Readout of Acting Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper’s Meeting with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani
Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman provided the following readout:Acting Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper met with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani today at the Pentagon to reaffirm the strategic security partnership betwee…
Commandant of the Marine Corps Passage of Command
The Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller will conduct a Passage of Command to Gen.
Command Senior Enlisted Leader Assignment
The Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff announced today the following assignment:Army Command Sgt. Major Craig Bishop, currently assigned as the command sergeant major for 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley…
DOD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.Sgt. 1st Class. Elliott J. Robbins, 31, from Ogden, Utah, died June 30, 2019, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, from a non-combat related i…
U.S.-Israel Defense Policy Advisory Group
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy John C. Rood led a delegation of defense officials to Israel to co-chair the Defense Policy Advisory Group on June 30. The Israeli co-chair was Zohar Palti, the director of policy and political military affairs in …
Acting Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper’s meeting with German Minister of Defense Ursula Von der Leyen
Chief Pentagon Spokesman Jonathan R. Hoffman provided the following readout:Acting Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper met yesterday with German Minister of Defense Ursula Von der Leyen on the margins of the NATO Defense Ministerial. The leaders discuss…
Acting Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper’s meeting with French Minister of Defense Florence Parly
Chief Pentagon Spokesman Jonathan R. Hoffman provided the following readout:Acting Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper met yesterday with French Minister of Defense Florence Parly on the margins of the NATO Defense Ministerial.The leaders discussed rece…
Acting Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper’s meeting with Afghan Acting Minister of Defense Asadullah Khalid
Chief Pentagon Spokesman Jonathan R. Hoffman provided the following readout:Acting Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper met with Afghan Acting Minister of Defense Asadullah Khalid on the margins of the NATO Defense Ministerial. The leaders thanked each o…
Navy to Christen Littoral Combat Ship Oakland
The U.S. Navy will christen its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Oakland (LCS 24), during a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony Saturday, June 29, in Mobile, Alabama. U.S. Representative Ken Calvert of California will deliver the…
Department of Defense Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.Both soldiers died June 25, 2019, in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan as a result of wounds sustained from small arms fire while engaged …