Statement by Deputy Press Secretary Gordon Trowbridge on Strike Targeting an ISIL Leader in Afghanistan
U.S. and Afghan Special Operations Forces conducted operations against ISIL in southern Nangarhar
Update Media Release – 3d MAW Jet Crash Twentynine Palms
A Third Marine Aircraft Wing pilot, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, was
Fatal West Coast U.S. Marine Jet Crash during training mission
A Third Marine Aircraft Wing pilot, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, was killed as a
General Officer Assignments
The chief of staff, Army announces the following assignments:Brig. Gen. (Promotable) Terrence J. McKenrick, commanding general, Brigade Modernization Command, Army Capabilities Integration Center, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Bliss, Texas, to deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Central/Third U.S. Army, Kuwait. Brig. Gen. Timothy
Secretary Mabus Names Destroyer for Medal of Honor Recipient
Today, in a ceremony at Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced that Arleigh-Burke class destroyer, DDG 124, will be named Harvey C. Barnum Jr. in honor of the retired U.S. Marine Corps Colonel who received the Med…
Readout of Deputy Secretary Bob Work’s meeting with Republic of Korea Vice Minister of National Defense Hwang In-Moo
Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Gordon Trowbridge provided the following readout: Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work met with Republic of Korea Vice Minister of National Defense Hwang In-Moo on July 26 at the Pentagon. The two discussed the continuing cooperation between the United States and the ROK to address North Korea’s nuclear weapon and
Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook on U.S.-Russia Video Conference
The Department of Defense today held a video conference co-chaired by Acting Assistant Secretary for International Security Affairs Elissa Slotkin and Rear Adm. Michael J. Dumont, deputy director, J-5, Strategic Plans and Policy on the Joint Staff, with Russian Ministry of Defense counterparts. This was a regular session of our dialogue with the
Secretary Carter Opens Second DIUx Location in Boston, Updates DoD Outreach to Tech Community
BOSTON – Today Secretary of Defense Ash Carter formally opened the Boston location of Defense Innovation Unit-Experimental, or DIUx, the department’s ground-breaking effort to strengthen connections to the American innovation economy and speed technologies into the hands of the warfighter. He was joined at the event by state and local officials,
Secretary Carter Names Additional Members of Defense Innovation Advisory Board
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter today announced nine additional members selected to join the Defense Innovation Advisory Board, which he established in March, 2016 to help keep the Department of Defense on the cutting edge of innovation. The new additi…
DoD Announces Update to the DoD Law of War Manual
Today, the Department of Defense released an update to the 2015 Law of War manual.The manual is a guide for DoD personnel responsible for implementing the law of war and executing military operations. The current manual was released in June 2015 after …