Author: Press Operations

  The Navy will christen the newest destroyer, USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), Saturday, June 18 during a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony at the General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine. The second ship in the Zumwalt-class of destroyers, DDG 1001 is named in honor of Medal of Honor recipient Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class (SEAL) Michael A.

 Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook provided the following readout: Today Secretary of Defense Ash Carter hosted Deputy Crown Prince and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for a series of constructive meetings and briefings at the Pentagon. The Secretary thanked Deputy Crown Prince bin Salman for Saudi Arabia’s

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced the following Department of Defense Senior Executive Service appointments: Glenn A. Fogg has been appointed to the Senior Executive Service and assigned as deputy director, Prototyping and Experimentation, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), Washington, District

The Department of Defense announced that effective today, retired Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger, U.S. Air Force, will serve as the chairperson of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS). She succeeds retired Lt. Gen. Frances C….

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today that SSN 800, a Virginia-class attack submarine, will bear the name USS Arkansas.”As we sail deeper into the 21st century it is time for another USS Arkansas, time to keep that storied name alive in our N…

Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook provided the following readout:Secretary of Defense Ash Carter met with Ukrainian Minister of Defense General Stepan Poltorak today on the sidelines of the NATO Defense Ministerial in Brussels, Belgium.The two leader…

I am deeply saddened by the news that a Soldier in the U.S. Army Reserve was among the victims of the tragic shooting in Orlando over the weekend.Capt. Antonio Davon Brown served his country for nearly a decade, stepping forward to do the noblest thing…

Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook provided the following readout:Secretary of Defense Ash Carter met with Indonesian Minister of Defense Ryamizard Ryacudu today in Singapore, on the margins of the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue.‎The two leaders exchanged views on the regional security environment in Southeast Asia and recent progress in multilateral

The Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John M. Richardson announced today the following assignments: Rear Adm. (upper half) Ronald A. Boxall will be assigned as director, Surface Warfare Division, N96, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, District of Columbia.  Boxall most recently served as

Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook provided the following readout:Secretary of Defense Ash Carter met today with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.‎  The secretary and the prime minister affirmed the long standing security partnership between the United States and Singapore. They discussed a range of issues related to mutual security