions to the nation's problems. Given that focus, it's alt ...
6y agoTOTAREllen M. Lord, Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Briefs Media at the PentagonU.S. Department of WarSTAFF: Good morning, everybody, thank you for joining us today. Today, Ms. Ellen Lord, the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, will provide an update on A&S business and then take some questions. We do have a hard stop of noon today so we'll get to as many questions as possible. For those of you on the phone, just a reminder, if you could please put it on mute, that way we w ...
6y agoTOTAR BADepartment of Defense Acquisition and Sustainment Leaders Hold a Press Briefing on the Defense Department's COVID-19 Acquisition EffortsU.S. Department of WarSTAFF: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, both those joining us here in the Pentagon and most of you, joining us virtually and on the phone. This morning, Undersecretary of Defense Ellen Lord, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy Ms. Jennifer Santos, and Director of Defense Pricing and Contracting Mr. Kim Herrington are here to provide an update on how the department is sup ...