Lloyd James Austin III is an American retired four-star Army general who served as the 12th commander of United States Central Command. Austin was the first black commander of CENTCOM. On December 8, 2020, President-elect Joe Biden announced his intention to nominate Austin as Secretary of Defense. Read More
Pentagon in an upgrade of its policy on Thursday (local time) expanded the scope of the word "extremism" to include terrorism. "The term 'extremist activities; means.... Advocating, engaging in, or supporting terrorism, within the US or abroad." ...
US President Joe Biden will announce new actions on Tuesday (local time) to protect Americans and help communities and hospitals battle Omicron, building on the robust plan he announced earlier this month to get people maximum protection ahead of the ...
Japan and the United States have decided to hold a meeting of their foreign and defence ministers in Washington on January 7 to discuss major security issues, local media reported citing officials on Wednesday. ...
Pentagon on Monday (local time) said that it will not punish any troops over an errant drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians on August 29. ...
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday spoke with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and expressed condolences over the passing away of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen. Bipin Rawat, his wife, and colleagues in a chopper crash in Tamil Nadu. ...
The US Department of Defence is not commenting on possible joint drills with Israel that may be targeted at Iran, Pentagon spokeswoman Jessica McNulty told Sputnik. ...
